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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 1, 2025
Colson Hotel to be restored as a business incubator

With a goal of providing business startup space across all demographics, the group preserving the Colson Hotel plans to renovate it as the Colson Collective.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • August 29, 2025
Hospitality group, with debut in downtown Sarasota, to focus on small restaurants

Ten Tables Hospitality's go-small strategy flips the bigger-is-better mantra in restaurants — without skimping on the guest experience.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • October 9, 2025
Lauren Albaum, 36

40 Under 40 winner Lauren Albaum is vice president of student affairs at Florida Southern College.

  • Class of 2025
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 26, 2022
Multitalented entrepreneur works to create brighter futures for kids, adults

Yvonne Fry has been a force for economic good in Plant City, the hometown that she once wanted to leave behind forever.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 11, 2023
Local, national star chefs to gather in Sarasota for book signing

Event organized by area restaurant-focused recruiting firm.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • May 31, 2023
Primo Water Corp. CEO to step down at end of year

Tom Harrington’s departure comes on the heels of a monthslong public feud with a California-based activist investor.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • August 7, 2023
Top commercial real estate transactions for July 11-17 in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

An IMG land deal for nearly $245 million leads this week's transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 30, 2022
Multimillion-dollar high-tech cancer facility set to break ground

Southwest Florida Proton leads the way in the region for advanced cancer treatment.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 12, 2007
Hiring in commercial real estate

Turns out commercial real estate is a hot and lucrative career for new MBAs. While that's good for them, it presents a challenge for commercial real estate executives, according to Stan Ross, chairman of the board of the University of Southern California's Lusk Center for Real Estate and co-author of the book, The Inside Track to Careers in Real Estate.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 21, 2008
CEOs play stock-defense

A company's stock price does not always reflect the company's value or earnings, as some Gulf Coast CEOs have learned too well.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 28, 2005
Finalist: Vox2Data Inc.

Quite a bit has changed since Vox2Data was selected as the second-runner up in The Gulf Coast Business Review's 2004 Technology Innovation Awards. A new name. A new version of its flagship software. And now, some roof damage and flooding as a result of Hurricane Wilma.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 24, 2004
Deciphering the Attribute Index

What is the key to successful business excellence? asks Stephen Garber, who lives and works in the Sarasota area, provides executive coaching for individuals and organizations to enable them to select, retain and develop performance champions.

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 19, 2004
Art of Persuasion

eBeltway sniperi lawyer Peter D. Greenspun discussed his defense of a killer at a seminar for Tampa Bay area lawyers.

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 31, 2003
Hearsay (Tampa Edition)

This week's items: Pinellas judge charged by Qualifications Commission Win some; lose some

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2008
Getting it back

Steve Delaney lost a lucrative book-printing deal a year ago to low-cost Chinese competitors, but he won it back when the Olympics disrupted business there. The deal shows how American businesses can take advantage of the perils of offshoring.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 19, 2009
Stormy Dreams

The hurricane shutters industry has endured two major problems the past three years: A recession and few major storms to draw attention to drive demand. One entrepreneur hopes to beat back the trend.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 25, 2010
Spill proof

No oil has washed up on the shores of Fort Myers Beach, but one property management company is prepared to fight for business. Technology is key.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 2, 2010
40 UNDER 40 WINNER: The Kids Are All Right

With $50.1 million in 2009 revenues, Willis A. Smith is built around a workforce of people in their late 20s and early 30s.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • February 25, 2011
Pier Ponderance

Ideas are flowing in for redevelopment of the St. Petersburg Pier. Those submitting plans say timing is crucial,since construction costs will likely rise soon.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 25, 2011
Home Improvement

As the regional director for 15 Decorating Den Interiors franchisees in South Florida, Cliff Welles gets an inside look at upscale consumers. They're spending again, he reports.

  • Entrepreneurs
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