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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 22, 2003
Niche: Residential to Retail

Morin Development's projects include the replacement of the strange-looking former Walter Industries headquarters, near Interstate 275, with a multistory mall.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 7, 2004
Judicial Insight

Doug Kmiec, a former constitutional adviser to two U.S. presidents, offers Tampa Bay area members of the Federalist Society insight into some of the U.S. Supreme Court's most prominent current cases.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • September 3, 2010
'Virgin Territory'

Big Labor sees the Gulf Coast's government employees as ripe for organizing, and has already made in-roads. While private-sector union membership tanked by one quarter during the recession, public sector union membership actually grew.

  • Florida
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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 |
  • December 16, 2021
Home base: With focus on local lending, community bank raises its profile

With consolidation continuing to roil Florida’s banking sector, St. Petersburg, Florida-based First Home Bank stays true to its core values — while making aggressive moves to grow and expand.

  • Finance
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 29, 2020
WIth an ample pipeline, Clover Investment Properties is rolling

Lyle Fogarty has worked for some big names in development, including Trammell Crow Co. and Redstone Commercial. But he's hit his stride with his own company, Clover Investment Properties.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 7, 2020
Plant a seed: Fledgling industry's early entrants see profitable harvest

Gulf Coast makers of medical marijuana and CBD products are reaping rewards from their early entry into the market.

  • Strategies
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • June 10, 2020
During pandemic, region’s community foundations harness customer service tactics

To quickly make a difference during the coronavirus, community foundations are making processes easy for both nonprofits and donors.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 27, 2018
Prominent business family perseveres through odds, obstacles

Richard Gonzmart he’s the fourth generation of his family to run Columbia, the oldest restaurant in Florida. In addition to the flagship Ybor City spot, which opened in 1905, there are six other Columbia Restaurant locations, from Sarasota to St. Augustin

  • Leadership
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 10, 2004
From Farmer to Developer

Manatee Fruit Co., one of the area's larger landowners, changes with the times.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • January 21, 2010
Legal Limbo

Sarasota's Forest Lakes Country Club Estates' homeowners look out at 12-foot tall weeds instead of golf course views, and now have a fire hazard, flooding worries, new forms of wildlife and crime to contend with while the foreclosure drags on. It is a grim sign of the times.

  • Florida
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 23, 2019
Top Entrepreneurs: Hardware store chain president adopts a Wynn-ing formula

How life affirming is the positive work culture fostered by president Michael Wynn at Sunshine Ace Hardware? One employee took it all the way to her grave.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 24, 2018
A case for longevity

Korchmar enters fourth generation of leadership after marking 100 years of manufacturing leather case goods the hard way

  • Leadership
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • December 19, 2025
Sarasota cybersecurity firm combats evil on way to $100M goal

Tenex, which offers AI-native cybersecurity solutions, attributes its explosive growth to having the right product and team in place amid growing threats from cyber criminals.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 12, 2025
Hoffmann Marine's top executive navigates $150M in deals

Hoffman Marine President Jenny Gezella navigates the acquisition-hungry business of boating through a high-energy, high-reliability approach.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • February 28, 2020
From wine to cars to man caves, luxury storage is big opportunity for host of players

One industry expert cautions there's a risk of seizing on demand for luxury storage and going too far with it.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 6, 2020
Media entrepreneur took on big challenges long before pandemic

Ruth Soukup is living example that being afraid shouldn’t derail anyone’s business dreams. She has a $5 million business to prove it.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 24, 2018
Big call: Local companies receive retail giant's blessing

Walmart's fifth annual open call competition was a success for three Gulf Coast companies that will soon find their products on the retail giant's shelves.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • October 17, 2014
Review and Comment

The Amendments

  • Opinion
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 18, 2024
Hoffmann co-CEO on the art of buying 10 business in 8 months

Geoff Hoffmann has an unabashedly simple philosophy to the complicated world of buying businesses: "It's critical that all businesses have a pathway to growth."

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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