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  • May 20, 2005
Calendar of Events

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  • May 27, 2005
Calendar of Events

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  • February 16, 2012
Market Opportunity

Gulf Coast executives who crave advice from peers now have more options.

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  • March 19, 2021
Lobbyist challenges himself to walk 550 miles — during Session

Ron Pierce will be hitting the pavement.

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  • April 8, 2021
Retired pharmaceutical executive named chairman of foundation

Jerry Belle and his wife, Janet, were introduced to The Immokalee Foundation in 2017.

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  • May 2, 2021
School CEO admits to student loan scheme, staged phony class

Elaine M. Levidow admitted to a fraud that stretched nearly two years.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 25, 2020
Restaurateur to staff: 'We're going to have cuts'

Restaurateur Dan Bavaro expects to lay off half of his staff — 50 people — as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 11, 2020
Credit union picks up a $200K tab for area residents

Grow Financial Federal Credit Union's "Grow On Us" campaign provides $200,000 to Tampa Bay area businesses, which in turn provide free goods and services to residents.

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  • October 25, 2018
Ben Wilson, 33

Vice president of operations, Suffolk

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 15, 2014
Piece by Piece

Several restaurants have led a downtown Bradenton rejuvenation. One of those eateries, in the middle of the action, has turned into a big draw.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • December 20, 2013
Clear communication

Andy Bowen specializes in reacting to crises. Maybe that's how he kept his cool when stopped by Canadian immigration not just once, but three times.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 20, 2013
Low risk

Insurance executive Craig Johnson puts a premium on options when he travels.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 27, 2013
Publishing house

Publisher Tony Spano is growing his glossy magazine empire, closely following the recovery in residential real estate.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 26, 2015
With style

Shopping meets eating at Sophie's at Saks Fifth Avenue.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 4, 2015
Best connections

Greg Courtot says the golf course is one of the best places to network with prospective customers.

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  • August 7, 2015
In Memoriam: R.B. Chips shore 1941-2015

From his office or a boardroom or a bar stool for a drink after work, R.B. “Chips”

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  • June 8, 2024
Tampa health care company to pay $14.9M in false claims settlement

Bluestone Physician Services of Florida is one of three related companies that were accused of improperly billing Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE.

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  • By Jennifer M. Fowler |
  • July 5, 2024
A Primer on Employee Pay and Inclement Weather

Is your business ready for hurricane season?

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  • December 20, 2023
Church, developer break ground on $42M affordable housing project

Construction has officially begun on a $42 million affordable housing project in Hillsborough County being built by a local developer and a local Catholic church.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 19, 2022
Recession conundrum reaches deep into the region, with multiplying impact

Between an onslaught of data, inflation, job numbers and more, a solid grasp of what’s known as the dismal science has rarely been more essential to running a business better.

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