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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 12, 2018
For the Journey

Lauren Hughey racks up the frequent flier miles with multiple global trips. Her aim is life transformation — not free tickets.

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  • By Flint Stephens |
  • May 28, 2015
Voluntary insurance benefits help attract, retain employees

High-deductible plans have created a gap in coverage for many employees. Voluntary benefits increasingly bridge that gap.

  • AllTrust Insurance
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 30, 2025
Sarasota man charged in $3M construction fraud scheme

Police say the owner of Calderoni Trucking signed contracts, then failed to follow through on construction jobs and payments for materials, equipment, labor and rent.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • November 4, 2022
7-day voyage finds unfamiliar ocean with red bloom threat looming

A team of scientists and researchers set out to discover the impact that Hurricane Ian had on coastal life.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 15, 2009
GAME Prep

The underbelly of preparing for a Super Bowl is no easy region. Reid Sigmon is working with businesses, the National Football League and the community to host Super Bowl XLIII.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • June 24, 2020
In the band: marketing pro bangs a drum in her spare time

Sharon Kunkel says the drums are a nice release.

  • Executive Diversions
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  • By Alicia Ceccarelli |
  • June 30, 2017
'Constant Development'

Naples hotelier and restaurateur Phil McCabe's appetite for economics, and risk, helped rebuild what's now a star attraction in downtown Naples: Fifth Avenue South.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • February 27, 2015
Republicans could go all out, but they won't

You know the old joke: Starting Tuesday, March 3, hold on to your wallets. Florida's annual legislative session begins.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 13, 2007
Wrap it up

Sign Zoo was the first into the water wrapping boats in colorful signs. That now accounts for a growing portion of the company's business.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 5, 2007
Turnaround, Anyone?

In three years, Larry Scott has dramatically improved the fortunes of woman's professional tennis. It started with a deft touch, a balance of listening and leading.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 19, 2007
Sticking with Sullivan

A Gulf Coast executive running a company that recruits other executives shares success secrets: Start with eliminating mean employees.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 4, 2007
Matt Walsh: Ugh: Crist populism for 4 years

We are in for a long four years. We're in deep, deep trouble when our new governor begins taking the stage with lefty Sheryl Crowe at global warming rallies and quoting Teddy Roosevelt. He did both in one week.Crist invoked the latter when he responded April 27 to an editorial in The Wall Street Journal that spanked him for his populist insurance reforms, chiding Crist for wrecking in three months the limited-government climate Gov. Jeb Bush maintained for eight years.If you missed Crist's response to the Journal, you missed a scary commentary. Now we know for sure: Gov. Crist is not a proponent of limited government and the individual's right to life, liberty and property. He's a strong government activist and collectivt - to wit his explanation of his insurance reforms. We're reprinting below the governor's response to the Journal in italics, interspersed with our response to Crist in normal text font:

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 28, 2006
Coffee Talk

Project still has marquee billing: Not everyone is pulling out of the residential market.Market Slowdown?: Morrison Homes sales associate Virginia Arnold apparently hasn't heard about the residential slowdown that is making many agents and Realtors anxious.Chamber cheerleaders spice things up: Who says business chamber affairs are dull?Condo towers' premiere delayed: Plans to build a pair of 16-story condo towers on a parking lot behind the Hollywood 20 movie theater and Main Plaza, at U.S. 301 and Fruitville Road in Sarasota, are being revised.Tampa office market feeling good: The old economic stand-by of supply and demand is at the heart of what one Tampa-based commercial real estate executive calls the "start of another boom" in the Tampa office market.Michael Saunders & Co. Inman finalist: Michael Saunders & Co., the dominant real estate firm in Sarasota and one of the most well-known statewide, recently received a little national attention: The firm was named a finalist for Inman News' Innovator Award.What do you think?: Floridians are inundating Gov. Jeb Bush with requests to deal with the state's property insurance crisis.Fewer Foreclosures: Florida foreclosure rates dropped 12% in the second quarter of this year over the same period in 2005.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 11, 2006
'Like a Pitbull'

Alexandra Miller was cut out of running the family business just as the company was nearing $20 million in annual revenues. She didn't sit on the sidelines for long.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 10, 2009
Corporate Report

Tampa Electric, Lakeland agreeon reclaimed water project

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 23, 2004
Inside Perspective

Former Tampa federal prosecutor Eleanor Hill discusses the joint congressional inquiry into the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on America.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 22, 2003
Tall Job: Hotel to Condo

Will the $65 million renovation of a hotel-turned-condominium tower spur a renaissance in downtown Fort Myers?

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 17, 2004
Corporate Payout or Deceit?

A retired lawyer says allegations he defrauded an Italian manufacturing group are lies.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 14, 2010
A New Hope and Change

A national political voice believes there is a chance for a new Republican Revolution. But the party must first avoid mistakes made by its counterparts.

  • Florida
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • December 3, 2010
Damage Control

Dais Analytic, a small Pasco County nanotech firm, looks to get bigger by marketing processes aimed at cleaning up the earth. It's growing rapidly with deals to China, but still looking to be profitable.

  • Strategies
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