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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 30, 2017
Fine Focus

A famous product pitchman and a business coach join forces on a new, and ambitious, concept: help entrepreneurs be better entrepreneurs.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 21, 2014
Engineered to grow

Trudi Williams busted through the good-old-boy network to build her engineering firm in Fort Myers.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 23, 2014
Car Queen

Pam Oakes does more than fix cars. She's a radio host, author and inventor.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • January 29, 2016
Dressed for success

Shades Kids is growing as fast as its pint-sized customers. The challenge now is to stay ahead of the growth.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 5, 2016
Safety first

Two well-known Southwest Florida technology entrepreneurs formed a company to help small- and medium-sized businesses defend themselves from data breaches.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 20, 2023
Scott Hopes replaced as CEO of troubled Sarasota company AeroVanti

The former Manatee County administrator was notified that the brother of founder Patrick Britton-Harr is now in charge of the air service company.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 4, 2010
Running for Office

Loranne Ausley is betting her competition can't outrun her on the track and in politics. She hopes to be a foil to the state legislature's Republican leadership.

  • Florida
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • October 21, 2022
Business resources to help owners in Ian recovery mode

Finding resources should be the last thing businesses in the area have to think about.

  • Education
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 7, 2022
Sarasota doctor gets 3.5 years in prison for taking bribes to prescribe opioids

A federal judge sentenced the 59-year-old doctor for taking sham “speaking fees” in exchange for prescribing drug containing fentanyl.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 3, 2023
Deadline for Hurricane Ian disaster loans fast approaching

Florida businesses and others have until Jan. 12 to apply for federal help.

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  • December 19, 2008
Born in Florida

Homeowners Choice Inc., created by Floridians to help the state's homeowners, is building a growing customer base.

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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • February 4, 2010
Burger building blocks

Bob Dorfman, chief executive officer of TCH Restaurant Group, thinks far beyond opening a couple of stories for his Five Guys burger franchise.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 2, 2013
Extra Help

A local executive improvement group thrives through a basic formula: Camaraderie and solidarity — and no solicitations — breed success.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 12, 2018
Naval Maneuvers

Laura Martis sought some additional role models for her son. Both the preteen and real estate executive found that, and a lot more.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 29, 2016
Pay up

Technology entrepreneur Keith Stone says reinvesting profits into his company and encouraging employees to be entrepreneurial keeps CSI Enterprises growing fast.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 26, 2014
Worth it

The past year was big-time busy for prolific commercial real estate developer Jim Bridges. That should be the case again in 2015.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 23, 2024
Bradenton police seek to regulate post-midnight alcohol sales

An "after midnight permit" would be required for businesses to sell alcoholic beverages from midnight to 2:30 a.m. in Bradenton, under an ordinance proposed by the Bradenton Police Department.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 22, 2024
Lee, cities get 121 days to fix FEMA issues, maintain 25% discount

FEMA has granted the localities a longer extension in order to remedy lingering issues.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 13, 2026
Sarasota Memorial makes big gains in lung cancer detection, treatment

The hospital outpaces the state and nation in early detection and getting people treatment.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • March 30, 2026
2026 top 50 contractors zoom past $10B in annual revenue

From skyscrapers to seawalls, contracting companies in the region have been busy.

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