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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 23, 2019
Top Entrepreneurs: A life's passion doesn't come without sacrifices

Being an entrepreneur, to these rockstars, is a calling like no other.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 27, 2019
Chemistry firm makes business mark with markers

Faced with a perplexing challenge, a business-focused team of scientists went inside the box. Up next: marker market domination.

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  • By Ted Carter |
  • August 4, 2017
Built to order

Cape Coral manufacturer Action Craft is building on a reputation for stable, light fishing boats.

  • Manufacturing
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 29, 2016
A changed landscape

Starwood Land Ventures and Vanguard Land shift their business plans in response to market conditions.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jaime DiDomenico |
  • March 25, 2016
CEO's Corner: The power of people

In a competitive industry, it can be tough to differentiate your business. Here are ways to create an organization that attracts and keeps the people who help you stand apart.

  • Strategies
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • July 1, 2024
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A $22.1 million land deal in Manatee paces transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 10, 2024
Ryan Larrañaga, 37

40 Under 40 winner Ryan Larrañaga is an entrepreneur and design consultant for Home Depot

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 9, 2025
A drive to win distinguishes 40 Under 40 class of 2025

The region's top high-achieving young leaders are a driven and determined group — backed by some influential mentors.

  • Class of 2025
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 17, 2022
Bravo TV star, yacht captain muses on leadership principles at sea

Lee Rosbach whittles down good leadership to being a person of high honor and integrity. Without that, he says, you're sunk.

  • Leadership
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 2, 2008
Accident Control

Insurance brokers agree: The best way to control costs is to control accidents and offer employees choices, especially when it comes to health insurance.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 20, 2004
Recovery Begins

Business owners deal with chaos as they pick up the pieces after Hurricane Charley.

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 27, 2012
In the end, the choice comes down to character

This is a tough decision for Florida Republicans. Many are looking for an epiphany before Tuesday's primary.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • November 4, 2016
Professor's Proof

Suhas Patil is a former professor who built a $1 billion company that makes chips for technology. Now he's passing on the lessons he's learned.

  • Industries
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • December 23, 2022
Social bar looks to expand with $1 million in revenue on the horizon

Providing an alternative to alcohol has proven to be the right formula for success for a busy couple in Bradenton.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 3, 2006
The Lawyer in the center of the... Double Standard

Debra Lafave's Barbie doll-like looks and sexual encounters with a teen were the topic of worldwide news coverage. Her Tampa attorney, John Fitzgibbons, was already a local star.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 9, 2004
Big Man Off Campus

Former USF professor Clifford M. Gross wants to see that more federally funded research gets spun into moneymaking technology.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 21, 2004
On the Horizon

After a slow start, a community bank that stresses commercial lending over residential in booming Manatee County sees higher profits ahead.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 30, 2012
The Forecloser

Naples attorney Todd Allen created an avalanche of positive press when he foreclosed on a Bank of America branch. It's a case study in media relations that could be lucrative.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 9, 2021
Weight for It: Gym entrepreneurs muscle up for growth

Geoff Dyer and Vince Julien are gung-ho to grow their portfolio of membership-based clubs, capitalizing on the industry’s pandemic-based upheaval.

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 15, 2019
A new BEginning for 21st Century Oncology

In one year, new CEO Kimberly Commins-Tzoumakas transformed the formerly legally challenged, bankrupt cancer care company from the top on down.

  • Leadership
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