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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 24, 2025
Noted Naples chef rebuilds life, business after vicious accident

Brian Roland was nearly killed four years ago while working a catering event. He has turned his recovery into a story of hope, resilience and, importantly, faith.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 19, 2023
As more multimillion-dollar homes enter market, Realtors look to cash in

Despite the price tag, luxury agents say the skills needed to sell a mansion are not so different from those needed to sell an average house.

  • Strategies
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • February 16, 2023
Manatee County builder wows buyers with solar-powered community

It's been five years since Pearl Homes started on Hunters Point, a solar-powered, net-positive community. But even now, the company is five years ahead in the industry.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 24, 2023
High-tech insurance firm enters Florida with aggressive growth plans

FloodFlash says technology and policy structure vastly improves how fast claims are paid, allowing for quicker returns to business.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 22, 2023
Lack of convention space — again — concerns business leaders

With the pending demolition of one major property, a go-to ballroom spot for Sarasota events is being taken off the board.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 4, 2022
Born from experience: A new twist on senior housing

A Fort Lauderdale company moving into the Gulf Coast is looking to expand options for seniors who want the benefits of aging in place but the services they need to flourish in their new situation.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 23, 2003
Selecting a Contractor

It's almost like hiring a key employee - make sure there's the right match between you and thecontractor/construction manager. 'I can't stress communication enough,' says Tom Wessel.

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 31, 2003
Patently Offended

BillingNetwork.com, an Internet medical-billing company, notified 250 competitors they may be in violation of federal patent laws. It has sued four of them.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • October 1, 2010
Open for Law

Wisconsin-based Quarles & Brady is among several firms expanding its practice to Tampa. Opportunities for growth along the Gulf Coast and in Florida are driving the additions, which secure talent that's already here.

  • Industries
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • November 26, 2010
Moving Targets

Hillsborough County's proposed strategic plan for economic growth aims at a smaller group of targeted industries, but leaves regulatory issues for another day.

  • Florida
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • August 27, 2010
Intelligent Growth

Celestar Corp., a low-profile defense contractor in Tampa, doesn't have to operate in the shadows to perform its best work.

  • Strategies
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • March 11, 2011
Building Tradition

Tampa-based contractor J.O. DeLotto and Sons tries to maintain old-fashioned values along with a strong book of business. It isn't the biggest, yet that hasn't stopped it from going after big-time projects.

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 14, 2011
Tough Task

A panel of 15 business and government leaders aims to help Florida save $3 billion over four years. It's a big idea kind of group.

  • Florida
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • June 3, 2011
Room Change

Tampa-based BayStar Hotel Group has shifted its emphasis in recent years from developing hotels to running them for banks. It is also attempting to improve its own properties, getting ready for the good times to come again.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 25, 2012
Tumble Up

Good times continue to pour in at Tervis Tumbler, a success story among recession tales of woe. But now, with a new CEO, the company has some lurking challenges.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 30, 2012
Corporate Report: November 30

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 17, 2011
Recharged Batteries

Lower prices from overseas competition squeezed an electronics manufacturer to the brink of failure. Rather than break, however, it fought back.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 21, 2021
Famous fisherman reels in key leadership lessons

A man of the sea, Keith Colburn has a lot to offer landlocked leaders about staying calm as crises swirl.

  • Leadership
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 16, 2018
Air in There

The so-called good problem of too much growth, too fast, was a real-life crisis for a Southwest Florida company. The solution requires discipline — and tough choices.

  • Strategies
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • April 12, 2022
Young real estate company makes a splash in the market

Leaving behind the comfort of a well-known real estate brand — while nerve-wracking at first — has proved to be a prescient move for a longtime entrepreneur.

  • Strategies
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