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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 17, 2013
The chef executive

Sam Klepfish is guiding the growth of gourmet-food purveyor Innovative Food Holdings with a team of trained chefs.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Rachel Gomez |
  • July 5, 2013
Rev it up

A company that started in the solar-power vehicle business has shifted directions. The trick, executives have learned, is to stay flexible.

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  • By Jay Brady |
  • August 25, 2011
Next-Generation Leader

At 31, Florida House Speaker-Designate Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, has already tackled controversial issues. Now, he prepares to bring his own brand of free market conservatism to lead the House with a pro-business agenda.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 16, 2013
High Bar

The power of a strong social media presence can be persuasive — in any industry. After fighting opposition over a recent project, a local homebuilder takes that lesson personally.

  • Florida
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • April 8, 2020
Area manufacturers shift during COVID-19 to make face shields

As demand surges for protective equipment for those on the front lines of fighting the coronavirus, Madico and Precision Products work quickly to change directions.

  • Strategies
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • June 7, 2019
Marketing executives helped build brand behind innovative health care tech company

Sarasota-based Roxanne Joffe and Sam Stern's branding work with Voalte led to some significant victories.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 2, 2018
Three cities in one county make fastest-growing list

Among 515 cities in Wallethub study, Fort Myers was ranked No. 1, with Lehigh Acres placing seventh and Cape Coral ranked No. 24

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 17, 2017
Mile for mile

An exit strategy wasn't an afterthought at a thriving media and marketing company. A big part: Transparency trumped everything.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 15, 2014
Tasty Transition

Failure to embrace change can sink a multigenerational business. The clan behind a prominent restaurant and produce company hopes to avoid the traps.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 22, 2013
Empathy engineers

The ability to get inside customers' minds to discover their needs can separate great companies from good ones. That might sound like science fiction, but some executives have made it reality.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • July 15, 2016
Build-a-Brand

A business with 90 years of history certainly has plenty of stories to share. McKibbon Hospitality is ready for its storytelling moment.

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  • By Kat Wingert |
  • September 18, 2023
Observer Media Group executive editor, co-owner Lisa Walsh dies at 69

Lisa Walsh was a pillar in the Sarasota-Manatee community; a trusted and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and daughter; and the backbone of one of the most successful media companies in Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • September 4, 2024
$80M Naples hotel to target 'nearly' five-star travelers, locals

A Key West investment firm built a high-end hotel on its home turf. A second one is because the company is "intoxicated with the strength of the Naples hospitality market."

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 4, 2008
Coffee Talk

+ Bank regulators seek coverBanking regulators are feeling the heat from Congress, and in turn they're putting pressure on Gulf Coast banks just as the regional economy struggles.+ Fowler White attorneysplit is amicableAbout 20% to 25% of the attorneys at Fowler White Boggs Banker in Tampa will be leaving the Tampa law firm Oct. 31. But they won't be going far.+ Lee County consultant:Raise taxesYou would think that raising taxes would be the furthest thing from the minds of Lee County commissioners, especially with the way the economy is going.+ Bank media guruplans for 'buyer's' marketOne of the Gulf Coast's most recognizable names in banking media relations has formed her own public relations firm.+ J. Christopher's looks to growBe on guard, First Watch.The Bradenton-based breakfast-brunch-and-lunch restaurant chain will likely face more competition from Atlanta-based J. Christopher's Restaurants LLC.+ Consultants to bringfirepower, ideas, to the publicA group of consultants and business gurus who have worked with numerous Gulf Coast chief executives on issues from budgeting to branding are bringing their road show to the public in a seminar scheduled for later this month.+ The next John Grisham?Cranking in Hyde Park?Cody Fowler Davis, a successful civil trial attorney and a member of a prominent Tampa family, is about to become a published author again.+ Horse droppingsto light up 1,40

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • June 30, 2023
Fondue chain one-third of the way through $30 million renovation

The Melting Pot Sarasota wrapped its renovation around a new focus on the bar area.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 10, 2023
St. Pete mayor expresses ‘full faith’ Rays will remain in city

Ken Welch, speaking at an Urban Land Institute event, says he’s "not concerned" with ongoing speculation that the team could wind up in Tampa or even an entirely different market.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 20, 2023
Surprising gold medal rowing team teaches valuable leadership lesson

A musician and film producer-turned-entrepreneur coach and consultant breaks down leadership into an essential question: Will this task make you better?

  • Leadership
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • April 25, 2023
Family business executive navigates major career change

With a background in finance and education, Kelly Hendry never expected to take over her father’s dredging and ship-repair company. Yet she’s risen to the challenge with bold and fresh ideas.

  • Strategies
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 28, 2022
Miami developer committed to Tampa adds to growing list of projects

The Related Group believes deeply in the future of Tampa. So much so it’s investing more than $1 billion in projects in the region.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 28, 2022
Restaurant CEO saddles up for winners

From polo fields to fast-casual restaurants, Chris Gannon’s leadership center is simple: Find a way to win.

  • Leadership
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