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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 21, 2007
Fire up the Pit

A father-and-son team plans to grow the Rib City Grill barbecue chain to 100 restaurants in five years. They promise franchisees tasty profits.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 11, 2008
The Gold Standard

After his high-tech software company failed to produce profits, Pierre Quilliam headed west - the Old West of Gold Rush fame.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 29, 2008
Friend of the Family

Tampa consultant John Dufresne has carved a successful niche helping family-owned and closely held businesses grow and make transitions in leadership.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 11, 2006
'Like a Pitbull'

Alexandra Miller was cut out of running the family business just as the company was nearing $20 million in annual revenues. She didn't sit on the sidelines for long.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 18, 2006
Ready Fire Aim

The story of how Joe Brachle went from being more than $50,000 in debt to building a near multi-million dollar computer company from scratch has to end with a punch line.How could it not?

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 9, 2005
Family Jewels

After Hurricane Charley destroyed one of the jewelry stores of Scot Congress, left, and brother Doug onSanibel Island, the Congresses had $10 million of jewelry sitting in an uninsured safe. "Until you take your policy for a test drive, you really don't know what's going to be covered," Scot says.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 27, 2005
EO-Tampa: Packed Pipeline

Downtown Tampa and Clearwater will be catching up with downtown St. Petersburg in 2006 with the development of residential projects. But the labor shortage will continue to put constraints on companies' growth.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 22, 2008
Solar Independence

Government subsidies for "green" energy may be generous, but don't bet your business on them. They might disappear when the hoopla over green building fades away.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 30, 2008
Patient Money

In this real estate downturn, developers need two things: patience and money. The Kuttemperoor familyhas both and they're out to prove it with engineered precision.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 9, 2008
College Crush

Bachelors' degrees were once the province of universities. But that's changing ascommunity colleges start offering them, prompting questions about their mission.

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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 |
  • December 11, 2008
Tech works

Cisco and other tech companies could see a boon from President-elect Obama's proposed stimulus plan that is heavy on tech infrastructure.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 11, 2008
Fuel the World

Paul Woods has spent two decades working on a way to mass produce ethanol from seaweed. Production starts next year.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 21, 2009
Stimulus you can believe in

Successful Gulf Coast entrepreneur and commercial real estate investor Harvey Vengroff has long said the region's economy lacks diversification. He sees the recession as a chance for real change.

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

Tampa Electric, Lakeland agreeon reclaimed water project

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  • July 23, 2004
Confusion Reigns

A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision over sentencing guidelines affects Tampa Bay area state courts.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2008
Retail is Alive (Really!)

Reports of the death of Florida retail aregreatly exaggerated. For now, an objective look at commercial real estate vacancies and rents doesn't show widespread distress.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • October 23, 2009
Shell Games

The state's economy has a lot of could happens and should happens when looking into the future. One major issue: Who will pay for rising Medicaid costs?

  • Florida
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 24, 2010
Kitson Keeps Kicking

Syd Kitson continues to seek out residential and commercial deals on the Gulf Coast. The first homes at Babcock Ranch in Charlotte County are about two years away.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 16, 2010
Costly Clusters

State and local governments have spent more than $1.5 billion to bring biomedical research institutes to Florida since 2004, or nearly $1.4 million per job created so far. Collier County wants to join the club.

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