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  • October 10, 2014
Seismic shift

If disruptive innovation were easy, it wouldn't be disruptive or innovative. That's an acute challenge in some health care sectors.

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  • October 31, 2014
Open it up

Some recession-era lessons have started to pay off for a Gulf Coast business owner. A big one: Avoid the office on Mondays.

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  • November 14, 2014
Sure thing

Longtime insurance executive Tony Papa senses good times in the Gulf Coast economy. He's backed up his belief with his wallet.

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  • July 17, 2015
Power up

Sarlo Power Mowers manufactures rugged mowers that have helped drive the company's success for 80 years. It also adheres to some basic business principles.

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  • November 13, 2015
People's Choice

One of the largest lenders in the region is getting into a new line of business — a complicated side of insurance. Will it pay off?

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  • January 8, 2016
Serve and delegate

Peter Cuderman balances growing his public relations and social media firm with the demands of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.

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  • August 7, 2015
Commercial Real Estate Profile: Jay Caplin | investor, Miami

Jay Caplin and Gavin Campbell formed Steelbridge Capital in 2008 to take advantage of what they believed were recovering office markets with distressed and undervalued assets in Florida and Illinois.

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  • September 4, 2015
Commercial Real Estate Profile: John Harshman, President and Founder, Harshman & Co. Inc., Sarasota

John Harshman formed Harshman & Co. in downtown Sarasota in 1989, seven years after beginning his commercial real estate career.

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  • September 18, 2015
Lion slayer

Sarasota entrepreneur Allie ElHage created the ZooKeeper as a better way for spear fishermen to contain venomous lionfish.

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  • December 12, 2014
Corporate report

Premier awards uniform agreement to Superior Uniform's Fashion Seal; WilsonHCG receives recruitment award for Best Candidate Experience; General Dynamics Ordnance, Tactical granted new Hydra rocket contract and more corporate news.

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  • February 13, 2015
The front door

Hospitals, despite the constant crush of declining reimbursements, seek new opportunities to increase patient counts. One facility will revamp its ER.

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  • March 13, 2015
Straightening the curve

Arnstein & Lehr's Tampa office is done living and dying by economic cycles. Instead, it's adding pieces to turn hills and valleys into a steady climb.

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  • May 8, 2015
Smells good

A company that provides coffee to offices has a solid share of two Gulf Coast markets. It craves more.

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  • June 4, 2024
$7.7M donation is largest ever for Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee

The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee received an historic donation from a local philanthropist.

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  • August 20, 2024
Two prime Fort Myers Beach properties listed for $17.5 million

The two parcels on Estero Boulevards Time Square are being sold together as the area continues to change post-Hurricane Ian.

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  • July 23, 2024
Bradenton police seek to regulate post-midnight alcohol sales

An "after midnight permit" would be required for businesses to sell alcoholic beverages from midnight to 2:30 a.m. in Bradenton, under an ordinance proposed by the Bradenton Police Department.

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  • June 3, 2024
C-suite shake up as Hertz COO quits and firm names third CFO in two years

The Lee County company continues to shuffle C-level executives as COO and CFO leave both after less than a year on the job.

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  • July 3, 2024
Manatee pet waste removal company scoops up competitor

Parrish-based poop-scooping business DoodyCalls on the Suncoast has acquired Clearwater-based ByByPoo.

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  • May 24, 2024
Bradenton to buy Tropicana property for $5.25M after council approves

The city of Bradenton is seizing an "opportunity to move into the future" for its public works department, City Administrator Rob Perry said.

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  • January 3, 2025
Unicoat Roofing Completes Full Roof Replacement for St. Petersburg Apartment Buildings

Over the course of 60 days, Unicoat addressed both roofing and structural concerns, ensuring that each building was restored to optimal condition.

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