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Economic forecast: Confidence, optimism, flows

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St. Petersburg attorney Larry Silvestri, president of Silvestri Law P.A., advises tenants and landlords to be flexible during pandemic

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2020 Synapse Summit is scheduled for Feb. 11-12 at Amalie Arena.

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Developer, after 15 year-wait, plans $20M mixed-use project

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  • February 14, 2020
How to handle online reviews

Respond to every review from a customer, negative and positive.

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Decorated U.S. Army veteran aims to disrupt legal sector

Eve Barrett says the court reporting industry is long overdue for a tech upgrade.

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Attorney's pandemic mantra: this too shall pass

Henderson Franklin stockholder Amanda Barritt balances tasks and injects humor to help get through the crisis.

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Company founder reaches high for next venture

Starting from his teens to nearly 50 years old, Barry Shevlin has had a passion for ideas. It’s led to some big entrepreneurial successes.

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Entrepreneur: Employees and employers can benefit from confidence, negotiation training

Even Fortune 500 executives have gaps in confidence when they doubt their worth. There are ways to get it back.

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The life aquatic: Transplanted nonprofit leader is no fish out of water

After nearly 17 years, Chicago native Roger Germann uprooted his family and left his job as the executive vice president of the Windy City’s Shedd Aquarium to become CEO of the Florida Aquarium in Tampa, Florida.

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Streaming star: Lawyer-turned-realtor steps into the limelight

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  • May 28, 2018
Area businesswoman — one fan is a Kardashian — delivers on new baby-centric business

Erika Perry , 32, started the company in 2014, while she was living in Chicago. The Stork Bag. The name plays off the iconic image of a stork delivering its infant package and also shows that it differs from the typical subscription box. (Items are sent i

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Trend reversal: Corporate attorney bucks tradition

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SpecOps' agile approach to product development puts it in a good spot: armed to handle market demand in two price points.

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  • December 28, 2018
Top commercial real estate deals for 2018 in Tampa Bay

A high-end resort topped the list of commercial real estate sales in the Tampa Bay area in 2018, but significant office sales and apartment projects also cracked the top five transactions list.

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