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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • August 19, 2020
Automotive group executive expects August, September to be toughest months for inventory

Gettel, with $1 billion in gross revenue in 2019, has 17 dealerships.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 27, 2019
Apartment, office deals in near equilibrium

Overall sales volume decline in two Gulf Coast submarkets — Southwest Florida and Sarasota/Manatee counties — during 2019 was offset by strength in the Tampa Bay area.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 29, 2020
Top CRE duo leaves company to start their own firm

Shane and Cheri O'Neil to expand beyond tenant representation services at ONiel Commercial Advisors, a new St. Petersburg-based commercial real estate firm.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 12, 2020
Top duo leaves Savills to start their own firm

ONeil Commercial Advisors, a new commercial real estate brokerage firm based in St. Petersburg, has been formed by Cheri and Shane O'Neil, formerly of Savills plc.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • October 12, 2018
Publix CEO shares insights on competition, customer service and the company's founder

Publix President and CEO Todd Jones was recently honored at a Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County Leadership Breakfast.

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • December 28, 2018
Stabilizing a start-up business

While Stephanie Gomez raises capital to grow her startup, she continues to innovate on the product side. Also in the offing: a deal with retail behemoth.

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  • October 17, 2019
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COO, LSI Companies Inc.

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  • September 7, 2018
A league of their own

American Express study shows Florida leads nation in number of women-owned business.

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  • March 9, 2018
Grow Time

A law practice nearing its 100-year anniversary has managed to grow without sacrificing service to clients.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 23, 2018
Tech startup blows past deadline, leaving miffed investors

Despite obstacles, Sarasota entrepreneur says he's '100% committed to delivering' the product.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 11, 2016
See the future

Three insurance pros — trusted risk managers — are going from a $6 million book of business to an almost startup. Can they pull it off?

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • November 25, 2016
Electric energy

A fitness entrepreneur hopes to reap the benefits of being ahead of a fitness technology trend. But being the first to market isn't always an advantage.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 16, 2016
Dialed in

David Call, with a big new job at one of the biggest banks in the country, says size isn't a chief motivator.

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  • December 16, 2016
Surprising effects of tax reform

With a new president, tax policies are ripe for change in the coming year. But plans differ in both how much they want to tax businesses and what the new world of deductions will look like.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 23, 2016
Fallow no more

Plans to revamp an important downtown Fort Myers tract imploded during the recession, leaving it derelict. That's about to change.

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  • By Adrian Moore |
  • January 27, 2017
Power to the doctors

The more control health care professionals have over the process, the more efficient and effective medical operations are likely to become.

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  • By Elizabeth Morrisey |
  • January 27, 2017
Soar ahead

Lakeland's airport is ascending. It helps to have a passionate director with creative ways to bring in new amenities — and revenue.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 3, 2017
Center stage

New businesses play a big role in a thriving economy. How will two startups handle the inevitable obstacles?

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  • By Elizabeth Morrisey |
  • March 17, 2017
Magic moment

Score one for Lakeland: The city is now home to an NBA minor league team. How will the coup boost economic development for the region?

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • April 14, 2017
Orange power

A fresh look at an Old Florida business could be a big opportunity for a creative entrepreneur.

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