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  • 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
  • For Subscribers Only
  • 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 Carl Cronan |
  • September 3, 2010
Hero of Gyros

Salem Gharsalli is in expansion mode with his Salem's Gyros & Subs chain, with a goal of making his name a national brand. He's starting by steering customers away from the drive-through lanes of burger joints.

  • Strategies
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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
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jay Brady |
  • August 19, 2011
Foreign Capital, Local Jobs

A Tampa-Sarasota partnership's investment model finances development projects backed by foreign investors. The payoff: an expedited path to citizenship, if enough jobs get created.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 7, 2012
All He Could Be

A high-ranking Army officer based on the Gulf Coast attacks leadership like an art — not a science.

  • Strategies
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jay Brady |
  • April 15, 2011
Maze Buster

With 1 million unemployed, legislators aim to clear a path to jobs through the state's decades-old growth management maze by giving locals more autonomy. But environmental groups are stalling to have more time to review.

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • 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 Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 1, 2019
NetPark Tampa Bay was a creative conversion

NetPark@ Tampa Bay in Tampa represents the only retail mall in the U.S. to be successfully converted to pure office space, the result of an investment and commitment by insurer John Hancock Corp.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • 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 |
  • March 11, 2016
Go-getter

A passion for startups drove Sheryl Hunter to launch a super-specialized law firm. Clients are rolling in.

  • Law
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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 Denise Federer |
  • March 27, 2025
Good leaders need emotional management skills, not just technical know-how

The key to emotional management is to show, above all else, courage.

  • Advice
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 30, 2025
Florida man sues state investigator after 11 felony charges dropped

The former roofing company salesman blames a "faulty investigation" and "fabricated facts" for upending his life.

  • Florida
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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 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 |
  • January 15, 2026
Sarasota Station breaks ground, marking city’s first Live Local project

A Sarasota developer is building 202 apartments for workforce housing.

  • 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 Mark Gordon |
  • November 18, 2020
Firms find ways to help employees through pandemic

Keeping employees engaged — and mentally strong — at work is now a pandemic-era challenge like no other. Strategies, from providing clarity to espousing empathy to toilet roll basketball, are in the offing.

  • Strategies
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