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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 7, 2017
Clean Machines

Pursuit of perfection has led to a successful business for a Naples couple. A lingering challenge: Hiring enough people to meet demand.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 29, 2017
Forward Progress

A 42-acre, city-owned tract in Sarasota will take the first tangible step toward a major, multiyear overhaul with a master plan in 2018.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 21, 2014
Mold Makers

Delaney Manufacturing helps inventors go from napkin sketch to the shelf — a growing niche. 'It's been exploding,' says a co-founder.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 21, 2014
Knock down

The core of Mary Forristall's unique story of success in a male-dominated field is gender-proof: Outwork everyone.

  • Strategies
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  • By Will Powell |
  • August 26, 2016
Campaign climb

Want to succeed at crowdfunding? Follow the two P's: planning and publicity.

  • Finance
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • May 27, 2016
Cash hunters

The ways to fund a business are varied, but getting big-time capital takes some core principles.

  • Finance
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 12, 2016
Talent chasers

From spotting parts of a resume ripe for lies to judging body language, Joe McElmeel has a learned a lot about recruiting executives.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 28, 2014
Might as well jump

The trampoline park industry on the Gulf Coast is on a fast growth track. A doughnut entrepreneur wants a taste.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • January 2, 2025
Boo's Dog Bar closes this month in Sarasota's Rosemary District

A Sarasota establishment hailed as one of the country’s top 10 dog bars, Boo’s Ice House & Dog Bar, will shutter after Jan. 12.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • December 8, 2025
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A $63.4 million multifamily complex paces the week in transactions.

  • Transactions
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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.

  • Education
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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 Mark Gordon |
  • January 7, 2026
Naples interior designer rekindles passion for open-water swimming

Regan Billingsley Interiors founder Regan Billingsley says "I love starting the day with a swim."

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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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 |
  • 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:

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 19, 2008
Corporate Report

Arthrex found guilty in patent-infringing caseBrown & Brown buys assets of Alpha Benefits, HBANCircle signs three new children's animation dealsUtek buying Innovaro Ltd., fosters European growthEvos aims to increase presence

  • Industries
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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 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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