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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 11, 2013
Seize the Opportunity

How did the owners of an air-conditioning contracting company become successful software developers? They were trying to improve their own operations.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 29, 2007
Gulf Coast Week

A $125 million contractHome values fallCoast Bank clears hurdle Hudson wins House seatBeating the drought

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 24, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

Roaring Toyz to roar into national bike show: Could a small sport bike shop in Sarasota be the next Orange County Choppers?Rushing takes top honor: Karen Rushing, clerk of the circuit court and comptroller for Sarasota County, received the President's Clerk of the Year Award from the Florida Association of Court Clerks and Comptrollers at the organization's annual summer conference in Ponte Vedra.It's a done deal, almost: The Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice is going to be a landholder real soon.Cracker Barrel pegged: The folksy restaurant chain, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc., is being sued over a peg from one of its tabletop brainteaser games.Concrete solution: Mexico?: The Associated General Contractors of America has called on U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez to intervene in the increasingly dire shortage of cement in the United States before major economic disruptions occur.

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  • By Cheryl O'Neill |
  • March 11, 2014
Understanding crowdfunding

Tales of success and tips on how to raise your own capital — one donation at a time.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 11, 2009
School of Matlacha

Leoma Lovegrove is one of the Gulf Coast's most prolific artists. She's also an entrepreneur who has turned her small gallery into a global draw. Her advice: Think big.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 19, 2008
Commercial anchor

While retail banks expanded rapidly, The Bank of Tampa centered on its commercial customers. The focus served it well.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 11, 2010
Dual Roles

Robert Lincoln despises Hometown Democracy and is a trusted backer of developers and their legal rights throughout the Gulf Coast. But in one huge local project, he's the man fighting developers.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 16, 2018
Get Smart

Even in the best of times, 'somebody can come along and eat you, like Amazon,' says one data-infused executive. His company helps businesses bite back.

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  • May 5, 2022
Retirement community names new CEO after 18 years

Jeff Weatherhead will step into the position in late June.

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  • September 26, 2003
Trolley Social

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  • November 5, 2009
Hospital ranks high in survey

Modern Healthcare magazine's annual best places to work list has a new number one hospital: Doctors Hospital of Sarasota.

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  • February 24, 2010
Bank raises profile with new hire

The Sarasota-Manatee unit of Whitney National Bank has hired Chris Pennewill, Jr., a well-known local executive, to run its commercial banking division.

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  • December 21, 2010
Merger yields Encore National

Encore Bank and National Bank of Southwest Florida have combined.

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  • December 22, 2010
Federal taxpayers merry-go-round

Thanks to an 80-year-old federal law, the new Red Sox spring training stadium in Lee County will now cost another $2.7 million more than planned.

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  • January 28, 2011
Two properties sell for $78M

A New York firm bought two multifamily rental properties in Tampa Bay.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 16, 2010
Sox make good on public relations

The Boston Red Sox baseball team says prices for tickets to its upcoming spring-training season in Fort Myers won't increase this year.

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  • December 16, 2010
SinoFresh to work with Cardinal

The Venice-based health product manufacturer's sales may soon rise.

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  • June 28, 2010
Ramil new USF board chair

The University of South Florida's Board of Trustees named John Ramil its new chair.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 1, 2010
MyUS.com, Tervis win incentives

Sarasota County will provide up to $325,000 in incentives to promote hiring.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 15, 2010
BB&T appoints area execs

David Gambarino and Paul Dumke will represent the bank's Tampa Bay and Southwest Florida regions, respectively.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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