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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 19, 2025
Real estate agent goes viral with racy jokes, Trump impersonations

Bidets, big trucks and everything in between. Not much is off limits for broker Breanna Banaciski as she carves out a comedic cult-following in a competitive field.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 12, 2024
Team-building firm training better leadership habits enters its next stage

Laugh with, not at. Laptop down. Celebrate small things. These tiny catchphrases have a big influence on how Game On Nation helps leaders become better leaders and better people.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • April 5, 2024
Eager entrepreneurs aim to shake up the Tampa networking scene

Skip the chicken dinners. Pass on old-style meet-and-greets. An energetic group of young Tampa entrepreneurs are out to change the way networking is done.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 13, 2024
Sarasota mall redevelopment, including 848 apartments, inches forward

The city's planning board granted an approval that marks one step toward revitalizing the former Southgate Mall site.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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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 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 King |
  • April 21, 2026
Midwest gym franchise targets Gulf Coast for expansion

Fitness Premier 24/7 Sarasota has attracted potential franchisees due to its success in the market.

  • 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 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 Louis Llovio |
  • March 6, 2023
Industry panel: Expect fewer amenities in new residential developments

Industry insiders discuss the residential market and how, with rising costs and a diminished appetite for debt, developers are likely to cut down on extras.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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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 Traci McMillan Beach |
  • March 23, 2018
Lightning CEO reworks leadership style, business soars

There was a time when few people wanted to make a career working for the Tampa Bay Lightning. But with a CEO who reworked his leadership style, the business side has soared. Can he maintain the success?

  • Leadership
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 18, 2022
Recession not a certainty, but likely, economists say

Is the U.S. economy headed toward a recession? Probably, but any downturn is likely to be brief and mild, especially in Florida.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 6, 2006
Going to the Dogs

Sharn Veterinary's three-year average annual growth rate of 371% has it well on its way to becoming the industry leader with its medical devices for animals.

  • Entrepreneurs
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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 |
  • January 28, 2006
No Regrets, Now

Jim Barge is glad he didn't sell Intellect Technical Solutions Inc. in 2000, despite a few lean years since. It's one of the fastest growing companies in America.

  • 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 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 |
  • December 12, 2003
Developer and Lawyer (Tampa edition)

George Rahdert is a well-known First Amendment lawyer. His lesser known development company owns nearly 50 properties.

  • Law
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