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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 13, 2022
Hip-hop hooray: Attorney embraces rap music as a side gig

Hip-hop hooray: Tampa, Florida, attorney embraces rap music as a side gig.

  • Executive Diversions
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 7, 2018
Shape the future: Students bring a breakthrough product to market

Lauren Wright and Tram Pham have founded The Natural Nipple, a Tampa, Florida-based company that aims to improve the way newborn babies are fed.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 21, 2018
Adaptive Reuse

In an example of adaptive reuse, Transwestern Development Co. intends to revamp the former Golf Club at Bridgewater in Lakeland into a 1 million-square-foot industrial park aimed at e-commerce tenants.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • August 16, 2019
Entrepreneur leads team of over 70 women to sales success

One of Pat Burki's keys to coaching is to make motivation personal.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 6, 2019
IP Capital completes a Grand deal

$226 million purchase of the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay and Bayport Plaza will further integrate the two properties in Tampa's Westshore district

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 15, 2019
Which way will the economy turn in 2020?

Tariffs, labor market and other concerns loom, but optimism, so far, reigns

  • Industries
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  • By John Haughey |
  • April 19, 2019
Merger creates widespread urban planning leader

Lakeland’s two largest architecture firms morph into ‘I-4-based’ monolith, with a size and smarts approach to courting clients.

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • July 6, 2018
Minor miracle: Market-savvy boys of summer hit business homers

Minor League Baseball, based in St. Petersburg, Florida, has seen big increases in attendance and merchandise sales over the past few years.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 17, 2017
Rental rave

Despite years of rent growth and price appreciation, investors continue to seek Tampa and St. Petersburg area apartment deals.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 30, 2017
Like a Rocket

Multifamily complexes throughout the Gulf Coast are attracting buyers, sending prices to new heights.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 11, 2013
Global Trust

In just two years, Akerman Senterfitt's office in Naples has earned a reputation for its international trust and estate-planning work on behalf of ultra-wealthy people.

  • Law
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 22, 2014
Ford Focus

A small restaurant near Henry Ford's winter home in Fort Myers is counting on nostalgia to turn it into the next big restaurant concept. It won the automaker's blessing.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • August 19, 2024
137 companies in region ranked among fastest-growing in US

Companies from Lakeland to Naples made the Inc. 5000 list for 2024.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kristen Lessig-Schenerlein, Hannah McGowan |
  • November 1, 2024
Holding your team to high standards requires a coaching mindset

Here are three steps to hold your team accountable to high expectations — while honoring them as human beings.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • March 31, 2025
Bradenton company awarded roofing technology patent

Crazy Seal has secured a patent for its material to seal leaking roofs.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kristen Lessig-Schenerlein, Hannah McGowan |
  • May 22, 2025
Lead like it's safe to speak: The real power of psychological safety

When the world outside feels chaotic, it’s tempting to double down on control. Fight that urge.

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  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • January 16, 2024
Sarasota restaurateurs open new sushi location after years of delays

"If you set your mind to it, you will find a way," says Tsunami Sushi & Hibachi Grill co-owner Jeffrey Karasawa.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 19, 2023
Sarasota law firm hits 100 employees, readies for more growth

Evan Berlin’s biggest professional risk, launching his own firm 20 years ago, has grown into a big success.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • March 11, 2025
St. Petersburg bank reaches billion-dollar milestone

The achievement comes nearly four years after the bank’s inception.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 25, 2025
Car dealership buys distinctive Sarasota building on US 41 for $1.8M

A piece of commercial real estate on South Tamiami Trail has sold.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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