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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 18, 2015
Let them eat cake

January may seem far away, but the organizers of the Naples Winter Wine Festival are busy planning over-the-top auction lots and touting renowned vintners.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 3, 2022
Tampa couple share their path to podcasting success

Podcasts generated nearly $11.5 billion in 2020. Chris and Katie Krimitsos have paved the way for both newbies and pros to increase their piece of the market.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 29, 2007
Gulf Coast Week

A $125 million contractHome values fallCoast Bank clears hurdle Hudson wins House seatBeating the drought

  • Finance
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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 |
  • June 24, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

Roaring Toyz to roar into national bike show: Could a small sport bike shop in Sarasota be the next Orange County Choppers?Rushing takes top honor: Karen Rushing, clerk of the circuit court and comptroller for Sarasota County, received the President's Clerk of the Year Award from the Florida Association of Court Clerks and Comptrollers at the organization's annual summer conference in Ponte Vedra.It's a done deal, almost: The Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice is going to be a landholder real soon.Cracker Barrel pegged: The folksy restaurant chain, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc., is being sued over a peg from one of its tabletop brainteaser games.Concrete solution: Mexico?: The Associated General Contractors of America has called on U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez to intervene in the increasingly dire shortage of cement in the United States before major economic disruptions occur.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 9, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Court counselor charged with abuseHillsborough Judge Charlotte Anderson challenged by Tampa lawyer Kim VancePalm Bank celebrates its first quarterly profitMagazine pacts disputed

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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 Cheryl O'Neill |
  • March 11, 2014
Understanding crowdfunding

Tales of success and tips on how to raise your own capital — one donation at a time.

  • Strategies
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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 Elizabeth King |
  • October 9, 2025
Kiarra Womack, 26

40 Under 40 winner Kiarra Womack is senior scholarships manager at William G. and Marie Selby Foundation.

  • Class of 2025
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 20, 2007
Risk Eliminators

Surgeon and pilot Richard C. Karl expects his startup to play an important role in the national trend to reduce operating room mistakes. The company is working with hospitals to make surgery safer.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 30, 2010
Kick the Glass

The recession is a daily do or die battle for many Gulf Coast business owners. That's just fine for entrepreneur Steve Schwartz, who actually used to fight for a living.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • November 14, 2023
Tampa-based national burger fast-food chain targets $900M in revenue

Checkers and Rally's is looking to bring its brand into the future.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • February 10, 2022
Slide rule: Investors flock to innovative insurance exec's latest venture

Investors are flocking to Slide, innovative insurance executive Bruce Lucas's latest venture. The company has already raised more than $100 million in venture capital.

  • Insurance
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  • By Jay Schlichter |
  • September 13, 2019
Entrepreneurial family has invested $500M and is just getting started

The Hoffmanns have made big business waves in Southwest Florida by buying up a bit of everything, centered on hospitality. What drives their success?

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 25, 2020
Longtime hospitality exec-turned-entrepreneur adds another project to schedule

Keith Overton is at work on both Pioneering Resorts and OCC Road House & Museum.

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • August 30, 2019
Patient developer tackles several challenges in latest project

Mike Miller uses a bend-but-not-break approach.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 27, 2024
Pinellas County to Rays: Make a decision by Sunday on $1.3B stadium project

In a sometimes scolding letter, Pinellas County Commission Chair Kathleen Peters flatly asks officials with the Tampa Bay Rays if they are in or out on a $1.3 billion stadium deal the team agreed to four months ago.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 4, 2026
Report: AI projected to add $100B to Florida GDP in a decade

Even as some worries percolate, some 2 million Florida small businesses are likely already using AI, the organization says.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 20, 2007
Corporate Report

Chico's reports strong March sales, comparables NCircle lands deal with Bert Smets ProductionsTIB Financial, Bank of Venice set to close April 30Javien Digital licenses NeoMedia's qodeRaymond James shuffles board membersGeoPharma completes $12.5-million equity deal Paradise promotes SolutionsSirion raises $45 millionGolfer Morgan Pressel signs endorsement with GemesisPersystent product in GSA ConnectWise adds COOWorld Energy purchases Sol-GelSmith president of OutbackInternational Realty name-change

  • Industries
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