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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 18, 2023
Moffitt Cancer Center set to begin construction on 775-acre campus

When complete, the new global innovation center in Pasco County will include 140 new buildings and employ 14,000.

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • August 18, 2022
Prominent business, finance executive points out recession indicators

PGT Innovations' Jeff Jackson details what he looks for to get to the if and when of a recession.

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  • February 6, 2004
Death Doctor

National Clearinghouse for Science, Technology and the Law brought a pre-eminent pathologist to Stetson.

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  • August 29, 2003
Woo Customers, Increase Business

Lou Lasday, an independent marketing adviser who resides on Longboat Key, creates action-oriented Strategic Corporate Initiatives for emerging companies.

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  • September 26, 2003
YP Sarah Hoffe

Sarah Hoffe, a radiation oncologist for 21st Century Oncology, talks about work, dealing with death, who has mentored her and more.

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  • December 3, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Judges neededNo help from Hollywood Youire invitedFlorida: Middle of the pack

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  • August 13, 2010
GULF COAST 500: Pinching Pennies

The secret sauce to operating a successful restaurant is to control expenses. The Phelans are masters at this business.

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  • June 29, 2012
All in the Family?

Managing conflict in the family business isn't always easy, but it's key to a strong family and a strong company.

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  • February 16, 2012
Capitol Chatter: Feb. 17

Workers comp, expert witness standards, and other Tallahassee talk.

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  • January 10, 2014
Paddle for hope

Gene Evans discovered his stage-four kidney cancer when paddleboarding. Now he uses the sport to save his live and others.

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  • August 21, 2015
Electric life

Hard work, combined with self-confidence, helped Isaac Barpal get from a kibbutz in Israel to the top of Corporate America.

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  • January 23, 2015
Curing cancer

After 19 years of building up its biotechnology company to provide cancer therapies, Morphogenesis is on the verge of a big market entrance.

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  • October 9, 2025
Chad Romans, 22

40 Under 40 winner Chad Romans is owner of Pest Patrol of Southwest Florida.

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  • January 20, 2006
Roth-ing Past a Retirement Time Bomb

Ed Slott visits Sarasota on his crusade to keep the taxman from looting your IRA.

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  • August 25, 2008
Tent Revival

Brian Boyle and his two sons survived some early mistakes in their first family-runentrepreneurial effort. Now the business is actually growing in a down economy.

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  • January 12, 2007
Corporate Report

Chico's income grows 11.9% in DecemberKraft's Carsello retires, numerous officers change jobsLawsuit charges tribe, Hard Rock rigged bidSeveral on Gulf Coast reach top 100 of golf communitiesRaymond James Financial COO joins board of SIFMAMIVA Inc. signs with Google ending Yahoo! ad dealPrice Donoghue Ridenour moves, becomes PDR CPAs

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  • March 6, 2023
Work starts on massive 50-acre, 5,000-residence downtown development

A $95 million apartment sale, retail properties change hands and a new county admin building top the week's commercial real estate news.

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • July 17, 2022
Two artists look to fill a void with new studio

Although not profitable yet, a pair of opportunistic art studio partners looks at multiple areas of potential growth.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 9, 2023
Commercial real estate off to a fast start across the region

A surge of deals at the end of 2022 was met by another flurry of deals to kick off 2023.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 30, 2011
Queen of Soaps

Entrepreneur Deanna Kelly sells soaps and other bath products by emphasizing their beneficial attributes. She stocks her stores with more than 600 products.

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