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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 15, 2010
Corporate Report: April 16 - April 22

New information from Nicholas Financial, US Natural Gas Corp., and more.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 20, 2011
Capital Battle

Investors are scouting for opportunities to acquire banks in Florida, laying the groundwork for what they see is the eventual recovery. Big names in finance are placing their bets today.

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 27, 2013
Act Now!

Pioneering pitchman Kevin Harrington oozes success in selling stuff through infomercials. One key: Promote yourself and your product early and often.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 27, 2012
Dive In

Thomas Contreras's life was in shatters. But his patented invention, a tool for fishermen and divers, could be his salvation.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 3, 2021
Former Best Buy CEO: seek purpose, not profits

One of the world’s most respected CEOs, in leading the turnaround of a multibillion-dollar company, learns a new way of leading people.

  • Leadership
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • October 29, 2021
Mother-son team build solid financial services niche

With a model of transparent client communication, early and often, Roxane Kronon Galati and Jeff Galati landed on a winning formula.

  • Finance
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • February 21, 2020
We can verify this: E-Verify is not a fix

Leave us alone. Let us do what we do in peace.

  • Opinion
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • June 7, 2019
Marketing executives helped build brand behind innovative health care tech company

Sarasota-based Roxanne Joffe and Sam Stern's branding work with Voalte led to some significant victories.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 14, 2019
Sky's the Limit on Skyplex

The Lee County Port Authority's 1,150-acre business park known as Skyplex is landing major office users like Gartner Inc. and Alta Resources Corp.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 9, 2018
Next Step

She's put some notorious drug dealers and murderers in prison. But the new U.S. Attorney, in a district from Tampa to Naples, also brings no-knee-jerk decision-making to her job.

  • Law
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 3, 2017
Focused priorities

Size matters in construction. But one of the largest builders in Florida seeks to maintain a local feel for every client.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • March 3, 2017
Like a bull

University of South Florida's entrepreneurship program has grown into a nationally known business launching pad.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • November 10, 2017
Knock down obstacles

From growing up with a drug-addicted parent to building a $170 million business, Tony DiBenedetto has seen it all. Now at the top of the business world, he's searching for the next move.

  • Strategies
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • June 9, 2017
Step Right Up

The Circus Arts Conservatory is keeping the circus alive in Sarasota and beyond — and selling out shows.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 10, 2017
Another Shot

An ambitious Tampa biopharmaceutical firm, after spending more than a decade and $25 million, believes it's on the cusp of a major breakthrough.

  • Healthcare
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 22, 2014
Stomp on it

The grow-through-acquisition tactic is easy to diagram, complicated to execute. A Gulf Coast firm with a new CEO who previously ran a pair of multibillion-dollar businesses leads the way.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 24, 2014
Organic collaboration

Getting friendly with competitors is anathema to many executives. But one well-traveled decision maker has found a way to turn business rivalries into advantages.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 21, 2014
Mobile health

Sarasota could be the next Kansas City or Madison, Wis. Don't laugh. For entrepreneurs and executives in the emerging mobile health industry, that's a good thing.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 13, 2013
Big Greek expansion

Four siblings who run restaurants in a Gulf Coast-based chain launched by their parents seek statewide and national expansion. The recipe: Grow through franchising.

  • Strategies
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  • By Bob Andelman |
  • August 19, 2016
Hand-Me-Down

To ensure its longevity, Hendry Marine gave employees an ownership stake in the business. With more than 100 staff added in the past six months, capacity is its newest challenge.

  • Strategies
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