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  • July 17, 2024
St. Pete company buys trio of Manatee beachfront restaurants

Ed Chiles bought the first restaurant for Chiles Hospitality in 1979.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • February 15, 2019
Amped up: PowerChord delivers hit after hit for clients

St. Petersburg, Florida, marketing firm PowerChord was founded by rock guitarist Pat Schunk, who was frustrated with buying music equipment online in the early days of e-commerce.

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  • November 16, 2012
Connect with Everybody

Jeremy Sposato couldn't find the software tools he needed to run his residential real estate business. So he built his own.

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  • November 27, 2020
Business agility: empower employees to be better remote workers

Implementing mobility and flexibility is key.

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  • October 14, 2016
Tiffany Esposito, 29

President and CEO, Bonita Springs Area Chamber of Commerce

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  • October 10, 2014
Mellisa Allen, 33

Head of Technology, Tervis

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  • May 7, 2022
Gulf Coast counties see surge of GDP growth, business formation

Hillsborough, Lee, Pinellas and Sarasota counties are among the state's top 10 in terms of economic activity.

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  • August 6, 2013
Florida leads nation in boat thefts

The Yamaha Jet Ski is the top choice for thieves.

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  • June 16, 2017
Healthy outlook

Health care tops in-demand jobs list.

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  • May 10, 2016
CEOs rank Florida among best states for business

More than 500 CEOs were surveyed to create the list.

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  • May 20, 2016
POWER BROKERS: Karen Johnson-Crowther

A perennial Power Brokers' recipient, Karen Johnson-Crowther proved herself again in 2015 with a Top Retail Leasing Brokers designation.

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  • July 24, 2015
Reach High

Entrepreneur Tom Seguin, top left, owner of Bradenton jewelry store Suncoast Gem Lab, played Spiderman on a recent Saturday morning: He rappelled off the top of the tallest building in Manatee County, the 160-foot Bel Mare condo tower in Palmetto, on the banks of the Manatee River.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • March 9, 2026
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A $32 million hotel sale in Hillsborough County paces the week in transactions.

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  • November 21, 2024
Lee County health care facility sold, cutting 294 jobs

The new owners, in a letter to state officials, say offers will be made to retain "substantially all" of the employees.

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  • October 13, 2017
Carla Trombly, 36

Senior VP, retail sales director, Florida Community Bank

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  • July 27, 2012
Motor On

A Gulf Coast entrepreneur followed his passion, motorcycles, in his latest business venture. Now his prediction of pent-up demand has started to roar true.

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  • October 14, 2016
Craig Steinhoff, 39

Principal, HBK CPAs, Sarasota office

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  • October 10, 2014
Elizabeth McDaniel-Garcia, 32

Founder, Head of School, Discovery Day Academy

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  • March 14, 2008
THE CAPITALIST

Rescuing the Rustbelt: It is fascinating watching politicians say how they are going to rescue the "rust belt" regions where jobs are disappearing and companies are either shutting down or moving elsewhere.

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  • October 13, 2017
Brigitta Shouppe, 33

Account Executive and Freelancer, B2 Communications

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