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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • October 10, 2024
Ryan Patel, 26

40 Under 40 winner Ryan Patel is chief of staff at Kyra Solutions Inc.

  • Class of 2024
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 30, 2025
Big Top Brewing shutters Lakewood Ranch Boulevard location

While one location is closing, Big Top's owner remains steadfast that this is not related to any lawsuits the company is facing over debts. The company overall, he says, is "not going anywhere."

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 7, 2007
Island Fever

A group of influential Naples investors is buying a small bank in Marco Island that it will use to expand into the rest of Southwest Florida. Recent bad loans won't scuttle the deal.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 19, 2005
Anything is Possible

In spite of Chris-Craft's two bankruptcies, Stephen Julius and Stephen Heese saw great valuein the name and its history. They've surpassed $50 million in sales; $100 million is the next goal.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 8, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Githler, Knight kick off sales for yacht clubResidential Developers Buy Reasoner Tree FarmAppliance Depot, partner purchase Tamiami locationFirst America Bank buys headquarters landEquity Inns finishes purchase of CourtyardPat, Darla Cook buy S.R. 64 land

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 11, 2008
Shutter Control

Relinquishing control can be a struggle, an entrepreneur discovers as he develops new strategies. But projected 20% sales growth in a down economy helps ease the pain.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2004
Consumer Victory?

Plaintiffs in a truth-in-lending action against Bill Heard Chevrolet Inc.-Plant City win a favorable ruling on appeal.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 16, 2019
Bolder shoulder: Prosthetic device fuels big growth for medical tech startup

Dr. Steven Goldberg, founder of Naples-based Catalyst OrthoScience, has developed a new prosthetic device that can vastly improve shoulder reconstruction surgeries.

  • Health Care
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • April 19, 2019
Community bank, fresh off name change, looks for big opportunities in new areas

Arcadia-based Crews Bank & Trust is moving into Sarasota with a branch opening downtown soon.

  • Finance
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 28, 2024
$1.2B St. Pete contractor invests millions into training facility

Contracting services giant Power Design built a $3 million training facility for current and potential employees.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • June 14, 2024
New president of high-end builder grapples with high cost challenges

Recently named president of Kurtz Homes Naples, David Gordon will keep building on his father-in-law’s legacy while adding some new touches.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 18, 2022
Something to smile about: Dental college's new program a big win for grins

The U.S. dental industry faces declining numbers of new dentists, particularly in rural and underserved areas. Nova Southeastern University tackles the problem head-on.

  • Education
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 14, 2006
Colonial-ism

Colonial Bank is snapping up real estate as it plans to double its presence from Tampa to Naples. It aims to take market share from regional and national banks.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 14, 2008
Corporate Report

Mangrove offers new health accountsRim Semiconductor buys UTEK subsidiaryTIB Financialadds trust companyBrown & Brown creates British brokerageWCI earnings preview suggests heavy red inkWhitemark Homes looks for other businessesTeco Peoples Gas adds geo-based toolCreative Recycling processes voting systemsInventor Kanzius plans cancer trialFox Electronics debuts quartz-packed crystal

  • Industries
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 15, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Georgetown Apartments on South Westshore sell for $125 millionVillas at Cross Creek gets a new ownerSale of Wyndham Westshore closed as part of packageRetail building at Adamo Drive sells to investorsEcoGroup Inc. closes deal on former Hendry Corp. landAmalie Oil Co buys vacant land at Causeway Boulevard

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 1, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: RJ Gators owners buy restaurant buildingAmerica's Capital Partners buys Wynnton's Renaissance landHembree, Ross develops land as office parkHubbard family buys office, searches for more land

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 19, 2004
Bar's Keeper

Carolyn Heath-Hausmann took her inheritance o a small historic tavern o and put together a team to develop an important and complex mixed-use project in Sarasota.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 22, 2003
Coffee Talk

This week's items:Entrepreneurial slump over?Fraud detectionMCC offers security technology certificateLegal appealThe missing linkOne more dig at the anti-bridge crowdBanker of the Year Nomination

  • News
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 14, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

Kodiak Capital Partners buys Edwards Systems buildingNew hotel planned next to RenaissanceManatee Glens, Nelco Cos. buys space in PinnacleWagner Realty plans Manatee Avenue officeCNC Investments buys Sunchase apartments

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 1, 2009
Broadband faith

What happens when a satellite-television broadcaster loses its transmission? Sky Angel faced that calamity three years ago and gambled on nascent Internet TV despite the risks. How the company survived is a great lesson for any executive facing corporate extinction today.

  • Strategies
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