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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 31, 2014
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Students at a leading art and design college are taught to think and act like entrepreneurs. They might soon get more chances to do that.

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  • August 29, 2014
Brandstorm

What does brand value have to do with the economy? Turns out, a lot.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • November 17, 2025
US News Best Nursing Homes list includes 34 in region

More than 30 nursing homes from Tampa to Lakeland to Naples earned top ratings from U.S. News & World Report.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 18, 2019
Sound and fury: Entrepreneur finds innovative ways to fend off attacks

Matt Heller's Zephyrhills, Florida-based company, HornBlasters Inc., which makes high-powered air horns for cars and trucks, has been on the receiving end of lawsuits, threats from cut-rate competitors and social media backlash for years.

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  • June 8, 2012
Clearwater software firm iDatix buys Achieva Credit Union building

The Achieva Credit Union building cost $2.8 million.

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  • July 12, 2021
Florida defeats all others states in adding taxable income

Sunshine State attracted a net gain of 126,789 new people and $17.7 billion in new taxable income in 2019.

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  • July 26, 2018
Florida business grades: Good, but room for improvement

The Sunshine State was ranked the No. 10 best state to do business score in in a recent 10-category survey compiled by CNBC Global, the CFO Council and the Young Presidents Organization.

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  • October 8, 2010
High-Tech Hammer Down

Tampa-based Pegasus TransTech makes it easier for truckers to process their paperwork. With 800 scanners in the U.S. and Canadian expansion under way, the road is wide open.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 23, 2022
Sarasota condo tower tops $150 million in sales in 30 days

One Park Sarasota sales strong despite construction not starting until fall.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • October 6, 2025
Logistics firm to shutter St. Pete facility, impacting roughly 100 employees

ID Logistics US Inc. will close its St. Petersburg location next January in hopes of consolidating all operations to another facility in Ruskin.

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  • March 5, 2015
New chiefs take over at Creative Contractors

Joshua Bomstein succeeds his father, Alan, as president, setting up his eventual move into the chief executive spot.

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  • September 10, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Little sales, big sales lead to record sales for AckermanLakewood Ranch land costs make bank branches expensiveCharley heats up warehouse marketLuzier leaves for Dunlap & Moran

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  • May 6, 2016
In Memoriam | Joy McCann Culverhouse 1920-2016

In the late 1970s and 1980s, Joy McCann Culverhouse was often seen on the sidelines of Tampa Bay Buccaneers games, cheering on the upstart team.

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  • September 20, 2013
Profit Play

More than half of all Gulf Coast-based community banks posted an increase in quarterly net income. Yet profitability still lags at several institutions.

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  • August 16, 2019
Airport sets all-time passenger record for July

Traffic for July 2019 at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport was up 42% over July 2018.

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  • By James R. |
  • April 25, 2014
Form a council to keep your brand on track

How a time-strapped CEO can manage, maintain and maximize his company's brands with authority.

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  • May 1, 2013
Florida ranks No. 1 for trade infrastructure

The state had four top 10 rankings in a U.S Chamber of Commerce report.

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  • June 12, 2021
Financial executive adds inventor to resume

Ken Kwiatkowski’s first invention stems from his individual frustration over a product. But getting to market has shown him the value of a team.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 1, 2013
Local startup tech firm outdoes Twitter

Opprtunity.com garners positive national press.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2015
HSN looks to Ohio

HSN Inc. already employs more than 1,300 people to answer calls from shoppers buying products they find on the company's cable channels. But soon, the St. Petersburg media company will add 300 more spots throughout northwest Ohio.

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