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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 8, 2019
Have a crisis to manage? Here's how

Chris Spiro brand architecture crisis management

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 3, 2018
Entrepreneur finds new life in handbag manufacturing startup

Former Philadelphia interior designer Gretchen Bauer recently embarked on an unusual mission: to manufacture high-end handbags. She's running the startup business in Sarasota.

  • Industries
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 23, 2018
Insurance company looks for edge in hiring new salespeople

An insurance company believes it has an edge in the constant battle to outdo — and outsell — the competition.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • March 30, 2018
Attorney draws experience from work in construction industry

Jeff Guy made stops in health care and construction before becoming an attorney. The experiences helped him gain a better understanding of how to work with clients.

  • Law
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 30, 2018
The shipping news: behind the scenes of a Manatee County economic engine

Port Manatee is a thriving economic engine for Manatee County. Considered a full-service port facility, which means it offers ship repair and fabrication, in addition to cargo services, Port Manatee had operating revenues of $13.72 million in fiscal 2017.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • January 13, 2017
Horsing around

Attorney Jenifer Schembri starts most days in the saddle.

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  • By Adrian Moore |
  • March 24, 2017
Vacation rentals? What's the issue?

The commercial nature of vacation rentals does not warrant any special restrictions because we already have nuisance laws to protect us.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 10, 2017
Culture Driven

Avison Young's business model and privately held status empowers its agents to put clients first.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 4, 2017
Bucking the Trend

Sarasota will soon be home to four new downtown hotels. But Ocean Properties is taking a different tack.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 19, 2018
Key to success

Blue Steel Development and JLL think Polk County's Key Logistics will benefit from its size and speed of delivery.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Ted Carter |
  • February 2, 2018
Food for Life

Dinner delivery is no longer a 30-minute pizza race. Several businesses in the region, instead, see a growing surge in nutritious meals brought to customers' front doors.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 18, 2013
Corporate Report: Oct. 18

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Denise Federer |
  • February 7, 2014
Lead with purpose

If you seek to grow in your management role, you need to decide what type of leader you want to be and learn what type of leadership is most effective.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • March 21, 2014
Resolve and evolve

Over the last five years, lawyer Joseph Kokolakis took over his family's contracting business. He says winning repeat business is a lot like practicing law.

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  • By James R. |
  • April 25, 2014
Form a council to keep your brand on track

How a time-strapped CEO can manage, maintain and maximize his company's brands with authority.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • June 20, 2014
Community Focus

Cathy Swanson has helped St. Petersburg's Freedom Bank of America turn a profit for the first time in eight years. Now, as CEO, she has her eyes on the future.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 20, 2014
On the Brink

Size matters in banking, until it doesn't. The top executive at one of the largest regional banks on the Gulf Coast, for instance, faces some challenges familiar to any community banker.

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  • By James R. |
  • December 2, 2013
How to overcome internal dissent

When employees choose to ignore announcements of change, using the 'Rule of Six' to communicate the importance behind them can keep everyone moving forward.

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  • By Denise Federer |
  • December 6, 2013
How to build team synergy

Finding the right people for your team is just the first step in achieving its full potential. Next is creating an environment that fosters collaboration.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 13, 2013
Startup Power

Women rank woefully behind men in receiving startup capital to fund a new company or idea. A Gulf Coast entrepreneur seeks to sack that dynamic.

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