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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 1, 2008
Public Benefit

Construction companies on the Gulf Coast are rushing into publicwork, but one construction company is already there in a big way.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • September 17, 2009
Closing the Gap

More access to capital is on its way to Southwest Florida start-up companies through a new angel fund.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 25, 2010
Need for Speed

Is the worst economic downturn in generations the right time to open a car dealership that sells vehicles priced liked beachfront condos? Yes it is, says Victor Young.

  • Industries
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 23, 2009
Enough, already

Had enough of the recession? Real estate experts in Lee and Collier counties say there's at least another year of it to go. But then things start looking up.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 6, 2010
Web leads

Randy Mitchelson is a former banker who saw the value of Internet marketing for the finance industry. He's glad he left banking in 2005.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 13, 2010
GULF COAST 500: Capital Intensive

When the banking crisis subsides, the directors and executives of the Bank of Naples are betting their bank is one of the last standing. Capital is key.

  • Strategies
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • August 13, 2010
GULF COAST 500: Future Scan

Leslie Haywood and James Hanlon started eBridge Solutions with a paper scanner in an apartment closet. Now the Tampa company is on its way to taking on volumes more sensitive documents.

  • Strategies
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  • By James R. |
  • April 26, 2013
Focus your message

The reputation of your company is one of its most important assets. Tracking and measuring it can help you stay ahead of your competition.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 11, 2011
Gulf Coast Week: Mar. 11

Regional business news at a glance.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 8, 2013
Corporate Report: March 8

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 15, 2013
Rise Above

The head of one of the largest pro-business counseling groups in the country delivers a message of hope to the Gulf Coast. 'The great thing about entrepreneurs is they are so resilient,' says W. Kenneth Yancey.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 27, 2013
New Heights

A local commercial real estate firm backs up bullish feelings about the market with its own checkbook.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • April 8, 2011
Government Digest: Apr. 8

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 24, 2011
Guitar Hero

Kurt Kiehnle is turning his passion for music into a business selling custom-designed electric guitars. He's finding customers at the bar and online.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 7, 2020
Community foundation names new board members, appoints officers

John Humphrey, Mercedes Soler, Carla Plush Smith, Dr. Janet Taylor and Judge Charles Williams joined the board.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • April 30, 2020
During pandemic and other challenges, founder says attitude is everything

Pat Neal of Neal Communities sends his team a weekly four- to- six-minute video with updates.

  • Leadership
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  • By Denise Federer |
  • June 25, 2020
Failure isn’t final — and it could even boost a business

Failure could be a new beginning, not an ending.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 22, 2019
Florida cleans up in energy efficient jobs

Florida is No. 3 nationwide in clean energy jobs.

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  • By Ted Carter |
  • December 16, 2016
Market shift

Lenders from Tampa to Naples posted more than $30 billion in loans in the third quarter. But some bankers believe the lending environment is on the cusp of a shift.

  • Finance
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 15, 2017
Easy Button

A power-packed team of financial executives sees big potential in what they consider an underserved homeowners insurance niche: people with outsized checkbooks.

  • Strategies
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