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  • By Dana Kampa |
  • June 9, 2025
New owners of landmark Longboat Key restaurant 'overwhelmed' with support

Preserving and celebrating this Longboat Key staple is personal for Rachel Ghormley's family.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 27, 2025
Longtime Sarasota planner masters the art of big project diplomacy

Following a six-year hiatus with the Bay Park Conservancy, the former head of Kimley-Horn's Sarasota office, Bill Waddill, is back. And he is focused on completing the downtown Sarasota puzzle.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • October 9, 2025
Felicia Cimaglia, 30

40 Under 40 winner Felicia Cimaglia is director of business development and marketing at Suncoast Custom Pools.

  • Class of 2025
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 2, 2021
Business owners weigh in on getting back to work — and what it looks like

Tricky decisions about the future of work — hybrid, in-office or full-on work-from-home — have put many executives in a bind. With safety paramount, followed closely by flexibility, some businesses in the region have forged a pandemic path.  

  • Industries
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 11, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

Investors buy Ranch Lake Plaza buildingDeveloper plans center for Suncoast RoofersVictoria Bay buys land for 10-home projectPacer Marine buys land for new manufacturing facilityStephens, Bennett plan multibuilding project

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • May 13, 2020
Top Entrepreneurs: CEO succeeds by focusing on what's ahead

An inventor and entrepreneur with more than 100 patents, Charles Murray has built a successful company that has filled a variety of needs for businesses and consumers around the world.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 1, 2022
Unique waterfront home that once belonged to ABBA hits the market

The Swedish pop stars traveled to Tierra Verde to help design the house but it's unclear how much, if at all, they inhabited it.

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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • October 29, 2010
Recycling Project

The hotel now known as the Postcard Inn was once slated for demolition, to be replaced with a taller structure. It has reverted to its roots, possibly providing an impetus for investment in similar properties.

  • Strategies
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • February 26, 2021
Area entrepreneur grows tea company through retail stores, ecommerce and wholesale

Abigail StClair has plans for more growth ahead. Staying true to some core hiring principles will be crucial to her company's success.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • May 19, 2021
Garden supply firm sows seeds for big growth

Sarasota Green Group and its Earth’s Ally brand prepare for big things to come — starting with a major big-box chain win.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 22, 2016
Bigger vista

Media Vista is benefiting from the economic rebound as more advertisers target the fast-growing Hispanic market.

  • Strategies
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • May 23, 2016
Executive Q&A: Fight industry exec does grunt work, too

Tampa marketing executive Michael Weber combines instinct with technology.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 12, 2015
Building blocks

Orlando has a tight lock on the central Florida tourism market. Polk County, with some colorful bricks, angles for a way in.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 7, 2026
Naples interior designer rekindles passion for open-water swimming

Regan Billingsley Interiors founder Regan Billingsley says "I love starting the day with a swim."

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 4, 2005
Top 20 Projects

The following pages highlight the 20 largest private construction projects in the Sarasota-Manatee region. To qualify for the list, land must have been cleared for construction or construction started between March 10, 2004 and March 4, 2005. Both commercial and multifamily projects were included. The ranking is based on an assessment by The Construction Guide and independent research.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 20, 2004
Guardian Angles

A Pinellas County government auditor has raised questions about some court-appointed advocates for the aged and others. Robert W. Melton could be just getting started.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 9, 2004
The Keys to Longboat

The Longboat Key Club's owners want to add new development to some of their property. Have the townfolk put aside past differences?

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • February 23, 2022
Insurance rates to continue going through the roof

Lawmakers have made it impossible for insurance carriers to make a profit while they have created a billion-dollar money train for lawyers — at Florida consumers’ expense.

  • Opinion
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  • By Rod Thomson |
  • March 8, 2012
Bondi. Pam Bondi.

Pam Bondi's political desires were minimal three years ago. But now she's ready for a national stage.

  • Law
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 28, 2025
Area's biggest homebuilders to seize opportunities in 2026 after rocky '25

Inflation, tariffs and of course interest rates have dented the homebuilding sector. But, says homebuilder Ian Schmoyer, a "good operator is going to find margin, find a way to get through it."

  • Florida
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