Strategies

Business Observer Staff
November 24, 2006

Grease Lighting

Controlling and eliminating sewage and waste requires creative technology. It's an underground effort - literally.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
November 24, 2006

Framing the Fight

After several business gyrations, Ken Sanborn thinks he's found his focus: Cameras that serve as life preservers for overseas soldiers.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
November 24, 2006

Ka-boom

Fake grenades for real training could mean explosive business for Non Lethal Training Munitions.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
November 17, 2006

A Full Warehouse

From Tampa to Naples, industrial space is full of tenants who cater to the needs of Florida's growing population. But the slowing residential market may free up some space.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
November 17, 2006

Bond Buyers

Wasmer, Schroeder & Co. has managed money for wealthy individuals and families for more than a decade. Now it plans to do the same for big institutions.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
November 17, 2006

Private Practice

It was a sellers' market for companies that wanted to sell in 2006. And one analyst says next year could be as good as more companies go private.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
November 17, 2006

Sweet Equity

A literal hands-on entrepreneur learns how to grow by letting go. After starting the business on $6,000 in combined family savings, he's grown it to $10 million in annual revenues.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
November 17, 2006

Shelving Risk

Jim Butler embraces the spend-money-to-make-money theory: He's invested more than $5 million in a mom-and-pop cabinetry business, with big results.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
November 17, 2006

General Dynamics awarded $6.1 million contractDNAPrint Genomics test shows Thatcher not all BritishPSCU signs AT&T deal to move Phoenix data centerGerdau Ameristeel revenue jumps, net income for nine months upReptron Electronics still in red, loses $1.4 million Ablest Inc. net income grows 7% in quarter, down year-to-dateTeltronics sales virtually stagnate, net income tanks 85%

Industries

Business Observer Staff
November 17, 2006

Three Times is the Charm

First he worked at the Kennedy Space Center. Then he taught college. But it's his work as an entrepreneur that gained him recognition.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
November 10, 2006

Brothers' Keepers

To grow the family business, Guy and Doug King offer ownership in the company to top performers willing to work hard. There are three new partners, so far.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
November 10, 2006

The Golden Ticket

The son of an Italian immigrant turned lottery winnings into a variety of businesses, from large-scale real estate projects in three Gulf Coast counties to cable advertising.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
November 10, 2006

Making their own mark

One investor finds the Gulf Coast an inviting place to do business despite the rise in property insurance premiums. All those cars on the road mean customers for merchants creating demand for commercial space.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
November 10, 2006

Goin' Fishin'

A Sarasota couple is attempting to turn a backwater barrier island into a lap of luxury.

Entrepreneurs

Business Observer Staff
November 10, 2006

Corporate Report

OSI Restaurant Partners agrees to cash buy-out HealthCare Partners buys JSA Healthcare Corp.General Dynamics Ordnance signs deal to bring Thor to U.S.BB&T Insurance Services buying Wyman, Green & BlalockChico's October revenue up but comparable-store sales downChildren's Network contract dispute with DCF resolvedThird Quarter financials for Nicholas Financial, Coast Bank and Walter Industries.

Industries

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Grease Lighting

Framing the Fight

Ka-boom

A Full Warehouse

Bond Buyers

Private Practice

Sweet Equity

Shelving Risk

Corporate Report

Three Times is the Charm

Brothers' Keepers

The Golden Ticket

Making their own mark

Goin' Fishin'

Corporate Report

Florida is top moving destination in US: National Association of Realtors

Tourist spending up, visitation down in Sarasota for September

Community Foundation Tampa Bay adds new duo to board

Pinellas County to Rays: Make a decision by Sunday on $1.3B stadium project

Shore to close well-known St. Armands location, citing floods, storms

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