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  • By Jay Brady |
  • August 6, 2010
Addition by Subtraction

Property tax exemptions aimed at job growth are on the Aug. 24 ballots of Charlotte and Sarasota counties, while others consider the 30-year-old law.

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 3, 2013
The A Team

A security firm with fast-growth ambitions has refined a detailed system to help solve one of a business owner's biggest dilemmas: How to recruit and retain top employees.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • May 27, 2011
Fraud Frenzy

The Legislature failed to fix Florida's no-fault auto insurance law that has made the state No. 1 for both questionable claims tied to staged accidents and medical provider fraud. And Tampa is the new ground zero.

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jay Brady |
  • June 17, 2011
A Matter of Trust

Bank capital is at risk of fleeing the country and Florida should the feds adopt an IRS rule requiring banks to report interest earned by foreigners, who fear reprisals from their home countries.

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 28, 2021
Manufactured homes pioneer still rolling along

Murex Properties' Steven Adler follows his father's footsteps into business — and earns his industry's highest honor.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 2, 2020
Legal Zoom: Law firms make big changes to please the virtual court

Tampa Bay area law firms are adapting to the COVID-19 era, when legal proceedings have been moved onto virtual platforms like Zoom and with most trials delayed indefinitely.

  • Law
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • November 29, 2019
Commercial broker sees promise in part of town others avoided

Frank Bozikovich's never-quit strategy is a lesson in commercial real estate persistence.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • March 20, 2020
Construction industry faces persistent labor shortage

The construction field is getting squeezed on both ends — not as many young people are entering the industry and more people, especially the bulge of baby boomers, are retiring.

  • Construction-Development
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 31, 2019
Retired video game guru urges budding execs to embrace fears

Reggie Fils-Aime also tells college graduates — and business executives — that keeping options open for alternative, previously unforeseen solutions is a big key to success.

  • Leadership
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • March 11, 2022
Bradenton-based startup looks to add a primary building material

Disruptive-minded startup tackles construction industry supply, cost and environmental challenges with something new: bamboo.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 4, 2019
Plant a flag: Venerable East Coast law firm charts a course for Gulf growth

Not content to bank on its legacy and pedigree, Gunster embraces a strategy of rapid expansion. Will its cerebral approach to messaging help it win the war for young legal talent?

  • Law
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • July 3, 2014
The politics of liberty and why Jefferson wrote the Declaration

Liberty forms the foundation of our nation. Thomas Jefferson's role in the early government helped make it so.

  • Opinion
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • July 4, 2014
Review and Comment

The politics of liberty and why Jefferson wrote the Declaration

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 12, 2014
A large interest

Businesses in any industry constantly seek new revenue sources. The concept has a thundering immediacy in banking.

  • Finance
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 4, 2025
Venice manufacturer, boosted by surge in AI-hungry customers, grows rapidly

With a client list that includes corporate behemoths — hello, Amazon and Meta — DMSI has grown in terms of staff and space. But the CEO says this is a temporary "bandage" amid the skyrocketing need for its products.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 12, 2026
Sarasota best-selling author, speaker overcame teenage trauma

Simone Knego overcame some crushing teenage trauma to lead a life of confidence — and consistent accomplishments. Now she encourages others to do the same.

  • Leadership
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 22, 2018
Entrepreneur creates an Oasis in a franchising desert

Oasis Senior Advisors CEO Tim Evankovich grows franchising business with heavy support and has been inducted into The Cleaning Authority Hall of Fame

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 17, 2005
First Quarter Blitz

Gulf Coast banks and thrifts grew substantially during the first three months of this year. Many profited from that growth.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • May 23, 2019
Top Entrepreneurs: Family business patriarch's big risks have paid off

Richard Gonzmart has shepherded his Ybor City, Tampa, Florida, family business, the Columbia Restaurant Group, for decades while taking significant risks.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 24, 2004
Drive-by Litigation?

Small businesses battle what they call frivolous and expensive lawsuits bydisabled rights advocates.

  • Entrepreneurs
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