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  • By Kat Wingert |
  • April 16, 2025
AI: The next new frontier?

While some media organizations are clamoring to be leaders in artificial intelligence, the Observer is following a different approach.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 10, 2024
$200M firm co-founder reflects on first 30 years: 'Don’t be afraid to screw up'

The leadership culture at S-One, one of Sarasota's largest homegrown companies, revolves around three A's: accountability, autonomy and achievement.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • February 19, 2025
$18.5M supersized adventure park to open in Lakewood Ranch

The 60,000-square-foot indoor Urban Air Adventure Park is being built on Professional Parkway.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 24, 2023
Naples theaters, long a boon for the region, are primed for a big year

After taming numerous challenges, two nonprofit theater organizations are getting in a position to wow audiences with $90 million in new facilities.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 10, 2025
Sunshine Ace Hardware goes big on brick-and-mortar strategy

The Naples hardware store chain's chase for customers revolves around removing obstacles for customers and the action inside the store, not in a web browser or app. The strategy is working.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 12, 2024
'Customer is always right' attitude fosters growth at Sarasota metal store

Stanley and Natalie Kinnett own two Metal Supermarkets retail businesses in Florida, including one with a 93% customer satisfaction rating.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • November 27, 2025
Sarasota County resort blends old with new in $1.5M double-storm recovery

To recover from the 2024 storm season, Manasota Beach Club is blending the tried-and-true with the modern-day.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • November 21, 2025
Electrical contracting company custom-builds workforce

On-the-job training programs — like a new one at NCN Electric — are on the move across the region.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • February 6, 2026
Melting Pot celebrates milestone with brand makeover, merchandising

Tampa-based fondue chain Melting Pot is balancing a tight line: It aims to grow a new customer base while keeping the company’s more traditional diners satisfied.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 5, 2009
Madness to the Method

There is a cottage industry of consultantsand others built around impact fees. Should the "art" of regulatory fees be regulated?

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 15, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Island Development buys Venetian Towers landCenterco Properties buys Naples GoodyearTruck & Van Works relocates north on MetroHubbard brothers bowling for landSarasota area hotelierbuys U.S. 41 vacant lotSarasota developers plan Alta Mer IIDevelopers Diversified sells Bloomingdale HillNew York company buys Colony CrossingsTA Associates acquires Grand Regency Center

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 18, 2023
St. Petersburg native leads Swedish builder's parks projects

Chuck Jablon, who grew up in St. Petersburg, sees building parks for Skanska USA's Tampa office as a way to give back to the community and to leave his stamp on Tampa Bay.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • January 20, 2023
Celebration of life becomes face of funeral industry

The funeral home business is going through some generational shifts, and a Sarasota-based company looks to stay ahead of the trends.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • May 13, 2021
Medical firm targets rapid growth after overcoming early rejections

Forward-thinking doctor, in launching a specialized telemedicine business way before the pandemic, got a ‘door slammed in my face many times.’ Now the firm approaches $50 million in annual revenue, and it’s expanding to other disciplines.  

  • Health Care
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • July 14, 2022
Magicians cast their spell over local audiences — and reap the rewards

Thanks to the arrival of Zubrick Magic Theatre in St. Petersburg, you don’t need to brave the Las Vegas Strip to experience the razzle-dazzle of professional illusionists.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2007
Stay Fresh, Reinvent

Taking a cue from pop-diva Madonna, star jewelry designer Erika Pena constantly reinvents her merchandise. Erika and her sister, Bielka, have big ambitions for their young firm.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 3, 2006
Coffee Talk

American Banker honors Orion Bank's Jerry Williams Michael Saunders & Co. is going Hollywood - for a day, anyway. The real estate firm's founder, Michael Saunders, recently flew out to Beverly Hills, where she was a top speaker at a Christi's Great Estates conference on innovative marketing for small residential projects or large-scale developments. Sarasota County Commissioners recently approved giving the EDC $60,000 to create a Film and Entertainment office.Analyst says Chico's stock may jump The Review's 2006 Entrepreneur winner, Amscot Financial founder Ian MacKechnie, was named "Person of the Year" by an industry trade group.Home sales down across the boardTech Forum award finalists announced Sun Coast Industry Expo postponed

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 16, 2007
Ready to Grow

Advantec expands it niche and triples its sales staff to grab more of the domestic human resources outsourcing market projected by one research firm to reach $42 billion next year.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 16, 2007
Dividend Delight

William Schoen led a deal to borrow $3.25 billion and give long-suffering shareholders a $2.4 billion dividend. Here's an inside look at why and how the deal came together.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 25, 2007
Heavy Lifting

Gevity develops a new business model as it slowly discards its old one. Some competitors follow, while some fill gaps left behind by Gevity.

  • Entrepreneurs
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