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Business Observer Staff
April 8, 2016

Wine Fest gets top billing

Wine Spectator magazine ranked the Naples Winter Wine Festival as the highest-grossing charity wine auction in the country last year, beating high-profile charity auctions in California's wine country. The 2015 festival raised more than $11 million for children's charities in Collier County during the live auction.

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Jean Gruss
April 8, 2016

The X Factor

Co-work office space is in high demand as the ranks of freelance workers swell. Entrepreneurs David and Brett Diamond plan to franchise their concept, Venture X.

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Kevin McQuaid
April 8, 2016

The Mark kicks off sales

Fresh from its success in selling high-end units at its Vue Sarasota Bay condo and hotel complex in Sarasota, The Kolter Group is embarking on another downtown residential project.

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Business Observer Staff
April 8, 2016

Get on the best list

The Gulf Coast 500, which the Business Observer will publish this summer, is the most comprehensive look at the largest companies in the region.

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Business Observer Staff
April 8, 2016

Election has leaders wary

As primaries move along, the presidential picture is gradually being revealed.

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Business Observer Staff
April 8, 2016

Wanted: Readers' opinions

The Business Observer, like the companies and executives we write about, regularly seeks ways to improve our products and services.

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Business Observer Staff
April 8, 2016

Tasty plate of finances

The entrepreneurial couple behind Taste of Asia, a popular Lao-Thai-Vietnamese restaurant about five miles south of downtown Sarasota, recently bit into one of the toughest tasks independent restaurateurs could face: obtaining bank financing.