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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 3, 2006
Speed = Success

Mel's Diner is betting that getting the food out of the kitchen quickly while adding more gourmet meals will add up to 100 new restaurants in 10 years.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 7, 2022
British marketing firm to establish U.S. headquarters in Tampa

Clarify plans to create 25 jobs in its first year of operations in the region.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 26, 2022
Fort Myers airport: March was busiest month ever

More than 1.5 million people traveled through Southwest Florida International Airport last month.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 10, 2015
'Suck at retirement'

Dave Maraman has a lot of advice after working on both sides of banking: as a regulator and the one being regulated.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 5, 2016
A new frontier for airports

Trenton, the gritty New Jersey state capital with a population of fewer than 100,000 people, might not be the first place tourism experts think about when putting together a visit Florida campaign.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 4, 2011
There's an app for that property

The latest mobile-phone application comes from Barbara Watt, the Century 21 Sunbelt broker in Cape Coral.

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 22, 2019
Making ice in a pinch

After three generations as a family fishery on Pine Island, red tide put a deep freeze on Barnhill Fisheries stone crab and mullet business. Reinvention awaits as its new venture, Got Ice, caters to emergency deliveries.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • September 18, 2017
Bolt and Jolt

SeaBreeze Electric isn't afraid to plug into growth opportunities — a nimble mindset that has led to rapid expansion.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 7, 2021
Britney Mroczkowski, 32

BTI Partners, vice president of retail development

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 8, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

New London ruling not as bad as it seems: There are some days it just doesn't pay to get up in the morning.It's not the Rays; the problem is the stadium, location: In the early 1960s, the pathetic Boston Red Sox couldn't attract more than 4,000 baseball fans for a home game.Clockwork ready to franchise in Sarasota, Manatee: With more than 250 franchises nationwide, it always seemed odd that Sarasota-based Clockwork Home Services Inc. (formerly VenVest) didn't have a single plumbing or HVAC franchise in either Manatee or Sarasota counties.

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  • By James R. |
  • January 31, 2014
2014: The renaissance of enterprise

With the increasing role of technology, the year ahead will bring many changes to the business world. Your company's performance depends on adjusting accordingly.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 18, 2010
Market Blizzard

Supersize has given way to mini-me as the recession grinds on. But smaller portions could mean bigger profits for Dairy Queen franchisees if tests on the Gulf Coast prove successful.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 7, 2011
New app for U.S. economic data

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released a new smart phone app this week.

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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.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 28, 2018
Airport announces new flights to Philadelphia

Twice-weekly flights to Philadelphia International Airport from Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport begin on Dec. 10.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 14, 2018
Luxury community reels in growing boat business

Fish Tale Boats now has three locations in Southwest Florida.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 26, 2023
Survey: Florida is best state for startups

The state edged out Texas in a recent study.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 8, 2019
Extreme makeover: Cosmetic surgery supplier bear-hugs change as it breaks with its past

Clearwater, Florida-based Bovie recently took a giant risk. It sold the rights to its name and many of its core products for $97 million to Antioch, Tenn.-based Symmetry Surgical. Bovie, after the sale, rebranded as Apyx Medical Corp.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2003
Garber: Increase Personal Productivity

Stay positive as you face struggles. Attitude is everything. And don't forget to smile.Stephen Garber, who lives and works in the Sarasota area, provides executive coaching for people who want to become better executives

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 13, 2017
Angel Gonzalez, 30

Tampa Bay Market President, CenterState Bank

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