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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 23, 2009
Choppy Waters

Strong headwinds from multiple fronts assail commercial real estate, but glimmers of hope peer over the horizon.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 10, 2004
Envisioning The Future

The ADP Group's growth mirrors the area, leaving the company with a large backlog and looking to change.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 5, 2003
Startup Readies for Growth

Entrepreneurs Mike Varga and Joe Philipose left the security of longtime jobs at Honeywellto start a high-tech business.

  • Opinion
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 10, 2009
Shrinking Banks

The banking landscape on the Gulf Coast has been altered by the demise of Orion Bank, the region's second-largest bank. But smaller banks are vulnerable, too.

  • Finance
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  • By Rod Thomson |
  • October 8, 2010
Shhhhh... Sink was a Banker

In a normal election year, Alex Sink's run for governor of Florida would play heavily on her successful banking career with Bank of America. But this is no normal election.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 19, 2013
Reluctant warrior

Mike Evanoff didn't seek a fight with Sarasota County when he readied a new bar and restaurant. But he didn't back down from one, either.

  • Florida
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  • By Denise Kalette |
  • March 8, 2013
Feeding Frenzy

The BP oil spill drove travelers away from Florida's Gulf Coast. With billions of dollars at stake in a new wave of damage settlements, out-of-state lawyers have swooped in to duel for claimants.

  • Law
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  • By Dan Ping |
  • April 15, 2011
Outside the Box

BungoBox has developed an earth-friendly alternative to using cardboard boxes for moving. But instead of promoting its 'green' credentials, the company plans to build a nationwide business by emphasizing cost and convenience.

  • Strategies
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  • By Rod Thomson |
  • August 31, 2012
Mobile Mavens

Tampa-based Mad Mobile is racking up soaring sales and employee counts in the emerging mobile commerce industry by focusing only on the big guys.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 30, 2012
In Plane Sight

Several private jet service businesses on the Gulf Coast have overcome long odds to survive the downturn. Now some are aimed for growth.

  • Industries
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 23, 2021
Meet the new guy

Homes by WestBay, homebuilder with a small-but-mighty mindset, woos an executive from one the biggest competitors in the field.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Elizabeth Djinis |
  • February 5, 2021
Company introduces co-living to region

There’s a new type of living that’s come to St. Petersburg: co-living. A local business, after some tweaks and regulatory-based shifts, thinks it’s got the right model to scale quickly.

  • Strategies
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • October 7, 2020
Complicated amendments include taxes, veteran issues

Some key backers of amendments up for a vote remain in the background.

  • Opinion
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • January 17, 2020
Niche boating industry firm manages strong growth

Sarasota-based manufacturer of upholstery and seating systems for the boating industry Premier Performance Interiors aims for a big 2020.

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • July 5, 2019
Former media, health care exec finds passion in grooming future CEOs

Getting to know Marty Petty, a St. Petersburg, Florida, business consultant whose bold, risk-taking career has seen her pivot from being a trailblazing female journalist to newspaper CEO and health care executive.

  • Leadership
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 9, 2022
Luxury hotel expert dishes on Tampa Bay’s allure

Pendry hotels founder talks up the Tampa buzz, growing up in the hotel business and delivering a luxury residential component to his hotels.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • November 9, 2018
New upscale senior living communities riding the gray wave

Age-restricted and assisted living communities are evolving. Several facilities in the region — including one with a $120 million investment — are on the crest of innovation.

  • Strategies
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • December 21, 2018
Teaching by example

Florida Gulf Coast University Institute of Entrepreneurship rockets to success under leadership of Sandra Kauanui

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 9, 2018
Trump's tariffs not fit for print

Economist knows 'it's just dumb. It's just so stupid.'

  • Opinion
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • April 13, 2018
Commercial mortgage company expands business avenues, plans for succession

Kelly Olivieri Gilliland joined her father at Horizon Mortgage Corp. 18 years ago. Now, with the leader mulling retirement, she's about to face a new set of challenges.

  • Leadership
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