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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 11, 2019
Law firm leader exudes passion for the pour

Lori Rabinowitz, director of marketing and business development at Trenam Law in Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida, has become a certified sommelier.

  • Executive Diversions
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • January 25, 2019
A passion play for plasma-rich platelet treatment

EmCyte in Fort Myers is a global industry leader in manufacturing regenerative treatment kits

  • Health Care
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • April 5, 2019
Buzzer beater: Entrepreneur aids athletes' search for a second act

Paige Thomas, founder and CEO of Elevate Branding in Ybor City, Tampa, Florida, secured a deal to help Miami Heat superstar Dwyane Wade transition to a business career after he retires from basketball later this year.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 22, 2016
Q&A | Steve Cunningham

As the qualifying broker for LandQwest Commercial, Steve Cunningham overseas the brokerage's entire operation, from strategic planning to operational analysis.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • January 10, 2025
Manufacturing CEO turns flying hobby into a way of life

Flying, for manufacturing CEO Scott Ashton, isn’t merely a way to get from here to there.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 14, 2023
Third-generation Ace Hardware leader on why humility is his No. 1 core value

More than four decades in a family-run hardware business has taught Michael Wynn a lot about team building, servant leadership, growing leaders internally and more.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 5, 2023
Sarasota County Commissioner Nancy Detert dies at 78

Detert mostly represented areas of south Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 18, 2020
Former lawyer, CPA face more charges in $6.3M fraud

If convicted, Wasserman and Rossman each face a maximum penalty of 20 years on each of the conspiracy, mail fraud and wire fraud counts, and up to three years of imprisonment on each count of filing a false income tax return.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • July 12, 2022
McDonald’s Corp., longtime Tampa Bay franchisee agree to buyout

Caspers Co. bought its first McDonald’s franchise in 1958. The firm also owns and operates restaurants in Jacksonville that are part of the deal.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • July 31, 2022
Call off the engagement: Government seeks fraudulently obtained ring

Daniel Joseph Tisone is also accused of obtaining $2.62 million in COVID-19 relief funds.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2022
Statewide law firm announces second merger in two months

With the expansion into Naples, Gunster will have a foothold in each major market in Florida.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 16, 2022
Insurance commissioner to leave office Dec. 28

The head of Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation is stepping down after property insurance reform was approved during a state Legislature special session.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 20, 2022
Naples health tech firm co-founded by Tony Robbins wins $15M investment

The company has offices in Naples, New York, Texas and India.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 8, 2009
Cattle Call

A Gulf Coast rancher has discovered a novel way to maintain her working independence in a down economy: Brokering livestock deals from Havana to Islamabad.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 20, 2009
Gulf Coast banker hits back

Century Bank President John O'Neil spent part of the past week in Washington, D.C. with some of the country's top banking regulators. He was there for a fight.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 9, 2009
Abel Band law firm folds into Shumaker

One of Sarasota's most high-profile law firms, practicing everything from trademark secret cases to condo law disputes, is being blended in to a larger Ohio-based firm.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 18, 2009
Minnesota bank steps out of the cold

Community bankers in Sarasota are abuzz over the latest competitor to the join the trenches, this one via a government-forced ousting of two other institutions.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 11, 2010
Small package, big success

Business leaders who seek to put an end to the dearth of high-flying technology companies on the Gulf Coast have a new model to emulate: Think Jerusalem.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 25, 2009
Workout World

A pair of commercial real estate veterans has formed a business born of the recession, to help banks and landlords navigate the miserable market. It could be a big business.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 6, 2011
Fast Glass

The survival effort at Quality Enclosures has shifted into growth mode. The company expects to expand more in 2011.

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