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  • April 15, 2016
Profile | Rick Narkiewicz

Rick Narkiewicz joined commercial real estate brokerage firm Newmark Grubb Knight Frank at the end of last year, after spending nearly 18 years at rival CBRE Inc., the world's largest commercial real estate services firm.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • April 15, 2016
Exit strategy

Osprey Real Estate Services spent years amassing an enviable office portfolio along the Gulf Coast. Now, it's for sale.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 15, 2016
Hertz seeks new growth

Two announcements by Hertz a week apart may be more related than at first blush.

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  • April 15, 2016
Wanted: Readers' opinions

The Business Observer, like the companies and executives we write about, regularly seeks ways to improve our products and services.

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  • April 15, 2016
Smooth operator

How do you sell more than $1 million worth of smoothies in a year?

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  • April 15, 2016
Ease your tax pain

Your taxes are due Monday, April 18, and you may have pulled an all-nighter to finish them.

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  • April 15, 2016
Meridian signs Sarasota deals

Meridian Development Group has signed a pair of deals that solidify occupancy at its Meridian Distribution Center in Sarasota, a nearly 1 million-square-foot project that is among the largest industrial spaces in Sarasota or Manatee counties.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • April 15, 2016
Hoffmann expands Naples holdings

St. Louis-based Hoffmann Commercial real Estate has added to its portfolio of Naples' retail properties with the acquisition of the Four Corners Building, for $6.5 million, property records show.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • April 15, 2016
Florida No. 1 for growth of women-owned firms

Entrepreneurial women have made Florida a frontrunner for business creation.

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  • April 15, 2016
Site selection skinny

Six people who help companies worldwide choose cities and towns for expansion, and in some cases, a new headquarters, recently spent a few days in Tampa.

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  • April 14, 2016
Marketing exec purchases her first company

Kelly McKnight-Goelz has more than 25 years experience in strategic marketing.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 14, 2016
Nursing home employees go on strike for higher pay

The employees are pushing for a $15 minimum wage.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 14, 2016
Entrepreneur sells a part of his tech firm

A Connecticut technology firm has acquired a stake in Nervanix, an education technology company founded by entrepreneur Adam Hall.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 13, 2016
Kahwa Coffee to open 10th location

The coffee chain is also celebrating its 10th anniversary.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • April 13, 2016
Accountant arrested for $1.2M scam

A co-defendant was arrested in March for his role in the scheme.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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