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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 15, 2013
Smart and healthy

Entrepreneur Scott Fischer says he renewed his focus on employees during the recession, saving his company from an uncertain fate.

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  • September 16, 2016
The right fit

By the time it completes its acquisition of Sarasota-based Insignia Bank, Stonegate Bank will have bought six lenders on the Gulf Coast. Next up: a march into the Tampa-St. Petersburg market.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 6, 2016
Tennis ace

Tennis star Emilio Sánchez Vicario is expanding his tennis academy beyond Naples and Barcelona, Spain.

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  • By Anita Todd |
  • May 6, 2016
Progress not perfection

The success at Lanier Upshaw is predicated on having an elite workforce. Those employees even get to own a bit of the firm.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 22, 2016
Dialing out

Air conditioning entrepreneur Louis Bruno overcomes the major objections to home-appliance monitors: privacy and security.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 29, 2016
Iron man

The heavy construction equipment industry is light on technology. A trucking entrepreneur aims to change that.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 25, 2016
Work it

The co-working trend doesn't have to be only a big-city thing. An entrepreneur believes the 'burbs are also ready for it.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2014
Charles 'Chas' Bruck, 31

Principal, SoHo Capital

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 3, 2015
Open the vault

A Fort Myers manufacturer's vault door will be showcased in a new Smithsonian exhibit in Washington, D.C., elevating its profile.

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  • July 3, 2015
Home base

After 12 years of paying rent, Dunn&Co. decides to make its current home, in Tampa's historic Corina Cigar Factory, permanent.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2015
Amy Barrett, 34

Senior associate, commercial services, Colliers International Tampa Bay

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 4, 2015
Get linked

Social media site LinkedIn is a great way to find the right people, but then you have to be persistent with follow-up phone calls and personal visits.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 18, 2015
All about location

How important is site selection? Just ask McDonald's. The store on its first real estate land deal in Florida is still busy nearly 60 years later.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 15, 2015
Hang tough

Jeff Charlotte refused to let the recession squash his business. Now the payoff: Sales are up nearly 90% since 2012.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 4, 2015
Looking beyond The Vue

As its hotel and condo project sells out, Kolter Group has designs on a pair of premier Sarasota properties.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 18, 2015
East Tampa office space attracts institutional buyer

Prudential Real Estate Investors buys five office buildings in Highland Oaks for $111 million.

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  • October 2, 2015
GL Homes sets sights on Bonita

The Sunrise-based homebuilder purchased the Bonita Beach Road Estates development site for its first community in the city.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 26, 2014
A window for growth

From sales growth to a major acquisition, 2014 was a significant year for one of the largest companies in Sarasota.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 13, 2015
Compound growth

Independently owned pharmacies like Pharmicare are carving niches and setting themselves apart from larger retail pharmacy chains.

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  • By Michael Hinman |
  • April 10, 2015
Big brother

Regulators won't relent on oversight. That could open the door to more bank consolidation in the near future.

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