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Optimism, hiring up slightly?

Small business owners are starting to feel better, a national survey suggests.

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  • September 7, 2012
North Port ranks as most affordable

Everybody loves rankings, especially the good-news ones.

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  • September 16, 2011
Tax Watch

Lee County hoteliers are worried that politicians are eyeing the bed tax they collect for uses that won't directly benefit the tourism industry. Case in point: Some of that money recently paid for questionable water-quality studies.

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  • December 11, 2015
Veggie delight

Tomato giant Lipman has diversified its operations across North and Central America. Growing organic vegetables is a big challenge.

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  • September 11, 2015
Cold storage planned for Tampa port

An Orlando business is scheduled to start operating the first cold storage logistics facility in recent history for Port Tampa Bay next year.

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  • May 17, 2013
Ghost buster

The son of Cuban immigrants, Carlos Beruff overcame a poor childhood to find long-term success in homebuilding. Annual sales, near $60 million, are at an all-time high.

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  • October 21, 2016
Big swing

There's a subtle but powerful business lesson in the early days of a nonprofit's bold plan to bring a national museum to the region.

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  • October 7, 2016
MY VIEW | Why I ran for the U.S. Senate

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  • March 11, 2011
ALL Crane Rental buys Sunbelt buildings

ALL Crane Rental of Florida purchased the former Sunbelt Cranes facilities on Harney Road for $1.5 million.

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  • January 22, 2025
Tampa synagogue, developer revamp plans for waterfront residential tower

Congregation Rodeph Shalom has agreed to cut the size of the a proposed condominium development in the hopes of swaying city leaders.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • March 12, 2020
Digital marketing firm primed for growth — even in pandemic

Vectra Digital CEO Matt Bernhardt says now is the not time to slow down.

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  • October 17, 2019
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  • November 22, 2013
Butler did it

Gina Butler baked a $33 million cupcake franchise empire in a little more than five years. Her next move: take a big bite out of Florida.

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  • April 29, 2005
Legal Bloggers

Local lawyers say they publish weblogs for fun. But it also seems to help business.

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  • October 18, 2022
Historic resort laying off 238 employees

Famed South Seas Island Resort closed “for foreseeable future” after taking hit from Hurricane Ian.

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  • July 5, 2020
Area TV remote control company clicks on opportunities

Clean Remote's biggest challenge is choosing the best opportunity to pursue.

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  • December 6, 2019
Entrepreneur goes from debt to $37M business to now Hall of Fame

Kyle Taylor launched The Penny Hoarder in 2010.

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Albert Arguelles, 39

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  • March 6, 2023
Company’s $35M acquisition comes as it cuts workforce by 14%

Clearwater digital advertiser Digital Media Solutions announced a major acquisition on the same day it cut jobs and turned down a bid to go private.

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  • July 18, 2025
Unlicensed contractor imprisoned in Sarasota hurricane scam

A judge handed down prison time for a Hillsborough County man who prosecutors say stole thousands of dollars from Hurricane Ian victims in Sarasota County.

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