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Manatee–Sarasota

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  • Beth Luberecki
  • April 12, 2024
Sarasota family printing business succeeds by maintaining mutual respect

Shared philosophies keep the presses rolling harmoniously at Serbin Printing. "You’ve got to have open lines of communication, and you just can’t be a right fighter," says Mark Serbin.

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  • Louis Llovio
  • April 11, 2024
Publix opens Sarasota store, its 12th new location this year

The Lakeland grocer's new store is the first in the new Benderson-developed Fruitville Farms project.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Elizabeth King
  • April 11, 2024
Bradenton bar raided for illegal gambling

Pour Decisions Saloon was operating slot machines without a license, according to the Bradenton Police Department.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Jim Stinson
  • April 11, 2024
Family therapist on family businesses: Policies and preparation are musts

Dennis Jaffe helps family businesses facing friction "sit down and have a conversation, which feels fair and so they can listen to each other. You slow things down."

  • Florida
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  • Mark Gordon
  • April 11, 2024
Abraham Lincoln revisited as teacher of valuable leadership lessons

A New Jersey college professor and Abe Lincoln aficionado, at a Southwest Florida event, details why one of the most famous Americans ever is also an underappreciated leadership expert.

  • Florida
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  • Elizabeth King
  • April 10, 2024
Sarasota cybersecurity firm adds industry veterans as it gears up for growth

Nucleus Security has made two additions as the Sarasota-based cybersecurity company readies to scale its operations to meet growing demand.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Denise Federer
  • April 10, 2024
Mitigate the impact of key employee departures in a family businesses

A departure of a key employee in any company can sting, more so in a family business. But there are steps companies can take to guard against that kind of turnover.

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  • Elizabeth King
  • April 9, 2024
Former Manatee commissioner named chair of Goodwill Manasota

Goodwill Manasota has named retired planner and former Manatee County Commissioner Betsy Benac chair of its board of directors.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Mark Gordon
  • April 9, 2024
Entrepreneur plans $4M Champagne bar and piano lounge in Sarasota

Ronnie Shugar is investing $15 million in downtown Sarasota entities and projects.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Mark Gordon
  • April 9, 2024
Florida Blue appoints new exec for state’s west coast

Phil Lee has more than 20 years of health care experience.

  • Florida
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  • Elizabeth King
  • April 9, 2024
Former Adobe exec joins Roper Technologies board of directors

A software and finance executive joins the board of the Sarasota-based technology company.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Jim DeLa
  • April 8, 2024
Port Charlotte roofing firm owner pleads guilty to tax evasion

A Sarasota woman has pleaded guilty to attempting to avoid paying federal income tax on more than $1 million in earnings from her Charlotte County roofing business.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Mark Gordon
  • April 8, 2024
Tampa, Sarasota wealth management firm adds tax and accounting unit

Graham Capital Wealth Management, a Tampa-based independent Registered Investment Advisor with an office in Sarasota, is adding a tax and accounting services unit.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Beth Luberecki
  • April 8, 2024
NY concert promoter, exec brings exclusive private gig club to Sarasota

Barry Weisblatt is using his decades of music business exocrine to jumpstart a new business idea: a private concert club.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Steven Benna
  • April 8, 2024
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A Tampa Ford dealership sale for $21.7 million highlights transactions.

  • Transactions
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