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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 9, 2025
Mission BBQ is opening in Port Charlotte

The Charlotte County restaurant at 1340 Tamiami Trail will open June 10.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 6, 2024
First Watch co-founder, former CEO dies at 70

Ken Pendery meant so much to the company that the new company headquarters was built on a street named for him.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • April 6, 2023
Clearwater family prepares for new era after acquisition

The decision to sell a successful family-owned business can be fraught with emotional baggage. Piper Fire Protection's unique corporate structure helped it get everyone onboard.

  • Strategies
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 10, 2024
Will Freeman, 27

40 Under 40 winner Will Freeman is a co-founder and CEO of Freeman Ventures.

  • Class of 2024
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 25, 2022
New CEO has far-reaching goals for Bradenton-based Game On

Blair Bloomston aims to increase and diversify the customer pool for the company.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • September 12, 2025
Architect details progress on $6M Tampa train station revival

Jerel McCants is on a mission to showcase how architecture can play a big role in how the built environment can positively shape society and societal norms.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 12, 2025
Hospitality exec aims to bring people together with St. Pete food hall

Natalia Levey looks to elevate just about anything she is involved in, from cooking to creating five-story food halls.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 9, 2026
Tampa attorney gets hands-on with woodworking hobby

Shutts & Bowen LLP’s Alan Higbee says carpentry helps him leave the stressful work of a lawyer where it belongs — at the office.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • October 6, 2023
Is Matt Gaetz really the bad guy?

Matt Gaetz’s outspokenness wouldn’t make it in a business. But his brazenness just may be the disruption that is needed in Washington. Finally.

  • Opinion
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • November 5, 2010
The Real Rick Scott

Talk to the people who worked by his side, sat on Columbia's board of directors or sat across him at the negotiating table. The Rick Scott they knew was honest 'as a Boy Scout' and revolutionized health care.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 10, 2009
Delinquency Dance

Sour commercial real estate loans are turning into quicksand: Some banks on the Gulf Coast are being swallowed, while others are grasping for branches.

  • Finance
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 22, 2009
Battle Royale

Gulf Coast business owners hear the chatter about the supposed end of the recession. While many cling to optimism on that front, the reality is that 2010 could be another Toughest Year Ever for many businesses.

  • Strategies
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 6, 2006
Real Estate Briefs

American Retirement Corp. pays $95 million for Freedom VillageAutoMaxx owner buysdealership, nearby landParadise Communities prepares start of Valencia at BurnsNorth Naples Storage owner buys land for more growthWaterman Development Group acquires Lehigh Acres landEmergency Consultants buys home for subsidiaryEquity One acquires Sunpoint Shopping CenterLowe Enterprises Real Estate acquires Land O' Lake property

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 7, 2006
The Team Approach

At first, Tom Wallace wasn't going to put a penny into online education firm RedVector.com, citing poor finances. Two years later, he's the CEO and the biggest shareholder. The comeback started with a change in the company culture.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 14, 2011
Express Success

The fragmented business of urgent health care has a new player on the Gulf Coast. It's a big bet on the ability to alter patient's habits.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 24, 2012
Rocket Man

Charlie Green successfully managed the foreclosure crisis with the rocket docket and shined the light on excessive county spending. He retires in January.

  • Florida
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • July 19, 2019
Scent of success: Vet lives entrepreneurial dream with Walmart deal

Port Richey, Florida-based veterinary firm Essentials PetCare has scored a major deal with Walmart that will see it develop dozens of in-store vet clinics at Walmart stores in Texas.

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • July 20, 2018
Firm is fit to succeed, and so are its clients

Founded 30 years ago and headquartered in St. Petersburg, Corporate Fitness Works has quietly made a name for itself by helping companies reduce health care costs via employee wellness programs.

  • Strategies
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 17, 2025
Coworking spaces in region emphasize flexibility, culture

An amenities race — hello, cold plunge — is breaking out in developing and leasing coworking spaces. A pair of Sarasota entrepreneurs leads the way.

  • Florida
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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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