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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 13, 2018
Area philanthropists to send 100 nonprofit executives to Harvard

Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School faculty oversee the program and teach the classes.Johanna Gustafsson and Chris Pinckney, leaders of a wife-husband wealth management team, have been part of a lot of giving back in the Sarasota community

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • April 27, 2018
Creativity and a willingness to share candidates helps company fill employee needs

S-One Holdings Corp., challenged by a lack of quality candidates, finds success through employee referrals.

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  • April 10, 2022
Florida CFO to Musk: move Twitter to the 'free state of Florida'

State official dings California in effort to land Twitter headquarters.

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  • November 18, 2016
Tampa becoming a 'new city of finance'

Tampa is among 10 emerging U.S. cities where financial services firms are expanding and hiring, according to a new report by commercial real estate services firm CBRE Inc.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • December 9, 2016
Just right

Rite Technology aims to make a new name for itself. But changing monikers comes with some unique challenges.

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  • January 6, 2017
IN MEMORIAM | Bronson Thayer 1939-2016

Several years ago, when top Bay Cities Bank executives were getting ready to host a lunch at their Tampa office for a group of customers, Bronson Thayer offered to bring dessert.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • February 10, 2017
How to ... Create effective internships

Samantha Scott wanted to help the next generation of public-relations professionals. So the president of Pushing the Envelope Inc., a Fort Myers-based marketing communications firm, began to offer internships at her company.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 1, 2017
Global Ambition

NeoGenomics aims to be the world's leading cancer-testing company. It's starting with its first laboratory outside the U.S. — in Switzerland.

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  • May 19, 2017
Keep on keeping on

Regional economic development organizations are going to become more important than ever.

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  • August 4, 2017
How a CEO's Personality Affects Succession Planning

Smart CEOs will take time to uncover what their children bring to the table — even if it looks different from the status quo.

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  • By Denise Federer |
  • November 17, 2017
How to Execute a Smooth Succession

It all starts with open communication and builds from there.

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  • September 23, 2016
Bank, after seven years, lands $10M investment

Bank of Commerce Holdings Inc. filed for voluntary bankruptcy in order to facilitate the recapitalization.

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  • April 22, 2016
Measured landscapes

Blake Crawford applied auto-manufacturing techniques to his landscaping company, boosting productivity and efficiency.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • June 10, 2016
Big boost

Former government contracting officer Kevin Jans found a way to build a fast-growing business in a congested field.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • January 29, 2016
With purpose

Bonnie Silvestri found her passion tying community service to education.

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  • March 4, 2016
Best vet

In the battle to outdo others in customer service, a forward-thinking entrepreneur has an ally: It starts with her master's degree in psychology.

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  • March 18, 2016
In Memoriam: Bruce Fabel 1963-2016

Tampa-based Ideal Image President Bruce Fabel immersed himself in everything he did, from personally using treatments offered by the laser hair removal firm to narrating family horseback riding videos in Utah.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • April 1, 2016
Broker of youth

Success in commercial real estate traditionally only comes with experience. An innovative leader aims to disrupt that model.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 8, 2016
Bring it home

If United Mechanical can install and service air conditioning in large commercial buildings, it reasons it can do the same in your home.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 24, 2014
The French way

A neighborhood not known for fancy eateries has a new entree. The first year has exceeded expectations.

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