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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2003
Good News: More of the Same (Sarasota Manatee counties)

The Sarasota-Manatee commercial real estatemarket, known for its stability, is on an upswing.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 11, 2004
Beyond Stone & Mortar

Charles Robbins and Bernard Croghan are counting on a steady stream of businesses that want all the services of a big firm without a lot of the overhead - and sometimes without even the office.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 5, 2009
Bear Trap

Legendary Naples investor Bruce Sherman built a spectacular track record at Private Capital Management, managing billions of dollars for wealthy individuals and institutions. Then, Bear Stearns collapsed and with it went Sherman's envious record and more than $1 billion of his investors' money. Now, Sherman wants justice.

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 13, 2019
Gut check: Kombucha brewer tackles growing pains as product gains traction

St. Petersburg, Florida-based Mother Kombucha is on the cusp of breakthrough success if it can successfully deal with some growing pains and outdated government regulations.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • May 15, 2020
For highly driven cybersecurity CEO, mindset is everything

ReliaQuest founder and CEO Brian Murphy brings a relentless focus to his work, an effort that's put him at the forefront of an in-demand industry.

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • November 9, 2018
New upscale senior living communities riding the gray wave

Age-restricted and assisted living communities are evolving. Several facilities in the region — including one with a $120 million investment — are on the crest of innovation.

  • Strategies
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • November 9, 2018
Facing worker shortage, insurance industry turns to young professionals

Area insurance companies seize solutions — and creativity — to attract and retain talent.

  • Insurance
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • December 21, 2018
Teaching by example

Florida Gulf Coast University Institute of Entrepreneurship rockets to success under leadership of Sandra Kauanui

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 15, 2019
A new BEginning for 21st Century Oncology

In one year, new CEO Kimberly Commins-Tzoumakas transformed the formerly legally challenged, bankrupt cancer care company from the top on down.

  • Leadership
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • April 21, 2022
Banker's ascension a sign of local market's importance

Recently promoted to head of commercial banking at Valley Bank, veteran Tampa Bay banker Joe Chillura embraces the challenges of a post-COVID economy.

  • Finance
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 3, 2014
Word for 2014: Revelation - alarm over the State

Happy New Year. Let's hope it is.

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • May 23, 2025
Tampa Bay 3D printing entrepreneur beats the odds with moxie, fortitude

Roy Kirchner has made a career out of comebacks. His next big foe: dealing with tariffs.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • October 10, 2024
Stephanie Heredia, 30

40 Under 40 winner Stephanie Heredia is CEO of Taxes Tampa.

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  • December 14, 2007
Corporate Report

Evolution Underwriting buys agencyAdministrative Concepts promotes new CEOIOWorld Media grows Internet radio service

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  • March 21, 2008
Corporate Report

Barron Colliers, Lutgerts buy into TIBTaylor Morrison using AT&T networkMiva pay-click divisiontargets mobile viewers

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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • April 15, 2011
Beyond the (e)Bay

Triad Retail Media struck its biggest online advertising deal yet with the popular merchandising site eBay. The company's founder views it as a gateway to a $50 billion marketplace.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 15, 2012
Snap Success

Rejecting naysayers can be the toughest part of turning an invention into commercial success. One determined entrepreneur pulled it off.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2016
Adam Flood, 32

Manager of process excellence, LeeSar

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 19, 2014
Find the people

Companies say it's getting harder to find qualified employees in Southwest Florida, but Alta Resources is hiring another 800 people in Fort Myers.

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  • By Michael Hinman |
  • April 17, 2015
Unfriendly fraud

Online retailers lose nearly $12 billion annually in credit card chargebacks. A Clearwater firm found a solution, and turned it into a fast-growth business.

  • Entrepreneurs
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