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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • December 6, 2019
Dining delivery: Gecko’s, Sarasota

Gecko’s is considering offering in-house delivery instead of using a national app.

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 30, 2020
Longtime area CEO’s foundation donates $16 million

Brian Jellison was CEO of Sarasota-based Roper Technologies for 17 years.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 10, 2020
"The Bay" hits construction milestone

"The Bay, " a 53-acre, municipally owned waterfront tract just outside downtown Sarasota, is moving forward with its first construction projects.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Sara A. Qureshi, Esq., LL.M. of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A. |
  • May 22, 2020
Addressing Employer Shared Responsibility Payment Penalties under the Affordable Care Act

Addressing Employer Shared Responsibility Payment Penalties under the Affordable Care Act

  • Law
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  • By Adrian Moore |
  • July 5, 2019
Florida's job licensing decreases motivation instead of increasing quality

State legislators have again failed to tackle reforming Florida's occupational licensing requirements

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  • By A.G. Lafley |
  • March 3, 2022
The VUCA world invades the supply chain

Even with supply chain issues swirling, don't neglect a company's biggest asset: people

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • May 18, 2018
Tech firm hopes acquisition doubles revenue, to nearly $8 million

Lightspeed Voice, with a devotion to customer service, continues fast growth track.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 5, 2018
Midtown One to go spec, amid competition

Bromley Cos. plans to construct its Midtown One office building within its 22-acre Midtown Tampa project on a speculative basis, joining other developers like Strategic Property Partners with the same idea.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • October 25, 2018
Elizabeth 'Libby' McHugh, 39

Senior vice president, director of client services, Wasmer, Schroeder & Co.

  • Class of 2018
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 5, 2018
Area executive, a Wall Street rock star, dies at 73

Lakewood Ranch-based Roper Technologies CEO Brian Jellison died Nov. 2.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 29, 2019
In Memoriam: Wendy Mack, 1956-2019

Wendy Mack died March 13 after suffering a brain aneurysm.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2018
In Memoriam: Sandy Cohen

Sandy Cohen, who owned Sarasota-based Design Marketing Group, died April 2 at age 50.

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  • By Alicia Ceccarelli |
  • November 11, 2016
Secret sauce

Burrito partners, close as brothers, believe their franchising plan will attract savvy investors and contend with cutthroat competitors. Up next: going national.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 30, 2016
Promise keeper

Going small in an industry that thinks big has been a good move for Patrick Bismuth. Managing the growth in 2017 is a top priority.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mekael Teshome |
  • January 6, 2017
Good news ahead

The regional economy will head into 2017 with 'considerable strength,' says one economist.

  • Strategies
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  • By Susan Dushock |
  • January 6, 2017
Slow and steady

The economic recovery points to a bright future in Florida — mixed in with a bit of uncertainty.

  • Strategies
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  • By Denise Federer |
  • February 24, 2017
Create a culture of engagement

To get the most out of your team, sometimes all you have to do is show you care.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 10, 2017
Big bang

The spend-money-to-make-money theory is the linchpin to the Zaiser family business model. It works.

  • Strategies
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  • By Ted Carter |
  • April 28, 2017
Fun House

An investor with an eye for sometimes-eccentric design features hopes her seven-figure deal for waterfront properties is a winner.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • September 15, 2017
Charge It Up

First National Bank of Pasco is going gangbusters on a growth strategy that includes some unlikely banking concepts. Think coolness. And electric cars.

  • Finance
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