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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • October 28, 2020
Pandemic leads to ups, downs for Main Street communities

New, creative strategies lead the way for three designated Main Street communities in the region.

  • Strategies
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 3, 2006
Coffee Talk

Keep your eye the CPI: Here's a little trade secret that commercial real estate landlords shared with Coffee Talk recently: Watch the Consumer Price Index (CPI).January real estate bump: After three depressing months in residential real estate, at least one company is seeing an uptick from January.Boat slips are going condo: Owners of marinas that rent boat slips are converting to "condos," selling the slips in the same way developers resell apartments as residential condos.The results are in...: A group of business and political leaders in Hillsborough County has released the results of a recent poll taken to gauge support for putting a referendum on the November ballot that would create an elected county mayor.You never call me anymore: And that's not just your mother saying that. A new survey released by the Menlo Park, Calif.-based staff service company OfficeTeam shows a dramatic decline in the amount of time executives spend on the phone talking to colleagues.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 23, 2012
Community posts record profits

Its annual net income of $5.6 million was a new high mark for the bank.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • June 25, 2010
Your Landlord, Yourself

Owners of single-occupant office buildings may have to look no further for a potential buyer than their current tenant. But does it automatically make sense to own a building as cheaply as you can lease?

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 2, 2008
Gulf Coast Week

Gandy project to beginHometown petition snagCompany wins $20 millionReds look elsewhereWine Festival's $14 millionAirport tops 8 millionHoffman backs McCainWestshore's transit fund

  • Finance
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  • By Denise Federer |
  • March 22, 2012
Successfully Embracing Change

How to overcome the hurdle of inaction to do the things you need to achieve your goals.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 22, 2010
'Has hell frozen?'

Collier County has the reputation as one of the worst places to do business on the Gulf Coast. Now that its unemployment hovers above 13%, Collier government's anti-business attitude may be mellowing.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 10, 2017
How to ... Get media attention for your company

The quick-hit answer to getting your company media coverage, from blogs and TV news to magazines and newspapers, is to hire a public relations professional or company.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • November 4, 2024
$14M Naples golf club renovation has big support — and fans

Countryside Golf and Country Club has pulled off an impressive feat: keeping residents happy during a major renovation project.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Denise Kalette |
  • March 22, 2013
Powering Ahead

St. Petersburg-based Power Design expects its revenue to jump 40% this year. It's summoning electricians from across the country to tackle new projects.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 13, 2017
Jill Athridge, 39

CEO and owner, Stage Door Studios

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  • July 16, 2009
Rocket Parts

Matt Griffin, 39 Vortex Racing

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  • By Kat Wingert |
  • May 16, 2014
2014 Entrepreneur of the Year

Entrepreneurship isn't for the faint of heart.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 18, 2022
Feld brings back 'The Greatest Show' — with a twist

Looking for more immersive ways to connect with the audience, “The Greatest Show on Earth” will return in 2023.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 15, 2011
Everywhere Fast

With social networking sites mushrooming on the Internet, tech entrepreneur Aaron Shepherd helps small businesses manage it all from one place.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • May 29, 2022
Sarasota physician finds rapid success with personalized medicine practice

Dr. Tracy Gapin recently made the ultimate career pivot, in launching a new medical practice that seeks to take high-tech personalized medicine mainstream.

  • Healthcare
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  • By Elizabeth Morrisey |
  • April 5, 2019
As soccer continues its rise, area team aims to capitalize on boom

Florida Tropics SC, based in Lakeland, it continues to expand its brand.

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  • By Mike Walker and Jeffrey Beisler-Snell, Ph.D. |
  • November 7, 2025
Global Trade Uncertainty Requires an Experienced Banking Team

Tariffs may have an impact on your business - but there are ways to counter them.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • March 13, 2026
$5 million Sarasota-Manatee pet retail business starts franchising

The franchise market for retail dog food and toys is lucrative. Entrepreneurs — and passionate dog parents — Rob and Linda Emery enter it with a litter full of in-the-field experience.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 18, 2006
Lee-Collier Runner-Up 3

Daniel Dosoretz, CEO, Radiation Therapy Services: When Daniel Dosoretz arrived in Fort Myers in 1980, cancer patients who needed radiation therapy didn't have many choices in town. That was about to change.

  • Entrepreneurs
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