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  • May 19, 2017
Q&A: Trey Carswell, Avison Young

'Our team has a lot of clout.'

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  • May 19, 2017
With gratitude

The biggest lesson John Dobbs has learned in going from day job to entrepreneur? Trust your instincts.

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  • June 30, 2017
Makes Sense

Socially responsible investing is gaining traction among money managers nationwide. An area firm has a head start on competitors.

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  • 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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  • July 7, 2017
Play the funk

Angelo Biasi runs an education company by day. At night, he tells a different story.

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  • December 1, 2017
A New Tune

The song doesn't remain the same for Tampa's Symphonic, which has embraced changes that caused seismic shifts in the music industry.

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  • December 22, 2017
After Cancer

For breast cancer survivors, physical scars are often just the beginning of a new chapter in their lives. An auto dealership has stepped in to help.

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  • December 22, 2017
Follow Through

Tom and Debbie Shapiro see the difference Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County makes in children's lives. That's why they continue to support the organization.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 29, 2017
2017 Top Deals: Sarasota-Manatee

Echo Lake Apartments leads Sarasota-Manatee

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 19, 2018
Shirt Tales

A pair of experienced entrepreneurs tackle a common problem in the shirt industry — small orders that squeeze margins.

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  • February 2, 2018
Risk Factor

Terror attacks worldwide are the impetus behind an area security technology startup. Will it get its products to market?

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  • October 11, 2013
Madam Chair

Naples-based attorney Kimberly Leach Johnson is one of the few women to lead one of the nation's largest law firms.

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  • July 4, 2014
Patient Money

After a decade of effort, Rich Galvano is about to see his Fort Myers commercial development project come to fruition.

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  • July 11, 2014
Magic Wand

An entertainment executive shifts to home health care. Clients are totally different, but one principle remains the same.

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  • July 18, 2014
Step Up

Randy Turkovics is in the luxury homebuilding spotlight, with a leadership role at one of the region's biggest builders. His timing could be near perfect.

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  • July 25, 2014
Tracking Plates

A couple of close calls helped John Chigos find his calling to develop a license plate tracking tool. After spending millions on development, Chigos is seeing a payoff in contracts with law enforcement, college campuses and government agencies.

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  • July 25, 2014
Bubble? What Bubble?

Signs of a commercial real estate recovery are sprinkled throughout the Gulf Coast. But the memory of the downturn lingers.

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  • August 15, 2014
'When I Croak'

The brother-sister dynamic is on full display at a Gulf Coast family-run moving business. The siblings have navigated the pitfalls well, so far.

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  • September 5, 2014
Run with it

An insurance executive ditched the slacks and button-down for a day in Spain with the world-famous bulls. It was the rush of a lifetime.

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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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