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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 Traci McMillan Beach |
  • December 23, 2016
Finding germs

Former Valpak President Jim Sampey is now exploring a new world: fighting bacteria.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • November 10, 2017
Gourmet Goods

An entrepreneur with a 'find a way to yes' mindset seized an opportunity in an unfamiliar business. The move paid off.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Pam Schuneman |
  • May 5, 2017
Taxing vacation get-aways

Being part of the Airbnb world brings special tax rules into play.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 12, 2017
Pouch Players

With a new executive and new product line, a manufacturer sets its sights on big growth plans.

  • Manufacturing
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • May 26, 2017
Worlds collide

The Guy Harvey brand has new ideas for hospitality. 'We're excited about the opportunity to do more than one,' says an executive.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • January 5, 2018
Raving Fans

One of the largest health care organizations in Florida goes into the new year with a new top executive at the helm for the first time since 1999.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • February 16, 2018
Air Time

Taking over a rival's business sounds nice — and can be lucrative. That doesn't mean it's easy.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 20, 2013
'Adapt to overcome'

Paul Blackketter has been to dozens of countries and hundreds of cities in the past decade. He always brings two pairs of shoes.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 10, 2014
Fast track

George Ebel's drag-racing car shoots him down the track, reaching 185 miles per hour in just 7.3 seconds.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 19, 2016
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE PROFILE: ADAM PALMER

Adam Palmer has been with LandQwest Commercial, one of Southwest Florida's leading commercial real estate brokerages, since 2009, following a career in the software industry.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • September 2, 2016
Teenage techie

Fourteen-year-old Rocket Burns wants to give everyone an easy entry into the world of 3-D printing.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 15, 2016
Grand vision

Bold in development doesn't have to be big. That's the key to a notable waterfront project — which comes with a twist.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 18, 2015
Golden lift

More than 200 dealers and distributors sell Golden Boat Lifts all over the world. The top-of-the-line lifts keep expensive powerboats out of the corrosive water.

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  • By Cheryl O'Neill |
  • August 3, 2015
Ten ways to get the most out of business networking

Networking can be fun and fruitful — just make sure you're taking the right approach to do it effectively.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 10, 2015
'Suck at retirement'

Dave Maraman has a lot of advice after working on both sides of banking: as a regulator and the one being regulated.

  • Finance
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • January 8, 2024
Commercial real estate exec doubles as 7-time perfect game bowler

Tampa Bay real estate VP Melissa Riccardi gets away from it all by rolling strikes.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 23, 2025
Orlando developer to build light industrial complex in Lakewood Ranch

Tavistock's two buildings on Lakewood Ranch Boulevard will offer 93,022 square feet to area businesses.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • September 4, 2025
USF signs $85M contract with US Army for defense innovations

The five-year, $85 million contract will support research and innovations in a wide range of fields that support national security, including cybersecurity, biotechnology and energy sciences.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 21, 2007
Corporate Report

Florida Bank Group buys Cygnet FinancialGeoPharma's acquisition of Dynamic Health delayedBradenton cigar distributor lands Royal AgioTech Data division inksBreece Hill, Double-Take dealsArtisTree Landscape listed in Inc.'s Top 5,000TIB Financialissues six-cent dividendProgressive Employer Services listed in Inc. 5,000Beasley Broadcast Groupissuing dividendSun Hydraulics offers new dividendEnglewood Bank VP becomes NorthStar Bank CFOi9 Sports franchise adds 100th companyPropertyMaps.com adds businessesPort Manatee agrees to deal with Logistec for mobile craneChicos comparables down, August sales up

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