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  • March 2, 2006
Corporate Report

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 22, 2021
Beverage distributor says billionaire investor's money is for growth not to purchase the company

CEO Tom Pepin says Maryland investment firm will his prominent beverage distribution company grow — but insists the business was not sold.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By CGI Windows & Doors Staff |
  • May 13, 2021
Meet the CGI Windows & Doors Celebrating Strength finalists and vote for the Grand Prize winner!

Meet the CGI Windows & Doors Celebrating Strength finalists and vote for the Grand Prize winner!

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 16, 2021
Strong roots: Credit union exec overcomes steep obstacles

Rocio Smith, Achieva Credit Union’s new market vice president, started her working life as a migrant farmworker. That memory is motivation — and lessons for other executives.

  • Finance
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • February 21, 2020
Take a vow: Marketing exec officiates at weddings as a side hustle

St. Petersburg marketing campaign manager George Smetzer has been officiating weddings as a side hustle since 2014.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 20, 2022
Bar rescue: Business student's product makes drinks safer for women

University of Tampa student Alexsandra Wolfe is out to make date rape a thing of the past, with a buzz-worthy bracelet that can test drinks for drugs.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • May 27, 2022
Once way ahead of its time, homebuilding franchisor takes risks to evolve

AR Homes could have withered following the death of its visionary founder. Instead, new leadership embraced change without losing touch with the past.

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  • October 3, 2003
Q&A with Steve Queior

The incoming president of the Greater Sarasota County Chamber of Commerce shares his early impressions and vision for the county.

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  • By Rod Thomson |
  • April 19, 2012
Capitol Chatter: April 20

Tax Watch Turkeys, vetoed budget items, PIP returns, and the vote for gambling.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 1, 2021
Engineering school creating tools for the next generation of warfare

USF's Institute of Applied Engineering works to find solutions for the military while training students for the real world.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 2, 2025
Naples Beach Club nears opening as $1 billion project nears completion

The first phase of thex redevelopment of the former Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club includes the Four Seasons Hotel but not the signature golf club.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • April 8, 2024
NY concert promoter, exec brings exclusive private gig club to Sarasota

Barry Weisblatt is using his decades of music business exocrine to jumpstart a new business idea: a private concert club.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 22, 2025
Hurricane-damaged apartments in Pinellas to be rebuilt

A Gulfport waterfront community will be rebuilt as a five-story building with parking underneath the living space and a rooftop amenities package.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Kimbrell J. Hines, Labor & Employment Attorney |
  • March 2, 2023
So You Wanna Be a Cowboy, Huh?

With the growing popularity of shows like Yellowstone and 1883, there are more people taking an interest in equestrian activities.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 8, 2022
Brooklyn buyers pay $240 million for nearly 2,500-unit multifamily portfolio

The statewide 14-property portfolio includes six properties on the Gulf Coast.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • June 17, 2022
Symposium to reveal findings from series of resiliency studies

Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council's June 23 event will examine how key coastal areas can prepare for catastrophic flooding.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 19, 2022
UPDATED: Tropicana Products shutting down Fort Pierce facility and laying off staff, not enough oranges

The Bradenton-based company says lack of supply leading it to close St. Lucie County plant

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 5, 2022
Sarasota man guilty of running $80M Ponzi scheme from Longboat Key firm

57-year-old Michael J. DaCorta convicted by jury of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud and money laundering

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 5, 2013
Internet office

Having a showroom helps to sell office furniture online.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 9, 2012
JRL Enterprises buying Wellcraft facility

Cape Coral-based JRL Enterprises Inc. announced plans to purchase the former Wellcraft manufacturing facility in south Manatee County to expand the composite tool-making business of an affiliated company, JRL Ventures Inc.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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