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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 10, 2015
'One more step'

The voice within your head goes a long way toward shaping your leadership skills. A skilled combat veteran shows how it's done.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 4, 2005
Top 20 Projects

The following pages highlight the 20 largest private construction projects in the Sarasota-Manatee region. To qualify for the list, land must have been cleared for construction or construction started between March 10, 2004 and March 4, 2005. Both commercial and multifamily projects were included. The ranking is based on an assessment by The Construction Guide and independent research.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • March 11, 2011
Mandatory Proof

Florida lawmakers are joining the E-verification wave, hoping to require all employers to use an imperfect federal system of tracking new hires. Expect a fight.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 19, 2003
Good Business (Tampa edition)

All the refinancing action has resulted in older debts being paid off, causing a boon for collection departments and lawyers, including those at Kass, Shuler, Solomon, Spector, Foyle & Singer PA

  • Law
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 30, 2026
Young Tampa exec tackles construction industry, serves as role model

Much of Julianna Nickel's life has been focused on giving back, first as part of the Miss America organization, and now as a blossoming leader in her field.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 5, 2007
LASDAY: Street Smart Marketing

The secret to what your customers really want from you and your team.

  • Opinion
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  • By Brian Steiner |
  • April 10, 2009
Re-Visiting Refis

Rock-bottom interest rates are attracting more and more homeowners interested in refinancing. But the number of actual refinancings has plummeted.

  • Finance
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 29, 2021
National grocer, after Tampa debut, plots expansion to other parts of Florida

Kroger CEO and Chairman says Florida is a prime market for the grocer's delivery service

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 7, 2021
Aakash Patel, 37

Tampa, Florida, business consulting expert Aakash Patel needed a big push to launch his own company, but the reward has been more than worth the risk.

  • Class of 2021
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • May 5, 2021
Financial literacy organization handles pandemic shifts with aplomb

Like many others, Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida was forced into some seismic pandemic-related shifts — and learned a lot from it.

  • Strategies
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • September 1, 2020
Startup connects beekeepers and landowners for mutual benefits

LeaseHoney founder Gianna Whitver is signing up users across the country and focusing on gaining traction in Florida.

  • Strategies
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • October 15, 2020
Lindsey Epting, 36

Al Purmort Insurance/Shepherd Insurance, executive insurance adviser

  • Class of 2020
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  • By Jay Schlichter |
  • December 6, 2019
Defined exit plan eases transition at $34 million business

Exiting a business after decades building it up requires lots of planning, an entrepreneur recently learned.

  • Leadership
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 8, 2015
The speaker speaks

Florida House Speaker Steve Crisafulli explains why the House stands against Medicaid expansion.

  • Florida
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 16, 2025
$57M downtown Sarasota theater project advances

Florida Studio Theatre secured multiple Planning Board adjustments for its McGillicuddy Arts Plaza, including additional signage to enhance its theater district ambience.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • January 14, 2010
Mr. Wizard's Fantastic Voyage

A University of South Florida professor has adapted his communications technology to medicine. Changing the way surgeons do surgery could merely be the beginning.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 20, 2023
$564M homebuilder sets its sights on new counties, multifamily market

Homes by WestBay, in following a pattern since it was founded more than a decade ago, makes some bold moves to stay ahead of trends — and grab more market share.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 27, 2005
Lawyer vs. Lawyer

The fight for fees continues with a proposal to prohibit medical malpractice clients from waiving their constitutional rights.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 4, 2008
Group Growth

With a foothold already in place in St. Petersburg and Jacksonville, the Florida Bank Group is now setting its sights on Sarasota. After that, it's the rest of Florida.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • October 29, 2010
Constitutional Queries

Voters get their chance at six more proposed constitutional amendments Nov. 2. Together and individually the results could have huge effects on politics, taxes and the economy for years to come.

  • Florida
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