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  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • September 2, 2025
East Manatee residents protest county's youth baseball field plans

Manatee County is planning to build three youth baseball fields at Country Club East Park next year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Chuck Merlis |
  • October 9, 2025
Jake Halusic, 36

40 Under 40 winner Jake Halusic is founder and CEO of Trofeo.

  • Class of 2025
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 9, 2025
Richard Anderson, 39

40 Under 40 winner Richard Anderson is culinary director at Oxford Commons Hospitality Co.

  • Class of 2025
  • By Elizabeth Djinis |
  • May 15, 2026
Mark Vengroff: Hyperfocusing on an in-demand niche pays big dividends

"We went through a lot of struggles on a lot of things, … but every big mistake we had, we had some huge reward come out of it in the end." –Mark Vengroff, One Stop Housing

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 14, 2003
Thorns of Deception

In a tale of broken trusts, more than a dozen clients claim Bradenton attorney Richard Groner mishandled their money prior to his suicide.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • November 1, 2018
Amendments advice: Where does it fall on the freedom scale?

There are exceptions, of course. This is why it helps to know some of the background and nuances of the questions. As we know, legislators and others sometimes create confusing questions that, on the surface, sound reasonable, but in practice are meant to

  • Opinion
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 22, 2023
Developer reveals transformative plans for Sarasota mall

Torburn Partners is planning 1,200 apartments and 500,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and commercial space on the former mall site.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 26, 2022
On-the-rise high school basketball coach dishes key leadership lessons

Jeremy Schiller’s leadership philosophy lends itself to business in multiple ways, from employee retention to consistent communication.

  • Leadership
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • September 21, 2022
Elevator business CEO projects business boom

The home-based elevator business, despite a looming economic downturn, continues going up and up for one Southwest Florida company.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 24, 2006
Copy That

Anne Mulcahy rescued American business icon Xerox Corp. from near bankruptcy. Her insights could help Gulf Coast businesses grow.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 7, 2005
Condo-Conversion Kings

Miami Lakes-based Prestige Builders Partners, the largest condo converter of apartments statewide, puts a lot of stock in the Gulf Coast as it looks to expand nationwide.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 20, 2004
'It's Like Wildcatting'

Referrals are a way of business for Henry Valenzuela. It's lucrative, too. His law firm collected about $50 millionon behalf of clients since its formation in 1996.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 15, 2005
A Banker Eyes Congress

Republican Tramm Hudson's potential election opponents see pluses and minuses to entering politics with a banking resume.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 5, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

South Florida condo converter buys 300 apartments in TampaNew Jersey investment firmbuys 29 retail sites in FloridaSimDag affiliate pays $12.4 million for 1 acreClearwater Inn owner pares interest rates, reduces costsSouth Florida investors buy pasture land for $10 million

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 20, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Lee/Collier)

Developer Converts Estero Apartments into CondosOhio-based company buys Sanibel shopping centerLennar buys Naples land near I-75Developer converts Naples hotel to condosTOUSA acquires Transeastern and four developmentsFranchisor plans Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que in Fort MyersMcGarvey Development buys East Cape business parkPompano Beach developer buysAirport Exchange Park in Lee County

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 13, 2005
Struggle for Control

The estate of entrepreneur Paul 'Duke' Smith has spun out of control amid a bitter family dispute.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • May 28, 2009
Making the Grade

Two-thirds of Gulf Coast House members get A's from two prominent business groups, but only one of 11 senators goes to the head of the class.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2004
Risk Taker

An established Orlando attorney uproots a successful law practiceto start over in St. Petersburg.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2003
Tech Industry Needs Dollars

Can state government provide Florida's technology entrepreneurs with anything more than tokensubsidies and good-luck wishes?

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 9, 2004
Bridging the Experience Gap

Clearwater's mayor bases his campaign for county clerk on stints in the public and private sectors, discounting bad publicity from a botched construction project in his city.

  • Entrepreneurs
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