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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2014
Ruth Soukup, 36

CEO and Founder, Living Well Spending Less Inc.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 18, 2015
'Feet on the Street'

Marketing can be challenging in any field. One company does it without a website, or even social media.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 7, 2015
Brand Reboot

Sales plummeted in 2011 at Jim Miller's e-commerce business. His solution: Find, then tell everyone, about the why.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 12, 2025
Sarasota advertising, marketing firm owner dies at 65

Joe Grano’s Next-Mark LLC celebrated 20 years in business earlier this year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Sharon Hillstrom |
  • June 27, 2025
Bradenton action plan seeks to galvanize the city's economy and livability

City leaders aim to capitalize on Bradenton's momentum.

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  • October 21, 2020
COO of botanical gardens signs 10-year contract

Wendy Deming was instrumental in the adoption and integration of Historic Spanish Point as a companion campus to Selby Gardens’ Downtown Sarasota campus.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 5, 2020
Bioscience company receives $15 million in funding

The funding will support the international commercial expansion of the FebriDx rapid point-of-care test.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 25, 2024
Bradenton sustainable builder makes magazine's global innovation list

Pearl Homes, working on several environmentally friendly real estate and development projects, has been named to Fast Company magazine’s 2024 World’s Most Innovative Companies list.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 5, 2023
Tampa fintech firm with top-level clients raises $20 million

The funds will "accelerate further development of Mad Mobile's technology platform."

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 15, 2021
Music Man in the Boardroom

Johnny Crowder balances running a tech start up that offers mental health support and life on the road as frontman of a heavy metal band

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • April 6, 2018
Penny reign: CEO of super fast-growing startup shares leadership insights

In a wide-ranging interview, Penny Hoarder founder and CEO Kyle Taylor discusses his views on leadership, the future of digital media, his acceptance of mindfulness and meditation, and how he still gets teased by his friends.

  • Leadership
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 16, 2012
Connect with Everybody

Jeremy Sposato couldn't find the software tools he needed to run his residential real estate business. So he built his own.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jake Spanberger |
  • November 27, 2020
Business agility: empower employees to be better remote workers

Implementing mobility and flexibility is key.

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  • October 14, 2016
Tiffany Esposito, 29

President and CEO, Bonita Springs Area Chamber of Commerce

  • Class of 2016
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  • By Alicia Ceccarelli |
  • January 13, 2017
Wildlife wonderer

Marc Harris intimately explores the far reaches of Florida's Everglades. What he photographs is so impressive, some deny that it is even real.

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  • October 10, 2014
Mellisa Allen, 33

Head of Technology, Tervis

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  • June 18, 2010
Jobless rate declines again

Florida's unemployment rate fell another 0.3 percentage points in May.

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  • July 9, 2010
Minto Communities plans Sun City purchase

Minto Communities announced plans to acquire the last remaining buildable land parcels in the Kings Point and Renaissance neighborhoods of Sun City Center.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 8, 2011
Lee County buys land near Twins' stadium

Lee County purchased 14.29 acres south of the Lee County Sports Complex/Hammond Stadium for $4.81 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 15, 2011
Employment finally rebounds

Florida's adjusted rate is down over the year for the first time since 2006.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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