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  • August 11, 2017
'Long Haul'

Companies that seek an edge in Florida's budding medical marijuana industry need fortitude, and lots of financing — for starters. Will AltMed rise to the top?

  • Healthcare
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • August 11, 2017
Publix snags trio of centers

Publix Super Markets Inc., following a flurry of purchases of shopping centers it anchors in the waning days of the last economic recession, may be at it again.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 11, 2017
Power to the Patient

Competition among hospitals in the region is hot. One facility hopes a push for more privacy will drive patient satisfaction, and in turn, growth.

  • Healthcare
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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.

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  • By Ted Carter
  • August 4, 2017
Built to order

Cape Coral manufacturer Action Craft is building on a reputation for stable, light fishing boats.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • August 4, 2017
Sarasota Quay hires development manager

Jacksonville-based GreenPointe Communities has hired a development manager ahead of plans to begin construction on a 15-acre, waterfront project in downtown Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • August 4, 2017
Sarasota Bayfront issues RFQ for designers

The Sarasota Bayfront Planning Organization, a group of residents, civic and business leaders studying ways to improve a 42-acre, downtown tract in Sarasota, is seeking a designer.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach
  • August 4, 2017
Finding Talent

Tampa-based Southern Manufacturing Technologies Inc. has grown to $13.5 million in revenue.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 4, 2017
Sound Sleep

A medical supply firm's expansion into manufacturing could create 30 jobs in Winter Haven — or Missouri.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach
  • August 4, 2017
Calculated Risk

Clearwater-based EEI Manufacturing Services is experiencing a growth spurt. President Sue Englander credits the growth to carefully calculated risk and laser focus.

  • Manufacturing
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • August 4, 2017
Colony coup with St. Regis

If a deal to include a St. Regis Hotel within a revamped Colony Beach & Tennis Resort on Longboat Key comes to fruition, it would be a true coup for the 19-acre property.

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  • By Grier Ferguson
  • August 4, 2017
Window World

Windows and doors manufactured by PGT are used in buildings worldwide.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • August 4, 2017
Atlantic Marina adds to Florida portfolio

Atlantic Marina Holdings LLC has acquired the Tierra Verde Marina Resort for $22.5 million, property records show.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • August 4, 2017
New Kid in Town

Liz Madzula spent two decades with GE Capital, dreaming about ways to relocate to Southwest Florida. Dilweg Cos. obliged.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • August 4, 2017
Tampa area gaining tech workers

Tampa ranks roughly in the middle of the top 50 U.S. and Canadian markets for its ability to attract and retain technology-oriented employees, according to a new survey from commercial real estate firm CBRE Group Inc.

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