Mark Gordon
Managing Editor at Business Observer
Writing about business news for business leaders and entrepreneurs on the Gulf Coast of Florida.
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businessobserverfl.com | Mark Gordon
Rev. Don Roberts and Bob Rosinsky spent a chunk of the early 1980s on the road in a camper — with the occasional flight when their destination was really far — visiting Goodwill stores across the U.S. and Canada. Rosinsky dubbed the trips, thousands of miles in total, the Magic Mystery Tour. The pair, both at the early stages of their Goodwill careers, sought to see what worked and what didn’t in the fragmented, nonprofit retail-for-jobs model.
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businessobserverfl.com | Mark Gordon
The former treasurer of a Bradenton nonprofit dedicated to shark and stingray research has been sentenced to three years in jail after pleading no contest in a fraud case worth more than $450,000. Christine Bedore, who was treasurer of the American Elasmobranch Society, pleaded no contest to felony charges of scheme to defraud ($50,000 or more) and fraudulent use of personal identification information, according to a statement from the Bradenton Police Department.
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businessobserverfl.com | Mark Gordon
South Tampa fast-casual spot Taco Dirty is opening its second location, this one in Riverview. The restaurant, at 10460 Stelling Drive, just off Big Bend and U.S. 301, is scheduled to open Thursday. Part of the Tampa-based Ciccio Restaurant Group, the location, according to a statement, is CRG’s first-ever concept in Riverview. The brand also operates Cali, Daily Eats and Fresh Kitchen, among other concepts.
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businessobserverfl.com | Mark Gordon
Karen Sainsbury is an accidental restaurant industry executive — so much so that, before she landed her first job, at a Chili’s in Colorado, she applied for a position at a Blockbuster video across the street. The Blockbuster wasn't hiring that day, back in 2001. The Chili’s was. But when the then 18-year-old Sainsbury told the restaurant manager that as a high school cheerleader she couldn’t work nights or weekends, he balked.
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1 week ago |
businessobserverfl.com | Mark Gordon
The former treasurer of a Bradenton nonprofit dedicated to shark and stingray research has been sentenced to three years in jail after pleading no contest in a fraud case worth more than $450,000. Christine Bedore, who was treasurer of the American Elasmobranch Society, pleaded no contest to felony charges of scheme to defraud ($50,000 or more) and fraudulent use of personal identification information, according to a statement from the Bradenton Police Department.
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