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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • August 15, 2024
SWFL contractor expands services, nears $50M in revenue

The rapid expansion of Duane and Jennifer Lopez's contracting business is made easier with the firm's core hiring philosophy: It recruits people it knows "would run it like (they) would run it as owners."

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 12, 2021
Want to win big at business? Go on offense

A personal loss helped redefine a hard-charging CEO’s approach to building companies and teams, adding a high quotient of empathy. But the core of his mission remains the same: to put a premium on people and passion.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 7, 2008
Corporate Report

New Coach House motorhome gets 20 mpgOdyssey Marine gets N.C. shipwreckSeaBridge Freightchooses Port ManateeTampa software firm chosen by Iowa physician groupFlanders' Bartow plantto rise from ashesBrown & Brown buys Subway accountsRaymond James chooses BlueThreadSarasota's Cap Creative launches event divisionMotorSports promotes new COOSirion drug under review by FDA

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 23, 2009
Rebuild a Star

Hurricane Charley sunk a Gulf Coast business star five years ago. Its replacement is finally ready, but challenges loom.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 3, 2006
Time to Buy

One real estate trainer advises clients to buy while others are selling. He expects prices to go up and insurance costs to tumble.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 7, 2003
A Fair Count

Two Clearwater entrepreneurs say they have come up with a smarter way for state fairs to get all the money coming to them.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • October 17, 2019
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  • By James R. |
  • April 25, 2014
Form a council to keep your brand on track

How a time-strapped CEO can manage, maintain and maximize his company's brands with authority.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 27, 2016
In question

Hospitality numbers for the first three months of the year showed Gulf Coast hotels' year-over-year occupancies declined, but average daily rates went up. With several hot spots of hotel development occurring on the Gulf Coast, we asked four leaders in the industry: Is the region in danger of over-saturation? Why or why not?

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • February 6, 2015
Making tanks

Rick and Kyle Cureton started making stainless steel tanks for breweries a year ago. Now they can't keep up with the demand.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 3, 2003
Free Press

This week's items: Grand opening of Tampa ChamberBancshares of Florida Inc. enters Tampa marketFlorida Hospitals place second in national rankingFlorida Magazine Association meets, awards, in Sarasotat

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 9, 2023
SWFL airport executive named top aviation professional in state

Chris Rozansky has led the Naples Airport for seven years.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 5, 2022
Iconic tennis coach, academy founder dead at 91

Nick Bollettieri founded the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy — now IMG Academy — in 1978.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 16, 2004
Survey: The 12th Circuit's a Cut Above (Sara/Mana)

Sarasota attorneys rated Sarasota County Judge Bonner the best judge in the 12th Judicial Circuit and Judge Barbara Briggs the worst.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 2, 2010
1000 Friends' board no real friend to Amendment 4

Two developments on the Amendment 4 front. First, recent filings show that 75% of the money funding passage from Amendment 4 comes from just four people.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 27, 2010
Council holds 66 two-minute drills

When two Tampa City commissioners suddenly resigned their council seats last month, few foresaw the level of interest to replace them.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 28, 2010
Custom dip

Some women prefer not to be seen at all buying a bathing suit, so they'll visit Gene Esposito.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 13, 2010
Obamacare IQ survey says...

Very few respondents to a Manatee Chamber of Commerce online survey seem to have much of a grasp of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 22, 2013
Top 50 Contractors 2013

The recession may have wrecked havoc on our list of Top 50 Contractors, but those on top show staying power.

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  • By Thomas B. Luzier |
  • August 6, 2021
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