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  • October 12, 2023
Michelle Grunsted, 34

Highpoint at Cape Coral's executive director is in the business of people service.

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  • June 27, 2008
Thompson: Drill now in the Gulf

A chief reason for high oil prices is capped supply in the U.S. We on the Gulf Coast can help.

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  • March 6, 2020
Avoid pitfalls when handling new business ownership

New ownership of a business doesn't have to be plagued with problems.

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • October 12, 2023
Nevar Campbell, 34

A hospitality industry director learned early on that work doesn't have to feel like work.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 24, 2023
Prominent restaurateur Paul Fleming’s secret sauce? Worry. But be flawless.

Passion and a sense of purpose continue to drive longtime restaurant operator Paul Fleming. His new Naples Chinese place is the latest example.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 9, 2025
Andrew Gregory Smith, 35

40 Under 40 winner Andrew Gregory Smith is owner of Rokit Carts.

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  • March 9, 2007
Corporate Report

Compress Technologies works with Haitian broadcastingElder Automotive buys Tampa's Saab dealershipDiamondhead, Trump end development discussionsNeoMedia Technologies links users at Mexico tennis matchRaymond James Financial division tops national brokerage survey Nicholas Financial opens new officesNeoGenomics ready to open California LAB

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 4, 2016
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE PROFILE | Roger Thomas

Roger Thomas leads Workspace Property Trust, which last month completed a $969 million acquisition of a portfolio of office properties from Liberty Property Trust, including numerous properties in the Tampa area.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 13, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Sarasota Investment Group Plans Office DevelopmentBucks County cycles replaces Indian MotorcycleGroup buys land for new Centex developmentSalem Communications purchases 10 acresSan Marco II, IMAX center IN legal battle

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • March 3, 2023
Excitement builds for arrival of beloved Boston restaurant chain

Kelly’s Roast Beef has opened its first location outside of New England in Florida. Several more are on the way.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 23, 2019
Flavorful fortune: An on-trend manufacturer drinks up sales

As sparkling water increasingly grabs market share that once belonged to soda, Clearwater-based Monin has reaped big rewards. How will it keep the growth flowing?

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • October 12, 2023
Andrew Neal, 34

Even before Andrew Neal had a degree, leadership ran in his veins.

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  • September 3, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Bye, bye Buddy?Tit for tat in 13th Judicial Circuit Judge raceNo corrections necessary

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  • March 27, 2015
Elegant flair

Brent Kraus is in his third year of building his Tampa-based bow tie business, Ella Bing. Jonathan Boos, a successful Sarasota-based entrepreneur, shares advice for growth.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • March 29, 2025
Sarasota window and door company completes equity investment

As one investment partner exits, another emerges for All Glass & Windows.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 24, 2006
PATRICIA GONDOLFO

Chief Operating Officer, Radiation Therapy Services

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  • July 15, 2011
The Big Idea

John Rorer built a small natural foods empire on the Gulf Coast during the past decade. His lynchpin is a lesson for all entrepreneurs: He isn't afraid of new ideas.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • July 6, 2018
IT powerhouse makes a change at the top

Tech Data CEO Bob Dutkowsky spent years searching for his replacement at the Clearwater-based IT distributor. He found the ideal candidate by looking to his roots at IBM.

  • Leadership
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 16, 2022
Industry insiders: A not-so-sunny outlook for Florida's property insurance market

A foursome of insurance insiders agree the industry is chaos. Consensus on other issues, from who to blame — lawyers or insurance companies or both — to how to solve it, aren’t as apparent.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 4, 2005
Tragic End

Soon after the principals in a contentious law firm dissolution settle their dispute, one dies in a house fire.

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