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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 9, 2004
Bridging the Experience Gap

Clearwater's mayor bases his campaign for county clerk on stints in the public and private sectors, discounting bad publicity from a botched construction project in his city.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2004
Calm After the Storms

Ober says he's steadied the Hillsborough state attorney's office.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • September 10, 2009
On the Wild Side

Pasco County's unique plan to create 25 miles of wildlife corridors over 7,100 acres includes uncertain incentives for landowners to go with a cost of $35 million and more land off the tax rolls.

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jay Brady |
  • November 19, 2010
Election Dominos

Republicans can thank an unlikely source for setting off a chain of events leading to their historic victories across Florida. Democrats' ambition for higher office then paved the way to their own demise.

  • Florida
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 28, 2011
Shipping magnate

Sarasota entrepreneur Eric Baird is the Review's Entrepreneur of the Decade. He speaks candidly about his upbringing, his drive and his successes.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • July 2, 2010
Grade Inflation

Two prominent business groups give liberal Gulf Coast legislators higher grades this year than last, but that may have more to do with a few slam-dunk votes and election year politics than any philosophical shift by Democrats.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 15, 2013
Forward Thinking

A gutsy move to maintain a hefty payroll in the core of the downturn has finally begun to show dividends for one entrepreneur.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • June 10, 2011
Tripped Up

Unbeknown to key Lee County officials, their road impact fee formula charges for trips on I-75 and state roads even though the county doesn't plan to spend the money on those routes. It's costing fee payers millions of dollars.

  • Florida
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  • By John Haughey |
  • December 23, 2021
Diverse business incubator plans for robust 2022

After its own turbulent expansion, Lakeland business incubator — on version 3.0 — focuses on ‘velocity to launch’ for scalable startups.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 6, 2018
Seagate Development building on diverse skill sets

Seagate Development Group a $50 million company in three years of homebuilding, commercial leasing and construction and developing office space

  • Strategies
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  • By Alicia Ceccarelli |
  • July 28, 2017
Change on the horizon

A close-knit family specializing in multimillion-dollar renovation projects has been building up the Fort Myers skyline for years. How do they keep it all together?

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 19, 2014
Big potential

Public opinion can flatten a real estate project before it gets going. One developer takes an attack-first strategy.

  • Strategies
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 23, 2025
Port Charlotte's Sunseeker one year later: Low occupancy, high hopes

In its first year of business the Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor has faced storms and low occupancy, but the company and local tourism officials say there are signs that it is making an impact.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kat Wingert |
  • September 18, 2023
Observer Media Group executive editor, co-owner Lisa Walsh dies at 69

Lisa Walsh was a pillar in the Sarasota-Manatee community; a trusted and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and daughter; and the backbone of one of the most successful media companies in Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Janet Leiser |
  • October 9, 2025
Tatum Walker, 39

40 Under 40 winner Tatum Walker is senior business development specialist at Lee County Economic Development Office.

  • Class of 2025
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 21, 2026
Stickney Point questions prompt delay for lawmakers' $20M vote

Sarasota County commissioners voiced concerns about plans for the future and existing businesses that are tenants at the Boatyard property.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • March 23, 2026
Downtown Sarasota ponders hotel/condo trend in aim to avoid 'luxury ghost town'

Two projects working through the city approval process would combine condominium and hotel uses, signaling a possible shift in the condo market and more year-round activity.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 18, 2004
Race for the Bench

Is the color of one's skin an issue in the campaigns to elect three county judges in Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties?

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 23, 2008
By The Numbers

By The Numbers

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 30, 2023
Tampa energy exec on getting to the top: There’s ‘no easy ride’

A reflective look back at her career leads energy executive Helen Wesley to some crucial truths. Among them humility and hustle are always will never turn to fossils.

  • Leadership
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