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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • October 26, 2018
Jason Bartz, 38

Vice president of development, NDC Asset Management and The Riverside Real Estate Co.

  • Class of 2018
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 30, 2018
Draw it up: Architects break new ground with strategy

St. Petersburg, Florida-based Harvard Jolly Architecture has survived for eight decades in the competitive field of architectural design thanks to a unique mix of for- and non-profit clients.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 30, 2022
Merchants face losing stores during 18-month condo tower repair project

The 101 Condominium tower repair project in downtown Sarasota is putting multiple tenants — retailers and residents — in a bind.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 16, 2016
The art of compromise

David Weekley Homes' plan for residences in Sarasota could have met a wall of resistance. It's met with praise instead.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 28, 2017
Mr. Turnaround

A.G. Lafley helped breathe new life into Procter & Gamble and downtown Cincinnati. Can he do the same for Sarasota?

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 11, 2013
Corporate Report: Oct. 11

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 18, 2014
Hot Communities

Institutional investors are paying top dollar for manufactured-home communities, lured by high occupancies and steady income. Even private equity firms are looking at the hot sector.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 22, 2016
Scientific method

Lakewood Ranch is making a push to aggregate life sciences in a new 265-acre campus that its backers say will be anything but clinical.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 4, 2016
Hungarian connection

When Hungarian entrepreneur Arpad Solti wanted to establish a U.S. office of HyperTeam, a successful European software company he founded, he picked Naples over other locations.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 29, 2015
New systems

Naples-based technology firm Allen Systems Group gets a fresh start as the company emerges from Chapter 11 reorganization and its founder resigns.

  • Industries
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 5, 2015
THE CREATIVITY ISSUE: Cultured pearl

Pearl's branding work is infused with nostalgia and history connected with the sea, weaving stories to build strong brands. The team knows how to have fun, too.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 25, 2015
Luxury living

Stock Development found a luxury niche by building hundreds of speculative furnished homes. Now the firm is ready for more.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 16, 2015
Million dollar babies

The median price of a home in the Naples neighborhoods west of U.S. 41 recently hit $1 million. Some caution that price escalation can't continue indefinitely.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • April 2, 2009
The Collector

John Osterweil has turned a childhood passion for memorabilia into a successful enterprise that helps charities.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 16, 2025
156-unit Bradenton workforce housing project moves ahead with $5.6M loan

Local employers will help pay for the $28.6 million project south of downtown Bradenton.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • January 11, 2024
Construction CEO's hobby smoking meats becomes company asset

Cooking, grilling and smoking meats is more than dinner for Russell Budd. It has also become a part of the company culture.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 20, 2025
National builder opening 600-home community in Charlotte County

Esplanade at Starling will open this weekend in Punta Gorda.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 12, 2023
Stephenie Davis, 37

A friend and mentor pushed a manufacturing CEO to ninja status.

  • Class of 2023
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 10, 2024
Michael Harris, 29

40 Under 40 winner Michael Harris is a senior associate at Halstatt Real Estate Partners.

  • Class of 2024
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • November 20, 2025
Sarasota brewery pays back creditors after $7.2M building sale

Big Top Brewing Co. has resolved claims of more than $4 million, its co-owner says.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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