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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 8, 2014
Purchasing Power

Donna Marks knows how to get the best deals on supplies and services. She learned from a billionaire nicknamed 'grave dancer.'

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 15, 2016
Grand vision

Bold in development doesn't have to be big. That's the key to a notable waterfront project — which comes with a twist.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 4, 2015
Ultimate convenience

Walgreens will go head-to-head with convenience stores when its Rite Aid deal goes through, furthering a trend.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Michael Hinman |
  • February 27, 2015
Shelf awareness

Bringing a retail product to market is tricky, as David Shahan found out. But he's focused on finding shelf room for his cleaning products.

  • Industries
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 2, 2006
Walsh: Citizens Insurance: a looming Category 5 disaster

Another hurricane season is upon us. Let's pray hard: Please, no big hurricanes in Florida this season. The Florida residential insurance industry cannot withstand one; it's really and truly on the brink.

  • Opinion
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 15, 2005
A Banker Goes to City Hall

Plant City thrift executive Robert P. Brown joins a select group: bankers in elected office.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 29, 2008
WALSH: Sarasota wins state's most anti-growth booby prize

Contrast Sarasota with Lee County, where the vision is one that embraces economic vitality.

  • Opinion
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • July 16, 2010
Here's our chance: Elect business competence

The media and Bill McCollum are pounding on Rick Scott's Medicare record. But the totality of his record clearly puts him on top.

  • Opinion
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • September 23, 2021
Skincare business grows rapidly with laser-like focus

After humble beginnings —a Home Depot credit card with a $20,000 limit helped — an entrepreneurial couple in a fast-growing industry looks to build on some recent success.

  • Strategies
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • May 20, 2021
Pest Control Company finds success through focusing on client retention, not revenue

Doing everything opposite of the corporate world has led to Doug Longfellow's success.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • January 29, 2016
By the book

Peppertree Press, with a folksy, customer-first approach, is ready for the next chapter in independent publishing.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 25, 2023
Bradenton-based IMG Academy sold in $1.25B deal

The school and campus is one of the largest private employers in Manatee County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 7, 2022
Sarasota developer appeals rejection of plan to demolish downtown Mira Mar building

Seward Development will ask Sarasota City Commission to reverse June decision to reject demolition permit.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 12, 2022
City to consider updated plan for $40M hotel; lawsuit to proceed if rejected again

A Tampa developer is going before City Council on Dec. 15 with a revised plan aimed at appeasing council members swayed by residents.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • January 6, 2023
Law industry still grappling with finding employees in 2023

Telese Zuberer says the void is better than it was, but finding the right person for the job is tougher than it seems.

  • Law
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 6, 2023
Technology industry to turn attention to environment in 2023

The big question technology is up against now is whether customers will buy into it.

  • Technology
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 20, 2007
Bergman: Coach's Corner

Conflict. Just the mention of the word can conjure up any number of very negative emotions and feelings for most people. Argue, fight, stress, anxiety, anger, frustration, and pain are but a few of the words that often come to mind when people are asked what they think of when they hear the word "conflict."

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 7, 2006
'The Sky's the Limit'

Entrepreneurs Chuck Miller and Lynette Bohanan created a PR firm that they hope to grow into a powerhouse, and they're having fun in the process.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 12, 2007
A Giver's Tale

Giving away millions isn't easy. And the more you give, the more you're sought after.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 16, 2007
A Shark Tale

Jim DePorre turned his personal adversityinto an American success story by balancing risks. He leans more toward taking them.

  • Entrepreneurs
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