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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 10, 2015
Good catch

Turnaround specialist Chad Kovarik resurrected Action Craft, a manufacturer of premium flats and bay boats in Cape Coral.

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  • June 26, 2015
Enthusiasm for entrepreneurship

A few years ago, I took a Harvard Business School course on entrepreneurship.

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  • December 16, 2011
Building Chase

JPMorgan Chase continues to grow its presence on the Gulf Coast and throughout Florida. The state's tentative recovery and tighter bank regulations won't slow these bankers.

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  • November 13, 2015
Move on up

An alum of an insurance stalwart went solo during the recession. The move looks prescient.

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  • August 20, 2025
$15M Naples project to provide office space, apartments for actors

Wynn's Downtown is taking shape after a creative land swap and a yearslong public-private partnership.

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • April 26, 2025
Tampa Gasworx project phase 2 leadership provide visual updates

Work is well on the way at the site of Gasworx, the long anticipated, long planned and long discussed massive 50-acre redevelopment just outside Tampa's Ybor City.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 17, 2022
Next-gen high school rises on former ranch land

Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation in Wesley Chapel oozes ingenuity, both in design and curriculum.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • October 26, 2018
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Private client advisor, Brown & Brown of Florida

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  • January 13, 2021
Hospitality group to hire 50 employees for new venture

The 50 new hospitality jobs are being created in anticipation of Tripletail’s opening in early February.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 28, 2018
Go for a dip in revamped restaurant chain

Tampa, Florida-based Front Burner, a restaurant management company, has decided to overhaul The Melting Pot, one of its most venerable brands.

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  • November 3, 2017
Banker gets new opportunity

He's now a VP at St. Petersburg-based Freedom Bank.

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  • June 28, 2022
Gulf Coast city among nation's friendliest to food trucks

Tampa ranks highly in a list of U.S. cities that are best for the mobile restaurants.

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  • July 19, 2012
Florida fares poorly in business and careers survey

A recent story in Forbes magazine on the best places for business and careers nationwide could be a jolt for economic development officials across Florida.

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  • May 21, 2014
Sarasota home sales hit 10-year record

Total number of closed transactions in the county is the best since April 2004.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 22, 2017
Stage Presence

Turning around an organization in a financial hole requires quick decisions. It also requires a long-term approach.

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  • June 4, 2004
Sow your Own

An annual Tampa Bay Partnership confab in Sarasota doesn't forget the little guys who drive the regional economy.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 7, 2013
Model behavior

Taking a charter school from startup to long-term success can be a treacherous task. Some accomplished local entrepreneurs are about to take it on anyway.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 3, 2022
Top cop covets leaders who solve problems — not make widgets

Kristen Ziman’s zest for being a good leader, from rushing toward gunfire at a mass shooting to overcoming bouts of self-doubt, translates well to any field.

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  • March 18, 2011
Corporate Report: Mar. 18

The latest news from HSN, US Natural Gas Corp., and other Gulf Coast companies.

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  • August 15, 2014
Corporate Report

Tech incubator FirstWaVE companies raise more than $8.4 million; Unlimited Priorities releases print version of Pocket Copyright Guide for Publishers; Sebring's Orthodontic Specialists of Florida opens Miami Lakes location and more corporate news.

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