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Jean Gruss
April 19, 2013

The dock masters

Vin and Jonathan DePasquale manage two restaurants in Naples that have served customers for decades. The plan is to keep doing that for many more years.

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Mark Gordon
April 19, 2013

No silos

Succession within the Wise family business, so far, is about the process, not the finish line.

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Jean Gruss
April 19, 2013

The marine team

Water stunts for blockbuster movies and dolphin cruises keep the Julian family together in business.

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Mark Gordon
April 19, 2013

No surprises

The succession plan for a company with more than 20 offices and 550 entrepreneurial-minded employees would seemingly be complicated. But Michael Saunders puts a premium on simplicity.

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Business Observer Staff
April 19, 2013

Corporate Report: April 19

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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Denise Federer
April 19, 2013

Caught in the Middle

The perks and perils of being a non-family leader in a family business.

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Jean Gruss
April 19, 2013

Family crowd

The Wynn family of Naples is preparing to pass on the grocery and hardware businesses to the third generation, which now consists of 17 people. They plan to do it in an orderly way.

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Janet Leiser
April 19, 2013

Continuing a legacy

The Peninsular Paper Co. has been run by the Clarke family for more than 100 years. Each generation faces new challenges.

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Mark Gordon
April 18, 2013

Succession gauntlet

The Cox family has sold Chevrolets on the Gulf Coast since the Great Depression — through five generations. But succession for the youngest leaders wasn't a birthright.