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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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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • July 25, 2023
Real estate conference paints Sarasota market as 'normalizing'

Challenges, in available land and other sectors, persist.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • March 19, 2023
Travel agency emerges from pandemic stronger than ever

Preferred Travel of Naples was able to move quickly when the world started traveling again, thanks to some smart and shrewd decisions made during the pandemic.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 20, 2023
Surprising gold medal rowing team teaches valuable leadership lesson

A musician and film producer-turned-entrepreneur coach and consultant breaks down leadership into an essential question: Will this task make you better?

  • Leadership
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 3, 2023
Answers to the most-asked questions on affordable housing in Sarasota

With initial land-use changes in place, the city is embarking on more granular changes to open the doors for private development.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • October 14, 2022
Charlie Pasquariello, 38

HF Scientific, senior product manager

  • Class of 2022
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • November 23, 2022
New indoor pickleball club picks up members before it's even opened

After researching what was missing from the game, Brian McCarthy discovered players were looking for some control in the environment.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 10, 2007
Saving Time and Money

St. Petersburg's RapidVector takes a different approach to Web site development locally: It sells its product to resellers and uses a workforce primarily in India.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 8, 2006
After the Sweet Spot

NorthStar Bank will target businesses with less than $50 million in annual revenue. It will be a full-service bank for business people and their families.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 12, 2007
Quantitative Quality

The statistical approach to stock selection hasn't always been the most popular. But that's irrelevant to Doug Case, who has used the theory to build a firm managing almost $2 billon.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 2, 2008
AngryNeighbors

Despite all the talk of regional cooperation, Lee County is suing Charlotte County for approving the development of Babcock Ranch. Some view it as a bad omen for resolving big regional issues.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 7, 2008
Building on Relationships

Hawkins Construction continues a tradition of team-oriented work among its longtime employees and succeeds, especially in the retail niche.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 23, 2006
Organizational Clarity

Harley Davidson dealer Scott Fischer is fanatical about improving employee morale and his customers' experience. He calls it a sickness. But his company is healthier than ever.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 17, 2006
MOLD Busters

An entrepreneur and a scientist are turning cynics into believers with the help of technology and chemicals used to fight biological warfare. The results are $3 million-plus in revenue.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 28, 2006
Mayor of Main Street

Pat Westerhouse brings years of experience from Tampa's Old Hyde Park Village to Lakewood Ranch's Main Street.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 12, 2004
Closed Case?

Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Harry Lee Anstead shuts down the flow of judicial records over the Internet.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 19, 2004
Up or Down Hill

A leading earnings researcher tells local analysts that the U.S. economy isn't out of the woods yet.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 12, 2005
Executive Session with Jan Smith

The Gulf Coast Business Review sat down with the newly appointed trustee of the University of South Florida Board of Trustees.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 2, 2006
Building Blocks

From Naples to Tampa, the buzzwords in construction include affordable housing and labor costs. And then there is the well known potential bubble burst of the once booming housing market. An industry insider weighs in.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 9, 2006
Corn Dogged

Former Monsanto scientist Bradley M. Krohn tries to beat the odds by introducing ethanol production to Florida.

  • Entrepreneurs
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