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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 14, 2019
ConnexPay pioneers funds on the fly model for online travel agencies

Naples startup processes millions of dollars in transactions per day with a one-of-a-kind fintech model. Market education is the next hill to climb.

  • Finance
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • June 28, 2019
Found in translation: Japanese realtor steps in to salvage deal

Using her cultural knowledge and background, Pierce Florida Realty LLC agent Sumiko Koboi, of St. Petersburg, Florida, helped salvage a deal for a commercial property owned by a Japanese businessman.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • July 26, 2019
Current events: New hotel represents continuation of a family legacy

Stan Lifsey, grandson of Julian Lifsey Jr., the man who keyed the commercial development of the area in the 1960s and '70s, has ensured the family name will live on in perpetuity with the opening of Current, a new 10-story, $54 million Marriott Autograph

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 28, 2022
Show Business: SMR cancels $30M theater project in Lakewood Ranch

The show will not go on for The Players Centre of Performing Arts' new complex that was planned to reside within the Waterside Place development.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 25, 2022
2022 Top 50 Contractors in Southwest Florida

More than half the companies in the Top 50 posted double-digit percentage gains in revenue.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 18, 2022
HVAC company's new CEO sets bold growth goals

Conditioned Air, which celebrates 60 years in business in 2022, has been steadily growing for years.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • September 28, 2018
Entrepreneur sets physical therapy business apart by focusing on importance of team

Total Therapy Florida now has two locations — one in Osprey and one in Englewood.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 5, 2018
Polk properties prove to be investment worthy

Recent industrial deals involving distribution centers occupied by Best Buy Co. and Sherwin-Williams Co. demonstrate that the Polk County market remains a viable one for investors

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • October 26, 2018
Breanca Niski, 29

Private client advisor, Brown & Brown of Florida

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  • By John Haughey |
  • October 26, 2018
Manufacturer seeks to make a mint off making scratch off lottery cards

Founded as IGT’s global Instant Ticket Services center in 2009, the Lakeland plant’s workforce has since doubled to about 300 full-time employees with an annual $12 million payroll. A

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 9, 2018
Insurance guru turns bad experience into thriving business

Steve Herrig followed an unmet need for five years, when he bought a niche insurance business. Now he has new challenges to meet.

  • Insurance
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 21, 2018
Wealth management firm, behind new president, targets robust 2019

A leadership change drives a salient point for a successful, yet best-kept-secret, money management firm in Sarasota: How can it become better known?

  • Strategies
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  • By John Haughey |
  • December 22, 2018
Dog days: entrepreneur overcomes obstacles in canine-focused business

John K9 established a Lakeland storefront where people can attend seminars and drop off dogs for daily lessons or more intensive instruction at the ranch. He’s hiring more trainers. And by 2020, Kuendig plans to open another location in Tampa, he says, to

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 28, 2018
Prime the pump: Tech firm gears up for big 2019

St. Petersburg, Florida-based Intrinio co-founder and CEO Rachel Carpenter provides an update on the fintech startup's progress in 2018 and outlook for 2019.

  • Strategies
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • August 30, 2019
Patient developer tackles several challenges in latest project

Mike Miller uses a bend-but-not-break approach.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 8, 2019
Case work: Duo target insurers' legal costs with new venture

Carly Todd, along with her husband, Wesley Todd, founded St. Petersburg, Florida-based CaseGlide in 2015 as a way for insurers to cut down on their legal defense spending.

  • Insurance
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • November 22, 2019
Restaurant Rebirth

Owning a nice place to eat is about more than the staples, good eats and great service. For one enterprising eatery entrepreneur, the brand has to be perfect.

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • January 18, 2019
Entrepreneur’s interest in wine grows into business venture

Making Cellar Fifty-Five successful will mean seeking out a specialized client base.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 25, 2019
What They're Saying — CBRE

Though the Tampa office investment sales market slowed somewhat in 2018, the year was nonetheless marked by a number of high-profile deals for the Urban Centre property and others.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 29, 2019
In Focus: Sarasota

Sarasota has been on a growth tear over the past four years, posting gains in its office, industrial, retail and multifamily sectors through a combination of new growth and positive absorption

  • Commercial Real Estate
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