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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • October 12, 2023
Zach Rogers, 29

The CEO of Rogers Well Drilling Inc. cites his father as his mentor, the person who taught him his work ethic.

  • Class of 2023
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 10, 2025
Sarasota Starbucks property sells to investors

The Seattle coffee company has a long-term lease on the Fruitville Road cafe.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • June 16, 2023
Yacht subscription business off to smooth start

Naples-based Exclusive Yachts offers the first subscription-based membership club for luxury yacht experiences. Two keys to the early success: be thoughtful and be flexible.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • September 11, 2023
Murder mystery show founders play up big expansion plans

When the Pineapple Kitchen Mysteries began selling out two or three months in advance, Jenny and Mike Schenk quickly shifted to expand.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 5, 2023
Young real estate whiz launches multifamily development firm

A 30-year-old former CBRE multifamily investment sales broker has decided to head out on his own and begin developing apartment communities.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • April 3, 2024
Ambitious group aims to bring children’s museum to Sarasota

With more and more families moving to the area, a group of women and moms aims to fill a gaping hole in the Sarasota-Bradenton market: a lack of a children’s museum.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • July 24, 2024
Tampa councilwoman writes her next chapter, opens bookstore

Gwen Henderson, seeing an unmet need for a community-driven niche bookstore, adds business owner to her resume.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 10, 2024
Dannielle Robinson, 37

40 Under 40 winner Dannielle Robinson is senior vice president at Colliers.

  • Class of 2024
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • April 18, 2023
Exit interview: Inaugural St. Pete EDC head reflects on tenure

As he prepares to bid farewell to the agency he helped create, J.P. DuBuque leaves behind a legacy of business recruitment and job creation success that will be difficult to match.

  • Leadership
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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • October 10, 2024
Skyler Betts, 35

40 Under 40 winner Skyler Betts is the business development director at Town Square University Parkway.

  • Class of 2024
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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • October 10, 2024
Vladimir Ljesevic, 31

40 Under 40 winner Vladimir Ljesevic is co-founder and managing partner at CMPSE Inc.

  • Class of 2024
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • August 12, 2021
Entrepreneur seeks to connect people face-to-face in an industry run by technology

When Tonya Buford noticed the dating game had become overruled by technology, she wanted to change that. With her business, Singles Pop Up, she's bringing back face-to-face interactions.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 17, 2023
Tampa school's former business manager sentenced in $1.1M tuition scam

The Largo man was charged by federal prosecutors for scheming to move tuition payments into personal accounts and giving false information to get more than $1 million in mortgages.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • March 14, 2025
Tampa man arrested for $500K in COVID loan fraud

He is facing two decades in prison for eight counts of fraud.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 15, 2025
Pittsburgh man charged with threatening to behead Tampa General Hospital CEO

The man, who previously worked with John Couris at a different facility before being fired, has been charged with making online threats as the local executive hires security for protection.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Amanda Parrish |
  • February 17, 2026
Bradenton Area EDC interim CEO: Transition brings opportunity

Amanda Parrish says a reset at the EDC could lead to deeper and more sustainable economic development wins for the region.

  • Opinion
  • By Denise Federer |
  • February 19, 2026
Fair or equal? How to split up ownership of a family business

Emotions and money are in play when deciding the future of a family business. Over-communicating is essential when making long-term decisions.

  • Advice
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • March 7, 2026
East Manatee bee, berry farms hustle to survive historic cold snap

Two Myakka City farms experienced little to no losses. But it wasn't easy.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 19, 2022
Industry insiders, consumers hope for best but prep for worst as legislators tackle for property insurance crisis

The special session on property insurance is meant to bring a solution to a long-standing problem before it's too late. Will politicians act?

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 23, 2007
Re-focus for Growth

The founder of GLE Associates narrows the company's market niche and partners with multibillion-dollar companies to jump-start its growth.

  • Entrepreneurs
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