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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 24, 2006
Open Runway

2006 has been happy so far for Aerosonic Corp. A lawsuit has been settled, and the stock price is on the rebound.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 24, 2006
Quick Move

Stuart Suddath couldn't hack business school; he wanted to deal with numbers that counted. Now the numbers at the moving company he runs mean something, such as 335%, which represents the firm's three-year growth. It made a nationwide fastest-growing list for the second straight year, too.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 6, 2008
Selling SURGE

The residential real estate downturn hit Lee County especially hard. It may be the first to come out if home sales continue to rise.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 6, 2008
No Bust Zone

A real estate entrepreneur finds success, even as others crumble around him on the Gulf Coast. Says Shawn Kaleta: 'We are still busy.'

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 10, 2009
Corporate Report

Tampa Electric, Lakeland agreeon reclaimed water project

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  • January 23, 2004
Inside Perspective

Former Tampa federal prosecutor Eleanor Hill discusses the joint congressional inquiry into the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on America.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 22, 2003
Tall Job: Hotel to Condo

Will the $65 million renovation of a hotel-turned-condominium tower spur a renaissance in downtown Fort Myers?

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 16, 2004
Broken Trusts?

Tampa entrepreneur John Kelly alleges a trusted legal adviser undermined a proposed $45 million initial public stock offering.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 17, 2004
Corporate Payout or Deceit?

A retired lawyer says allegations he defrauded an Italian manufacturing group are lies.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 5, 2009
Smaller is Better

Al Jeffrey and Jim Wilheim had to wrestle with a difficult entrepreneurial crossroad: Had their business, a chain of 15 scuba diving stores from Orlando to Key Largo, gotten too big?

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 14, 2010
A New Hope and Change

A national political voice believes there is a chance for a new Republican Revolution. But the party must first avoid mistakes made by its counterparts.

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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • December 3, 2010
Damage Control

Dais Analytic, a small Pasco County nanotech firm, looks to get bigger by marketing processes aimed at cleaning up the earth. It's growing rapidly with deals to China, but still looking to be profitable.

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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • May 14, 2010
Feed the Giants

Greg Murtagh is commanding attention from major retailers as Triad Digital Media moves into a new phase of growth. It all started with a presentation to the folks from Fayetteville.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 11, 2011
Public Family

Beasley Broadcast Group provides a lesson in raising capital while keeping it in the family.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 21, 2011
Forecast 2012: Lee-Collier

Comments from Bert Hamilton, Gary Griffin, and other Lee-Collier entrepreneurs.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 11, 2013
The Show Goes On

The complicated and sometimes chaotic business behind the circus is about to get bigger on the Gulf Coast. There's no time to clown around.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 10, 2011
Hold 'Em

A Texas firm with bravado and a few boldfaced backers has entered Florida. It doesn't intend to let a crowded marketplace deter its plans.

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  • By Dan Ping |
  • July 21, 2011
Power Packed

If battery-powered vehicles are to become practical for consumers, battery technology has to become smaller, cheaper and more powerful. Planar Energy believes it has created a technology to build it.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 19, 2012
A Balanced Approach

The diet business, a $61 billion dollar industry nationwide, clearly has no shortage of customers. A firm aims to seize that opportunity on the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 10, 2012
Bigger Hands

In 2011, Ted Todd Insurance wrote more insurance premiums than any other Allstate Insurance agency in the country. Seizing opportunities and altering the business model were keys.

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