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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 17, 2013
Open the shutters

Brian Rist didn't let the housing recession slow him down. When things got tough, he went to Cancun.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 5, 2013
Fly boys

A trio of executives takes aim at what they call an 'underserved and overpriced' niche of the aviation insurance market. The plan has rocketed to success.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 30, 2016
A bigger quest

ReliaQuest added nearly 100 new employees in 2016 and plans to hire up to 150 more in 2017. Top-notch training programs are paramount.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • July 14, 2017
Doctors' Orders

A $14 million project at a Tampa hospital is a precursor to more growth.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • December 20, 2024
High-tech Naples dry cleaning business presses forward on a big year

Platinum Dry Cleaners ends 2024 with some global recognition.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 28, 2022
Restaurant CEO saddles up for winners

From polo fields to fast-casual restaurants, Chris Gannon’s leadership center is simple: Find a way to win.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • October 14, 2022
Charlie Pasquariello, 38

HF Scientific, senior product manager

  • Class of 2022
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 12, 2023
Jonathan Russell, 38

A new Florida resident built a $30 million construction business in four years.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 18, 2011
Foreclosures fade in Fort Myers

Traditional sales exceeded distressed sales in April in the Fort Myers market.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 13, 2006
The Right Price

Don't look for get-rich-quick schemes at EDMP Inc. Charles Carnevale's strategy follows the old Benjamin Graham saw: 'To win you must not lose.' He searches hard for the undervalued large caps.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 27, 2022
Wedded bliss: 'Shark Tank' darling Honeyfund seeks additional capital

After raking in $1.7 million, Clearwater-based wedding registry website Honeyfund launches a second round of investment.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 5, 2019
Life Storage buys Tampa self-storage center to augment portfolio

Life Storage Inc. purchased a multilevel self-storage facility in Tampa in a deal brokered by SkyView Advisors' Ryan Clark to augment its existing portfolio of Tampa-area properties.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 22, 2025
American running Parisian library to lead Tampa's history museum

Audrey Chapuis, currently the executive director of The American Library in Paris, has been hired as president and CEO of the Tampa Bay History Center and will start in December.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • March 26, 2026
360-unit apartment complex opens in Pasco County

Verve Luxury Apartment Homes in Wesley Chapel offers 360 luxury one- to three-bedroom apartments between State Road 54 and State Road 56.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 3, 2004
Insider Perspective

Jay Feaster, general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning, told Hillsborough Countyis young lawyers how he escaped the confines of the traditional law practice.

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  • By Jay Brady |
  • April 30, 2010
Government Digest: April 30 - May 6

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

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  • By CGI Windows & Doors Staff |
  • April 8, 2021
Nominate Your Hero

CGI Windows & Doors Launches Statewide Contest

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 13, 2020
Schroeder-Manatee chief talks to RCLCO

Rex Jensen discusses creation of Lakewood Ranch in consultant's "Great Minds of Real Estate" series

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 5, 2023
After major delays, Port Charlotte resort restaurants take dinner reservations

Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor has begun booking tables at two restaurants ahead of its planned opening Dec. 15.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • September 25, 2025
60K-square-foot adventure park opening in Lakewood Ranch

Urban Air Adventure Park is opening Sept. 26 near University Town Center in Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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