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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 9, 2026
Naples billionaire Hoffmann makes Forbes list of greatest self-made Americans

The list is made up of 250 luminaries — including presidents, tech giants and entertainers — who found success in the face of adversity.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 23, 2009
Victims or Culpable

Once Art Nadel is apprehended and answers questions about themoney, investors will focus next on the other partners: What did they know?

  • Finance
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 12, 2007
Vanilla Investing, Sweet Returns

James Pappas' long-term strategy sometimes even pays off for him and his clients in the short-term.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 17, 2020
Atlanta REIT buys Wesley Chapel apartments

Preferred Apartment Communities buys Altis Wiregrass Ranch two years after making loan for 392-unit complex, despite coronavirus pandemic

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 26, 2019
q&a: Danny Rice

Colliers International Tampa Bay Managing Director Danny Rice talks about recruiting, technology and the next downturn

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 5, 2014
Doing Moore

The sales team at a property management firm was stuck. Then they stopped talking.

  • Strategies
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 3, 2006
Sembler Co. Diversifies

For the country's sixth fastest-growing retail developer, bigger really is better.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 26, 2020
Kayne Anderson doubles down on Gulf Coast senior housing

As concerns about some senior housing mounts, a Boca Raton firm named Kayne Anderson is investing heavily in the sector throughout the Gulf Coast

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • October 3, 2025
Keel Farms keeps a glimpse of Old Florida alive with new event space

After roughly a year's worth of renovations, a Hillsborough farm with multiple business lines — and a keen eye for nature — transformed a 125-year-old farmhouse into a lakeside vineyard retreat dubbed The Osprey View.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 1, 2022
Bill Edwards expresses opposition to Dalí Museum expansion proposal

The former Tampa Bay Rowdies owner, whose company manages the nearby Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg, says the referendum question amounts to an attempted “land grab.”

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 8, 2022
Fed specialist: No timeline for ending rising interest rates

Federal Reserve specialist Brian Bailey spoke to area commercial real estate insiders about the economy and what we may see in coming months at an industry event.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 15, 2009
Pimp my cart

David Vahala is looking out for your backside. Once you sit in his Ultimate Golf Seat, he promises you'll be able to walk to the 19th hole.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 18, 2010
No Laughing Matter

A nationally renowned economist blames the federal government for much of the current financial mess. But hope, says Arthur Laffer, will be renewed in 2012.

  • Florida
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 2, 2012
Made in Florida

The experience of a small manufacturing company in Fort Myers proves that manufacturing can thrive in Southwest Florida.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 26, 2019
Tampa Distribution Center sells for $69.25 million

The Tampa Distribution Center sold recently for $69.25 million, a 60% premium over what the six-building industrial project traded for in August 2015.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • June 1, 2018
College's campaign highlights courage in creativity

Sarasota's Ringling College of Art and Design is promoting the school and its majors through a campaign highlighting that Creativity Takes Courage.

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • June 1, 2018
Brand intervention: Marketer crafts image for tricky business proposition

A St. Pete startup caught the eye of Shark Tank's Mark Cuban, but it needed a cohesive brand image; a local marketing firm delivered the goods.

  • Strategies
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • February 10, 2017
How to ... Write a standout company manual

Sunshine Bank CEO Andrew Samuel believes a company manual is much more than a standard employee handbook.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 5, 2016
Better together

Friendly competition between two lending groups led to a merger. Now the combined organization plans to use its newfound heft in a major growth push.

  • Finance
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • March 4, 2016
Protect and serve

Finding customers in new markets, even with a proven product, can be a daunting task. Ed Dottery has no problem with daunting.

  • Strategies
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