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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 20, 2009
Expansion Call

With a learn-to-delegate process nearly complete, an entrepreneur now hopes to continue growing her property management company.

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  • December 31, 2009
COVER UPDATE: More, Please

Steve Martin's chain of seven Tex-Mex restaurants on the Gulf Coast defied the recession in 2009. He is aiming for more of the same in 2010.

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  • March 11, 2010
Small package, big success

Business leaders who seek to put an end to the dearth of high-flying technology companies on the Gulf Coast have a new model to emulate: Think Jerusalem.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 25, 2009
Workout World

A pair of commercial real estate veterans has formed a business born of the recession, to help banks and landlords navigate the miserable market. It could be a big business.

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  • By Jay Brady |
  • April 1, 2011
Government Digest: Apr. 1

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

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  • February 25, 2011
A New Face

A Sarasota physician plans to resuscitate a patient in need of help: A prominent building in a commercial hub that hasn't been revived in years.

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  • March 15, 2013
Growth Setup

Shaw Development works to build an executive team for future expansion.

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  • February 22, 2013
Tampa to Marco

Naples-based Premier Sotheby's International Realty, fresh off a banner year in 2012, moves into South Tampa's luxury market with its first office there.

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  • February 15, 2013
Healing Wounds

Jonathan Rotella is building a chain of wound-care centers around the country in partnerships with hospitals. One looming challenge: Obamacare.

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  • October 7, 2011
Law & Order

Rob Dinan thought being a police officer was the most adrenaline-filled experience he would ever have. Now he's back for more, only this time he's an entrepreneur.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 3, 2012
Tight Wire

Gulf Coast companies heavily connected to the boating industry had some recession-related troubles. But one business in that category is now in comeback mode.

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  • January 13, 2012
Opportunity Station

Many young businesses fail, or struggle, to go from innovative idea to sustainable success. One successful entrepreneur wants to help.

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  • April 19, 2012
No Reservations

A $75 million expansion will swell the square footage and number of employees at the Seminole Hard Resort & Casino in Tampa.

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  • February 10, 2012
Boots Up

Finding a client base for a niche product can be an entrepreneur's greatest challenge. One Gulf Coast business hopes it has stepped in the right direction.

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  • August 5, 2021
Athletic gear company makes waves in Olympics with new product

The X1-PRO has been used by over half of the American olympic swimming team.

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  • March 2, 2021
Firm to build new charter school near airport with focus on aeronautical industry

The roughly $11 million project is expected to be completed before the start of the 2021-22 school year.

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  • April 21, 2021
Foundation names nonprofit exec to be its first VP of knowledge and equity

Community Foundation of Sarasota County appoints nonprofit veteran Ranata Reeder to be its first vice president of knowledge and equity

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  • November 10, 2021
Luxury hotel chain chooses region for five-star property

Tampa to join Hollywood, Chicago and New York as cities with Pendry-branded luxury hotel; downtown tower to include condos

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  • December 2, 2021
Language barrier: Rays' split-season plan met with scorn from Quebec taxpayers

Despite local chamber endorsements, doubts persist about the feasibility of the Tampa Bay Rays' "Sister City" strategy.

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  • December 23, 2021
Nerd alert: Comic Con to debut in St. Pete

Thanks to a PR pro and his teenage daughters, St. Petersburg, Florida, finally gets its own Comic Con.

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