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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • November 14, 2014
Overthinking Millennials

BlueGrace CEO Bobby Harris believes companies spend too much time worrying about millennials. If firms focus on creating a good work environment, the right employees will notice.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • May 15, 2015
Trading titan

Uri Minkoff traded his life as a serial entrepreneur for bringing innovation to the fashion industry. He helped grow his sister's handbag company to more than $100 million in sales.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Michael Hinman |
  • June 19, 2015
Overseas might

Lufthansa begins direct flights from Tampa to Frankfurt in September, connecting the Gulf Coast to Europe in ways it's never done before.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 17, 2015
Commercial Real Estate Profile: Dr. Mark Kauffman

Dr. Mark Kauffman got interested in real estate investment and development more than three decades ago because he didn't trust the stock market.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 2, 2016
A blue print

A longtime tech entrepreneur switches gears to health care, with a unique startup. A potential $7 million in sales in 2016 is in the offing.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 7, 2015
Cypress Legends sets new benchmark

Northland Investment's purchase is the largest price paid for a Lee County apartment since 2007.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 28, 2015
Charlie and the Christmas Factory

The holiday season is festive, and then some, for a Sarasota company.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 18, 2015
Bigger = Better

Consolidation will help Cushman & Wakefield and DTZ fill in the gaps of its real estate services.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 9, 2015
Ride the wave

Days of the dude running boats on the beach are long gone. One business that does it now is refined — like most of its clientele.

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  • By Denise Federer |
  • March 13, 2015
Are you sabotaging your succession?

Most successful business leaders understand the need to have a carefully designed succession plan to ensure the sustainability of their operation for the long term.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • May 1, 2015
Deep dive

The Florida Aquarium was one of the first attractions to spur development in Tampa's Channelside district — long before Jeff Vinik's bold redevelopment plan. Two decades later the aquarium is going strong.

  • Strategies
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 5, 2024
Commissioners move toward defunding Sarasota County EDC

The local business tax, which helps fund the EDC, is on its way toward repeal.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • December 23, 2024
Florida IRS criminal investigators close busy 2024, aim for busier 2025

The national office wrapped a busy year as well.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 2, 2023
End of year brought a slew of commercial real estate deals

As the clock ticked down to 2023, commercial real estate firms across the Gulf Coast announced transactions.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 27, 2023
Rebooted Ringling Bros. show born in Manatee County aims to fill arenas

Feld Entertainment has been working on the show for more than a year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 15, 2023
Hospital simulation facility brings real-life settings to the classroom

A new Naples health care facility helps train medical providers and others in nearly real-world scenarios.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Denise Federer |
  • November 8, 2023
Resistance to change can destroy a family business

The status quo in an organization is a likely a recipe for failure.

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  • By Denise Federer |
  • June 17, 2025
How do you know when it's time to go? A business owner's guide to retiring

Retiring the right way takes planning — and courage.

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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • April 4, 2024
Surgical institute sues Florida for $500M for harassment, shutdown

The Bonati Spine Institute of Hudson, in Pasco County, filed a $500 million lawsuit against the state of Florida alleging a wrongful shutdown in 2023.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 1, 2024
SWFL publishing company buys historic California newspapers

Two of the newspapers have been in print since the 1860s and 1870s.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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