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  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • August 20, 2024
$25M Sarasota-UTC area furniture store to go big and green

City Furniture will open a 120,000-square-foot showroom in UTC's East District by summer 2025.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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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.

  • Advice
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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 Brian Hartz |
  • October 12, 2023
Ben Wagner, 39

An accountant-turned-entrepreneur leans on his mentor for advice, such as how to "fail forward."

  • Class of 2023
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • October 12, 2023
Sidney Turner, 35

A psychologist and researcher combats trauma with retreat.

  • Class of 2023
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • November 10, 2023
Sarasota's affordable housing crisis dissected at chamber summit

Most respondents to a Sarasota Chamber of Commerce survey say their ability to do business has been negatively impacted due to a lack of housing for workers.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 2, 2025
Naples Beach Club nears opening as $1 billion project nears completion

The first phase of thex redevelopment of the former Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club includes the Four Seasons Hotel but not the signature golf club.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • March 10, 2025
Bradenton firm to merge with HR tech company

Both companies provide humane resources solutions for small and mid-sized businesses.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • October 10, 2024
Ashley Kelly, 31

40 Under 40 winner Ashley Kelly is a vice president/wealth advisor at Clarity Wealth.

  • Class of 2024
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 22, 2025
Clearwater developer to build Aston Martin-branded projects, one in Tampa Bay

Valor Real Estate Development and the ultra-luxury car maker will start construction on the first of the residential towers, an 18-story beachfront property on Daytona Beach Shores, early next year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • August 26, 2022
Nationally known Fort Myers hospice CEO, after 40 years, remains industry force

"Making changes means really focusing on what needs to be done, not just what’s easy," Samira Beckwith says.

  • Healthcare
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • April 8, 2026
Renovations to Tampa Union Station go full steam ahead

The update, expected to be completed sometime this fall, will be the first major renovation to the train station since the 1990s.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 24, 2025
$2.5M IRS fraud lands Cape Coral roofing company owner in prison

The owner and manager of Nastar Roofing in Lee County were sentenced to federal prison for not paying taxes on employee wages.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 20, 2004
Be Good to Your Employees

International speaker and employee motivator Barbara Glanz might sound corny at first. Then she cites statistics and the bottom line. CEOs are listening.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 27, 2004
Giving Back

William J. Schifino Jr.: Hillsborough County Bar president, managing partner of Williams Schifino Mangione & Steady PA, father of three and community volunteer.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 15, 2018
Nonprofit grows budget 500% in four years — to $157 million

Rick Carlisle, CAN Community Health, Sarasota, nonprofits, strategy, HIV/AIDS, health care, growth, 501 (c) 3, Rev. Demetrius Jifunza, Roger Capote, Fruitville Road, Guidestar

  • Strategies
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