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  • By Denise Kalette |
  • January 4, 2013
Tee for Two

Entrepreneurs Jeff and Brenda Sproat have come up with an indoor golf cafe where patrons can perfect their swing without getting a sunburn.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 8, 2012
Population Forecaster

Paul Van Buskirk helps municipalities and developers accurately forecast long-term population growth.

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  • October 15, 2020
Trevor Baldwin, 34

Baldwin Risk Partners, CEO

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  • October 17, 2019
Shane Costello, 36

Shareholder, Hill Ward Henderson

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  • October 17, 2019
Guil Geneau, 39

President, Crown Roofing

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • October 17, 2019
Andy Guz, 38

CEO, Lakewood Ranch Medical Center

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  • February 15, 2019
Market Spotlight: Sarasota.Manatee Retail Market

The Sarasota and Manatee retail submarket has enjoyed steady activity over the past four years, with shrinking occupancies and rising rental rates. At the same time, development has largely been limited to certain sectors and projects.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 23, 2018
Tech startup blows past deadline, leaving miffed investors

Despite obstacles, Sarasota entrepreneur says he's '100% committed to delivering' the product.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 28, 2016
Corporate report

Publix promotes pair of real estate executives; Builder wins work for medical facility; Trust company hires investments executive; Kidney care company appoints top Florida official

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Ted Carter |
  • December 16, 2016
Market shift

Lenders from Tampa to Naples posted more than $30 billion in loans in the third quarter. But some bankers believe the lending environment is on the cusp of a shift.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 23, 2016
Fallow no more

Plans to revamp an important downtown Fort Myers tract imploded during the recession, leaving it derelict. That's about to change.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 23, 2016
School days

With missions that are closely aligned, an apartment management firm teamed up with a national organization to build a new high school.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • January 13, 2017
For the love of the game

Consultant Peter Kageyama is an avid board gamer, playing two nights a week when he's home, and attending several large exhibitions.

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  • By Ted Carter |
  • July 7, 2017
Play the funk

Angelo Biasi runs an education company by day. At night, he tells a different story.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 15, 2017
Easy Button

A power-packed team of financial executives sees big potential in what they consider an underserved homeowners insurance niche: people with outsized checkbooks.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 16, 2014
Slam Dunk

Celebrity Auto Group has gone from less than $500,000 in annual sales to more than $20 million in four years. Secrecy is an integral part of the business model.

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  • By Cheryl O'Neill |
  • June 20, 2014
Five competencies required for rapid business growth

The five things every business looking to grow needs to have.

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  • By Elizabeth Morrisey |
  • July 22, 2016
Ready for launch

Three Lakeland food-related businesses, with an entrepreneurial nudge, have found some fast success.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 20, 2016
Mini marvel

For something so small, Alexey Gusev and his team of chemists at US Nano have big plans.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • February 26, 2016
Social studies

The Tampa Bay Rays, even with well-documented attendance issues, have more than 1 million social media participants. How other businesses can score that kind of success.

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