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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 4, 2008
Corporate Report

Middle East investment firm buys PODS for $430 millionSyniverse Technologies buys wireless servicesAerosonic subsidiary finds Virginia contaminationBrown & Brown acquires Evergreen Re, Curzi InsuranceProgress Energy Florida buys more Biomass outputQuality Distribution finishes Boasso America buyQRS Music Technologies plans 'The Manhattan' piano

  • Industries
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 6, 2006
A National Trust

Tampa's Members Trust Co. is expanding across the country, helping credit unions to offer trust services. Florida's bankers are not amused.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 31, 2006
No Edicts

Brown & Brown's decentralized and entrepreneurial approach helps the broker to navigate stormy weather - from hurricanes and within the industry.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 9, 2004
A Holistic View of Finance

Susan Moseley is the financial ring leader for her high net worth clients, ccoordinating portfolios that takeinto account the entire financial picture.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 9, 2004
A Risky Market - Going Nowhere

The stock market remains overvalued and in a position where the average investor could get hurt again as badly as he did in 2000. George Rauch is chief executive officer of Bradenton-based General Propeller and a former Wall Street investment banker.

  • Opinion
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 21, 2010
Solo Relations

Rising health insurance costs and increased competition are two obstacles that can make a solo marketing career more challenging. But an economic rebound could help overcome those obstacles.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • July 12, 2013
Trash talk

In his search for a recession-proof business, Les Leith found it — in other people's trash. His waste removal firm aims to replicate the model nationwide.

  • Strategies
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • May 13, 2011
Clarified Success

Jane Mason built her Clearwater firm on a software program that ties together work processes for mortgage servicers. Growth has boomed through the recession and isn't likely to stop there.

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  • By Rod Thomson |
  • September 30, 2011
Private-sizing Government

The privatization trend is gaining steam in the unending economic downturn. But plenty of hurdles remain.

  • Florida
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  • By Dan Ping |
  • April 29, 2011
Banking on Business

Orlando officials want to make the city Florida's leading sporting event host. To beat Tampa and Miami, the city will need plenty of help from the local business community.

  • Strategies
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • September 30, 2021
Perseverance pays off for 25-year-old company

En-Vision America got its start with a father-son duo who set out to change the way impairments affected taking medicine. As most good stories do, it all started with a card game.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 4, 2014
Data Destructors

A Gulf Coast firm has had some early success in a $10 billion industry built around destroying outdated data and computers. That's led to some lofty projections.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • September 11, 2015
From the ground up

The downturn in the golf industry hasn't slowed down a business with a keen interest in the sport's success.

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • February 22, 2019
Property pros: Savvy firm uncovers value in unexpected places

In just eight years, EquiAlt, a privately held, Tampa, Florida-based property investment and management firm, has amassed more than $150 million in assets, specializing in distressed properties.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 19, 2007
Cut Taxes, Build Wealth

Who doesn't want to hold on to hard-earned dollars? Financial experts, from Naples to Tampa, offer tips to reduce taxes and protect wealth.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 15, 2013
A Fresh Scent

A group of Naples entrepreneurs take their first step in a new trend for dry cleaning.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • December 9, 2021
Startup real estate brokerage targets 500 agents by 2023

The Osbornes have big plans to earn more market share utilizing a different, if not entirely new, mousetrap.

  • Strategies
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • January 29, 2021
Area company seizes on growing beverage category by bringing nonalcoholic Italian wines to U.S. market

The challenge for Buonafide Foods? Educate consumers about the availability of its products — and prove they're high-quality and taste good.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • April 30, 2020
Manufacturer splits employees into two teams during pandemic, sees increased competition, motivation

Sarasota-based Cruise Car has seen more demand lately for its medical carts.

  • Strategies
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • October 26, 2018
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Vice president of development, NDC Asset Management and The Riverside Real Estate Co.

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