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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 23, 2019
Flavorful fortune: An on-trend manufacturer drinks up sales

As sparkling water increasingly grabs market share that once belonged to soda, Clearwater-based Monin has reaped big rewards. How will it keep the growth flowing?

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 17, 2017
Economic Forecast 2018 - Fort Myers and Naples

Retail, construction, real estate and more are on the move.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 22, 2014
Stomp on it

The grow-through-acquisition tactic is easy to diagram, complicated to execute. A Gulf Coast firm with a new CEO who previously ran a pair of multibillion-dollar businesses leads the way.

  • Strategies
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 30, 2025
Florida man sues state investigator after 11 felony charges dropped

The former roofing company salesman blames a "faulty investigation" and "fabricated facts" for upending his life.

  • Florida
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • October 12, 2023
Andrew Neal, 34

Even before Andrew Neal had a degree, leadership ran in his veins.

  • Class of 2023
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 27, 2025
Follow the reading habits of a local million-dollar tech startup founder

From a police officer to the global C-Suite to starting his own company, Casey Marquette remains steadfast on one get and stay ahead factor: reading leadership books.

  • Leadership
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 7, 2006
Coffee Talk

A good morning to you: Contractors, plumbers and anyone else working on construction sites in Sarasota County might be in for a surprise with their morning coffee: a building inspector.Cleveland Clinic land in limbo: Now that the Cleveland Clinic has sold its Naples hospital to Health Management Associates, what is it going to do with land it owns in adjacent Lee County?Dogged effort: Last November, the Review reported land agent Bill Eshenbaugh's somewhat unusual approach to selling a 450-acre development site in rural Pasco County.Floridaboom: Pity Tallahassee. While it's 1.6% job growth rate over one year and 2.8% over five years is respectable for any state capital, it's pretty paltry when compared to just about every other Florida region.Community banks, thrifts disappoint: A flat yield curve and intense competition for commercial and industrial loans hurt community banks and thrifts during the first quarter of the year. Welcome, Sabal: It looks like Brian Hall and some other bankers in the area (see AmSouth, next item) didn't get the Ryan Beck & Co. memo.Unrestrained Exuberance: AmSouth Bank is about a year behind its Florida peers, but it plans to catch up fast.Hotels are the new condos: The aftermath of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 and Hurricane Charley put a halt to new hotel developments in Southwest Florida.Law now fair?: The legal doctrine of joint and several liability, recently overturned by t

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 22, 2003
Real Estate Briefs

Richard Zipes and Tarragon Realty Investors pay more than $200 a square foot for downtown Sarasota property.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 19, 2022
Industry insiders, consumers hope for best but prep for worst as legislators tackle for property insurance crisis

The special session on property insurance is meant to bring a solution to a long-standing problem before it's too late. Will politicians act?

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 28, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Parking garage design suggests office/retail lookBuilders buy historic downtown propertyNew Marble Slab Creamery opens in Sarasota PavilionSchroeder-Manatee Ranchprepares for arena land sale

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • June 9, 2022
Insurance reform: 'Two steps forward, one step backward’

None of the combatants in the trenches of Florida’s property insurance crisis is celebrating the results of the special legislative session.

  • Opinion
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 23, 2009
Shut off the money spigots

A group of libertarians took over a wasteful government agency and dismantled it, returning money to property owners in Lee County. It's a lesson in how citizens can target government waste.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 2, 2008
Accident Control

Insurance brokers agree: The best way to control costs is to control accidents and offer employees choices, especially when it comes to health insurance.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 16, 2009
Its Own Way: A Special Report on FCCI

The recession has clearly been a drag on FCCI, much like it has for just about every other business in the region. Its top executive, however, likes what he sees in the company's future.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 22, 2004
Hi Hat Goes Ranchette

Sarasota Countyis 2050 plan envisioned new-urban villages on the Turner familyis 10,000-acre Hi Hat Ranch. But why do that when thereis a waiting line for five-acre estates?

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 18, 2003
1st Runner-Up: David Dunbar Chairman

President and CEO Peoples Bank/Peoples Floriday Banking Corp.In his 28 years of banking, David Dunbar has worked for the largest bank in the state and the smallest bank in the state.

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  • By Bob Andelman |
  • September 3, 2009
A Million Bites

Brown & Brown has grown into a major player in the insurance brokerage business through 300 small acquisitions. The key: Create a competitive and lucrative sales culture and cut all fat.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 1, 2009
Your Money Back

The role of court-appointed receiver in an investment scam case — such as an alleged $400 million Gulf Coast-centered fraud — is one part Sherlock Holmes and one part Robin Hood. Burton Wiand plays both roles.

  • Law
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 15, 2010
Cut it CLOSE

A Gulf Coast advertising firm's top national client was in dire need of a creative, and a winning, campaign. The result could be a glimpse at where online marketing is headed.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 7, 2010
The Debate Rages On

The battle over federal health care reform has shifted from the merits of the bill to implementation. Five local experts weigh in on the issues for the Business Review.

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