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  • October 21, 2022
Business resources to help owners in Ian recovery mode

Finding resources should be the last thing businesses in the area have to think about.

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  • January 3, 2023
Deadline for Hurricane Ian disaster loans fast approaching

Florida businesses and others have until Jan. 12 to apply for federal help.

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Dollar Design

Luxury interior design has long been out of reach for many. One entrepreneur aims to change that.

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Selling stuff only made in America sounds like a surefire business concept. A gung-ho entrepreneur will test the theory.

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Travel services haven't died with the Internet, they've just changed to match the times.

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Good Vizibility

Sometimes, it takes years for a business idea to reach perfection. Patience often pays when the right technology comes along.

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A Gulf Coast entrepreneur followed his passion, motorcycles, in his latest business venture. Now his prediction of pent-up demand has started to roar true.

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With some help from a basketball hall-of-famer, Beck Besecker plans to revolutionize print media advertising.

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  • March 30, 2021
NY tech firm moves HQ to region, plans 300 hires in the next year

CrossBorder Solutions, as part of its corporate shift from New York to St. Petersburg, plans to hire roughly 300 within the region for sales and development.

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  • April 22, 2021
Music industry manufacturer seeks to regain pre-pandemic gust of growth

Company anticipates big rebound when schools reopen.

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  • May 12, 2021
Billion-dollar CEO prioritizes the 80/20 principle

Making the right choices, at the right times, is a key to building a sustainable business in difficult times.

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  • October 28, 2020
Mall landlord sues area Saks for allegedly owing $445K in rent

Saks Fifth Avenue is an anchor tenant at The Mall at University Town Center in Sarasota.

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  • November 20, 2020
Lawyer in $72M scam faces 10 years in prison, ordered to forfeit luxury house, cars

Joseph Anile II plead guilty last year.

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Popular pumpkin farm faces $7.2 million foreclosure lawsuit

The Bradenton farm is one of the defendants listed along with members of the Hunsader family.

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  • June 19, 2020
Brennan unveils program to help corporate clients

Brennan Investment Group, an Illinois-based developer of Central Florida industrial product, sees opportunity in supply chain management for corporations.

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Sarasota-Bradenton area insurance agents charged in $6.3M Ponzi scheme

Authorities accuse defendants of targeting elderly victims.

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Cine and be seen: Will Florida reboot its film industry?

Some movie mavens hope to give the state’s film rebate program a fighting chance to come back to life.

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  • November 12, 2019
Iconic downtown office, retail building sold for $4.4 million

The downtown Fort Myers deal went from start to close in 65 days.

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  • November 15, 2019
Economic Forecast 2020: Restaurants

Nancy Krohngold, owner and director of catering of Nancy’s Bar-B-Q

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