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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • May 10, 2019
Entrepreneur and TV pitchman uses contacts, focus on sales to grow new venture

Craig Rapihana is building up FlipFork by harnessing lessons learned.

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  • August 23, 2019
Large lab firm, behind $25M project, looks to get larger

A stalwart Fort Myers company — with a nod to enthusiastic investors — targets major advances.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 1, 2009
Next Up

A coveted Gulf Coast waterfront property has stymied past developers. The latest group to give it a shot hopes they have the answers — and the timing.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Denise Federer |
  • August 13, 2025
Want to help your business thrive? Quit resisting the change.

Change is inevitable in life and in business. Here's how to make it happen.

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  • By Kevin Gillen and Brent Suriano – Synovus Bank |
  • November 21, 2025
Passing the Baton: Putting the “Success” in Succession Requires Careful Planning & Strong Collaboration

Succession planning doesn’t have to be a time-consuming task, so long as one starts the process early enough.

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  • January 28, 2010
Corporate Report: North and Co. merges with accounting firm

Sarasota-based accounting firm North and Co. has merged with Hill, Barth & King, a larger firm based in Boardman (near Youngstown), Ohio.

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  • January 18, 2008
More room at the inn

Hoteliers along the Gulf Coast are concerned about the increasing supply of new hotel rooms as demand continues to decline. A surge in European tourists could offset a softening U.S. economy.

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  • July 22, 2021
New board president elected to lead music program

Timothy Gruters took over the position July 1.

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  • September 24, 2021
Master-planned community sells 190 lots — adds a new builder

Pulte Homes will build homes in the final phase of the Brightwood neighborhood within North River Ranch.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 7, 2021
Tiny-home community takes a giant leap forward

Escape Tampa Bay Village, a tiny-home community in Tampa, Florida, launches a new model as it expands its footprint.

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  • May 17, 2021
Search for CEO concludes for local Jewish Federation chapter

Shepard Englander will step into the role with 16 years of CEO experience

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • May 30, 2019
New town adds ninth homebuilder to portfolio

Divco Custom Homes will offer luxury design/build homes in Babcock Ranch.

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  • October 11, 2018
Popular restaurant unveils new look

Tableseide Restaurant Group also shared a new logo for Libby’s Neighborhood Brasserie.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • January 18, 2019
New town to develop first golf course community

Babcock Ranch reaches 250 home sales and announces development of Babcock National

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  • April 10, 2022
Boutique hotel hires new executive chef, food and beverage director

Hotel Haya, a boutique hotel in Tampa’s historic Ybor City, has hired Nathan Hardin and Jeff Carlson as executive chef and food and beverage director, respectively.

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  • October 25, 2017
Goldman Sachs invests in cybersecurity firm

$30M Series B investment round will aid KnowBe4's international growth

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  • May 30, 2014
Investors buy Morgan House for new downtown restaurant

Joseph Florentine and Donald Tyree, the president and operations manager of Affordable Secure Insurance, purchased the 5,155-square-foot Morgan House Restaurant building for $825,000.

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  • June 4, 2015
Sarasota nonprofit gets big business infusion

The board of the Van Wezel Foundation has six new members.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • October 23, 2015
Housing inventory: It's coming

At first blush, this may seem like a challenging time to be opening a new residential real estate brokerage firm.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • August 8, 2025
Sarasota software development firm opens office in Pakistan

The new overseas office will support custom software and platform development.

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