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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • October 10, 2024
Skyler Betts, 35

40 Under 40 winner Skyler Betts is the business development director at Town Square University Parkway.

  • Class of 2024
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Alex Walsh |
  • October 10, 2024
Vladimir Ljesevic, 31

40 Under 40 winner Vladimir Ljesevic is co-founder and managing partner at CMPSE Inc.

  • Class of 2024
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Amanda Postma |
  • August 12, 2021
Entrepreneur seeks to connect people face-to-face in an industry run by technology

When Tonya Buford noticed the dating game had become overruled by technology, she wanted to change that. With her business, Singles Pop Up, she's bringing back face-to-face interactions.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • March 7, 2026
East Manatee bee, berry farms hustle to survive historic cold snap

Two Myakka City farms experienced little to no losses. But it wasn't easy.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 17, 2023
Tampa school's former business manager sentenced in $1.1M tuition scam

The Largo man was charged by federal prosecutors for scheming to move tuition payments into personal accounts and giving false information to get more than $1 million in mortgages.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Laura Lyon |
  • March 14, 2025
Tampa man arrested for $500K in COVID loan fraud

He is facing two decades in prison for eight counts of fraud.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 15, 2025
Pittsburgh man charged with threatening to behead Tampa General Hospital CEO

The man, who previously worked with John Couris at a different facility before being fired, has been charged with making online threats as the local executive hires security for protection.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Amanda Parrish |
  • February 17, 2026
Bradenton Area EDC interim CEO: Transition brings opportunity

Amanda Parrish says a reset at the EDC could lead to deeper and more sustainable economic development wins for the region.

  • Opinion
  • By Denise Federer |
  • February 19, 2026
Fair or equal? How to split up ownership of a family business

Emotions and money are in play when deciding the future of a family business. Over-communicating is essential when making long-term decisions.

  • Advice
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 19, 2022
Industry insiders, consumers hope for best but prep for worst as legislators tackle for property insurance crisis

The special session on property insurance is meant to bring a solution to a long-standing problem before it's too late. Will politicians act?

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 23, 2007
Re-focus for Growth

The founder of GLE Associates narrows the company's market niche and partners with multibillion-dollar companies to jump-start its growth.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2007
Free to Grow?

There's no such thing as quiet expansion in the heavily regulated - and highly competitive - Gulf Coast banking industry.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 2, 2008
Be Prepared

Companies are vulnerable to a range of federal and state personnel laws. Attorneys who represent companies say consistent policies and an understanding of the law can help avoid labor lawsuits.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jay Brady |
  • November 5, 2009
Tallahassee Knows Best

How much land is needed for what purposes is not really up to local governments and developers through a tedious planning process, but instead depends heavily on a state agency's belief that it knows best how much land should be used for what, where and when, from Pensacola to Naples.

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • August 17, 2012
College Branding

The University of South Florida's College of Business needs an image makeover. Its new globe-trotting dean may be just the one to give it.

  • Strategies
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • March 5, 2021
Law firms grapple with rapid changes in office environments

The pandemic has amped up an ongoing assessment of office space within the legal industry. Firms look to cut costs where possible — while reaming creative and flexible.

  • Law
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • April 20, 2018
The region's independent trust companies share success strategies

A trio of independent trust companies face some significant challenges connected to a 'good' problem: rapid growth

  • Finance
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 25, 2025
Slay your impostor: How CEOs can defeat self-doubt

The self-doubt many high-achieving leaders and entrepreneurs have, the voice that says you aren’t good enough? There are ways to silence it.

  • Leadership
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 14, 2003
Banks Market Share

Smaller fry gain on the big banks along the Gulf Coast.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 22, 2005
Lawyer of the Year: King of Domain

Attorney Bill Moore counts on facts, not theatrics, to defend the U.S. Constitution and the rights of the little guy.

  • Entrepreneurs
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