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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 18, 2014
Sarasota CPA firm tallies another accolade

Kerkering, Barberio & Co. is one of the 200 largest CPA firms in the country.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 22, 2016
Kauffman Notches No. 15

When work begins in earnest on the Sabal Palm Plaza this summer, it will be the 15th ground-up building developed in Sarasota by retired physician Dr. Mark Kauffman, who began acquiring and redeveloping property in the city in the mid-1990s.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 9, 2016
Increased high-rise development boosts business for Tampa firm

Sims Crane & Equipment is seeing increased demand for its construction elevators.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 17, 2016
Motorcycle dealer cranks up big sales

Port Charlotte Harley-Davidson motorcycle dealership Bert's Black Widow says it was Florida's highest volume dealer in the final months of 2015.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 26, 2014
Windfall for former Hertz CEO

Don't feel too sorry for Hertz's former chairman and CEO Mark Frissora.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 2, 2020
Brokerage, with 40 locations, appoints new CEO

Budge Huskey previously led the Coldwell Banker brand as president and CEO.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 10, 2024
Jacquelyn Redmond, 39

40 Under 40 winner Jacquelyn Redmond is founder and CEO at Arc Consulting.

  • Class of 2024
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  • By Kat Wingert |
  • April 16, 2025
AI: The next new frontier?

While some media organizations are clamoring to be leaders in artificial intelligence, the Observer is following a different approach.

  • Opinion
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 22, 2013
Butler did it

Gina Butler baked a $33 million cupcake franchise empire in a little more than five years. Her next move: take a big bite out of Florida.

  • Strategies
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • May 29, 2024
Lakeland startup makes tech-driven advances in publishing field

A husband-and-wife team seeks to help authors and publishers come together quicker — and with markedly improved books that will sell more copies.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Katie Nielsen |
  • January 23, 2015
10 reasons small employers should consider dropping health insurance

Whether you have five employees or 45, providing health insurance is complicated and expensive for any small business.

  • AllTrust Insurance
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 12, 2025
Closed Nellie's Deli building in Sarasota to get new restaurant

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Bradenton mobile home park is part of $65 million loan package, a Pasco retail property gets a $3.7 million mortgage, and a Fort Myers Beach institution is sold.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 1, 2024
Fort Myers industrial park sells for $155 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a $435 hospital coming to Lee, a manufacturer expands in Pasco and hotel chain buys land in Venice.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 25, 2023
Tampa office building sold for $123 million

A homebuilder gets a $38 million loan in Pasco, a Brooklyn buyer picks up an apartment complex in Sarasota, and a Naples shopping center changes hand in the week's top commercial real estate news.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 28, 2025
First Watch exec dishes on how the company maintains top-tier culture

Karen Sainsbury emphasizes that to have great company culture, the words need to be lived, not just printed and taped to a wall.

  • Leadership
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 14, 2011
Ford forges forward with Florida spearhead

The counterintuitive decision by Ford Motor Co. executives to reject billions of dollars in federal bailout money in 2009 has paid off in unexpected places.

  • News
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  • By Kat Wingert |
  • October 17, 2014
Economic forecast

More work, more problems

  • Strategies
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 29, 2023
Tech company laying off 102 employees in Lakeland

InteLogix sent a letter to the state saying the cuts were in response to a client cutting back.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By State College of Florida Coding Academy |
  • February 21, 2024
Gain Tech Skills with Help from State College of Florida Coding Academy

The State College of Florida Coding Academy works to address the demand for advanced technology training.

  • Industry Insights
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • March 15, 2019
Southwest Florida college working to bridge the skills gap

Hodges University is developing something any employer should covet: A program that teaches foundational — and soft — skills to a variety of employees.

  • Education
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