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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 28, 2005
No Limits

Why the judge rejected term limits.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 4, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

Carrot or stick?: Businessman Harvey Vengroff had a not so subtle ace up his sleeve in negotiations with the City of Sarasota over The Backlot project.Colorful choice: Sarasota's newest hotel is on the way.Last straw: Don't ask a banker about his CAMELS.Study: Florida small business friendly: Florida's business climate is supportive of small business, according to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)/Florida's small-business conditions report.

  • News
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • February 25, 2010
Government Digest 02/26/10

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 6, 2020
Young co-founders seek to upend staid industry

Backed by some prominent board members, eNotaryLog has ambitious plans.

  • Law
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • December 26, 2023
2023 in transactions: Top commercial real estate deals nine counties in the region

Eight deals surpassed $100 million, while two were over $200 million, in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk and Sarasota counties.

  • Transactions
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 27, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Pruett Builders plans Lakewood Ranch headquartersJupiter Realty buys Hampton Bay, Harbour PointeCNL Retirement buys retirement communityMichael Saunders & Co.tops $2 billion in salesNeal Communities plans riverfront

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • May 28, 2010
Green makes green

Existing office buildings are now pursuing LEED certification. Managers say tenants demand it, but cost savings also motivate those efforts. The economics may be working.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Denise Kalette |
  • March 1, 2013
Bring Them Home

Too many young people are leaving Tampa for cities that offer better jobs, says Mayor Bob Buckhorn. He intends to change that.

  • Florida
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 10, 2015
A hospital without beds

Lee Memorial Health System plans to build a hospital in South Lee County that will have everything but the beds.

  • Industries
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 24, 2026
Well-known Florida CRE veteran and raconteur turns novelist

Bill "The Dirt Dog" Eshenbaugh returns to his family roots in a historical novel set during the Civil War.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 31, 2020
Rapid ascent: Executive's edge, hustle clear a path to the top

Kye Mitchell has quickly risen through the ranks at Tampa, Florida-based Kforce to become COO.

  • Leadership
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 29, 2012
Turn on the Lights

The recession dimmed the lights in many Gulf Coast office buildings as tenants vacated during the downturn. Now, space is slowly filling.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 11, 2006
Cultivate Friends Not the Business

Trudi Williams started her engineering firm out of her home in 1989. Today, TKW Consulting Engineers is on track to generate $8 million in revenues.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 24, 2006
Luxury by Lutgert

A development firm founded by Raymond Lutgert in the 1960s has quietly been amassing a real estate empire. With more than 50 companies, the firm is now heading north to Sarasota.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 27, 2022
From the ashes: Cigar maker embraces change while honoring traditions

J.C. Newman Cigar Co., the last bastion of Ybor City's cigar industry, is determined to thrive, not just survive.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 10, 2009
A Really Young Buck

The new executive of a $515 million unit of a regional bank on the Gulf Coast is still two years away from turning 30. Age, however, hasn't stopped Chris Rolle before.

  • Finance
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 25, 2011
Gulf Coast Week: Mar. 25

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 12, 2013
Corporate Report: April 12

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 25, 2014
Global Touch

After a Foreign Service career with stints everywhere from Moscow to Indonesia, Rob Weisberg can speak five languages. He can also speak with authority on a host of leadership and management principles.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 14, 2025
Noted resort developer, entrepreneur dies at 84

Al Ten Ten Broek’s hospitality businesses and entities employed thousands of people.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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