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  • November 15, 2019
Economic Forecast 2020: Auto Sales

Steve Bierwirth, president of Bob Boast Volkswagen

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Economic Forecast 2020: Dry Cleaners

Bobby Patel, owner of Courtesy Cleaners

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Economic forecast 2020: Boating

Travis Fricke, Fish Tale Boats, Fort Myers

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Economic Forecast 2020: Restaurants

Nancy Krohngold, owner and director of catering of Nancy’s Bar-B-Q

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Economic Forecast 2020: Manufacturing

Wendy Shim, president and majority owner; Harry Bakker, part owner, Trailmate

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  • November 15, 2019
Which way will the economy turn in 2020?

Tariffs, labor market and other concerns loom, but optimism, so far, reigns

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Economic forecast 2020: Commercial real estate

Paula Clair Smith, managing director of commercial services, Colliers International

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Economic forecast 2020: Banking

Rita Lowman, president of Pilot Bank

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Economic forecast 2020: Tourism & Hospitality

Joe Collier, president of Mainsail Lodging & Development

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Economic forecast 2019: Education

Steve Currall, president of the University of South Florida

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Economic forecast 2020: Technology

Bill Lederer, chairman and CEO of iSocrates

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  • November 8, 2019
Sarasota's Main Plaza sells for $20 million

Belpointe REIT Inc., of Greenwich, Conn., has purchased Sarasota's Main Plaza for $20 milion and plans a series of new apartments and offices on the 8.5-acre, downtown site.

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  • By Mark Gordon
  • November 8, 2019
Area insurance firm defies Wall Street's struggles with $229M IPO

Going public has lost its luster in some financial quarters. A rollicking Tampa insurance firm, with sights set on even loftier goals, is an outlier.

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  • By Mark Gordon
  • November 8, 2019
Selling insurance? There's a side hustle for that

The side hustle concept, in the minds of two crafty entrepreneurs, can go deeper than service, and surface, level.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 8, 2019
Aquatic transportation service returns to area waterway

The Cross-Bay Ferry opens for a third season; Tampa mayor calls for it to be a permanent fixture.

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