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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 23, 2024
Drone program for medical supplies to make national debut in Lakewood Ranch

Through a partnership with Tampa General Hospital, Manatee County EMS will use drones to more quickly aid people suffering from a heart attack or a drug overdose.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • September 4, 2025
USF signs $85M contract with US Army for defense innovations

The five-year, $85 million contract will support research and innovations in a wide range of fields that support national security, including cybersecurity, biotechnology and energy sciences.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 9, 2025
Donald Carlson, 33

40 Under 40 winner Donald Carlson is founder of Tweeds.

  • Class of 2025
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • March 4, 2026
$63M affordable housing complex breaks ground in Naples

Ekos Creekside will be the first development in Collier County delivered under Florida's Live Local Act, according to a statement.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth Djinis |
  • April 13, 2026
Tampa cancer center utilizes AI to predict 'wasting syndrome'

Moffitt researchers, with patience at the forefront, tackle a difficult issue that, undetected, makes treating cancer more difficult.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 9, 2026
Sushi restaurant opens in Sarasota's Rosemary District

Hanami Sushi Cocktails & Grill will open April 10.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 24, 2024
$400K theft from organization helping seniors lands woman in prison

A 49-year-old woman was sentenced to prison Tuesday for stealing from a business that provided HVAC and other maintenance services to residents of Sun City Center.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Denise Federer |
  • March 27, 2026
Leadership transition in family business can create new opportunities

Is it time for your family business to evolve? A family enterprise might be the answer.

  • Advice
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • November 6, 2024
The Pfizer Papers: Pfizer’s crimes against humanity

Three governments tried to suppress evidence revealing that Pfizer and federal officials knew the company’s vaccine would not stop COVID and was deadly.

  • Opinion
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • September 8, 2021
OPINION: Ivermectin II: Cons and pros

Readers chastised us, saying we were promoting a COVID-19 drug that’s dangerous and unproven. Dr. Pierre Kory addresses those concerns.

  • Opinion
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  • By Rod Thomson |
  • August 3, 2012
All about the model

Florida Medical Clinic is growing in doctors, services and revenues, but its top executive sees even more opportunities with Obamacare.

  • Strategies
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 24, 2026
Well-known Florida CRE veteran and raconteur turns novelist

Bill "The Dirt Dog" Eshenbaugh returns to his family roots in a historical novel set during the Civil War.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 21, 2009
Stimulus you can believe in

Successful Gulf Coast entrepreneur and commercial real estate investor Harvey Vengroff has long said the region's economy lacks diversification. He sees the recession as a chance for real change.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • August 7, 2009
Crist vs.Rubio: It's celluloid vs. substance

Real Republicans in Florida, especially those big-money business people who helped finance Charlie Crist's march to the governorship four years ago, have a serious dilemma.

  • Opinion
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 29, 2009
Narrow the Spread

The spread that separates buyers and sellers of commercial real estate is starting to narrow. Two recent apartment deals may be an indicator of future activity, but not a recovery.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 4, 2011
Hong Kong Zones

Platapalooza got people talking about how to fix planning disasters of older communities such as Lehigh Acres and Cape Coral. Removing government barriers is the first fix.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 13, 2012
Garbage Growth

A garbage collection firm fights to win a breakthrough contract for a large Gulf Coast county in 2012. It won't come easy.

  • Strategies
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 7, 2022
My father’s business, built on hustle, teaches valuable lessons

Family-run company can be more about what you learn from one another as the bottom line. In the Llovio family, the lessons are about grit, resilience and, notably, love.

  • Opinion
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 21, 2017
'Proud Moments'

Rita Lowman has had plenty of chances to walk away from banking — some after highly lucrative successes. But she has crucial industry ideas to pursue.

  • Finance
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 15, 2006
Pub Crawl

After 15 years of deliberate growth, a pair of lifelong friends running a bar and grill chain are about to pass $11 million in annual revenues. Expansion throughout the Gulf Coast is up next.

  • Entrepreneurs
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