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  • By Jay Brady |
  • March 11, 2011
Mandatory Proof

Florida lawmakers are joining the E-verification wave, hoping to require all employers to use an imperfect federal system of tracking new hires. Expect a fight.

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 4, 2005
Top 20 Projects

The following pages highlight the 20 largest private construction projects in the Sarasota-Manatee region. To qualify for the list, land must have been cleared for construction or construction started between March 10, 2004 and March 4, 2005. Both commercial and multifamily projects were included. The ranking is based on an assessment by The Construction Guide and independent research.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 8, 2006
Commercial RE Briefs

Fort Myers hoteliers buy Sun Tan Village MotelTarget buys land, constructing SuperTargetWaste Services buys landfill, disposal businessNDC head, McKay make plans for L.E.C.O.M. housingProcaccianti Group buys Bradenton Holiday Inn ExpressJon Kleiber leaves one family firm to start his ownDeveloper/hotelier, CPA building Lutz Residence InnTierra Verde project changes hands, development continuesCNL Income Properties buys Tampa's Grand Prix

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • December 28, 2023
Words for 2024

At the start of each year, we pick a word to live by. We asked others to give us their word for 2024. They all make persuasive cases.

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 15, 2009
Corporate Report

Progress Energy Florida signs$7.7-billion nuclear plant dealHard To Treat Diseases tobuy Serbian cosmetics firmVeteran clothing exec Dyerhired to head Chico's FASThree Clockwork Home unitsmake mag's Franchise 500 listJohn Acosta appointed to leadWest Florida for Region Bank Sarasota CPA firmchanges name Home Shopping Network adopts stockholder rights plan Pegasus Imaging of Tampa acquires AccuSoft's imagingWalter Industries closes Jim Walter Homes Division

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 1, 2012
The Top Deals of 2011

The following are the top deals published in the Business Review's Commercial Real Estate section between Jan. 7 and Dec. 9.

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 8, 2024
Don't let Florida become California

Increasing the supply of affordable housing takes a few common-sense steps. But local politicians are the big obstacle. They don’t have the will or courage.

  • Opinion
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 31, 2025
Massive master-planned community starts blooming near Bradenton

Patience and deep pockets are in play as a shrewd development group makes progress on the 1,175-acre SeaFlower, the biggest master-planned community in west Bradenton in a generation.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 19, 2003
Good Business (Tampa edition)

All the refinancing action has resulted in older debts being paid off, causing a boon for collection departments and lawyers, including those at Kass, Shuler, Solomon, Spector, Foyle & Singer PA

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 5, 2007
LASDAY: Street Smart Marketing

The secret to what your customers really want from you and your team.

  • Opinion
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  • By Brian Steiner |
  • April 10, 2009
Re-Visiting Refis

Rock-bottom interest rates are attracting more and more homeowners interested in refinancing. But the number of actual refinancings has plummeted.

  • Finance
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 3, 2011
Room Service

It's tough to gauge hotel demand when leisure travelers and corporate groups make reservations at the last minute. But a better-than-expected fall season may be a harbinger of better times ahead for hoteliers.

  • Industries
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 29, 2021
National grocer, after Tampa debut, plots expansion to other parts of Florida

Kroger CEO and Chairman says Florida is a prime market for the grocer's delivery service

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • May 5, 2021
Financial literacy organization handles pandemic shifts with aplomb

Like many others, Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida was forced into some seismic pandemic-related shifts — and learned a lot from it.

  • Strategies
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • October 15, 2020
Lindsey Epting, 36

Al Purmort Insurance/Shepherd Insurance, executive insurance adviser

  • Class of 2020
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 8, 2015
The speaker speaks

Florida House Speaker Steve Crisafulli explains why the House stands against Medicaid expansion.

  • Florida
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • February 10, 2026
Pinellas boat giant backs CEO amid activist investor's 'failed management' accusations

Donerail has offered to buy MarineMax for nearly $1.1 billion.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jay Brady |
  • January 14, 2010
Mr. Wizard's Fantastic Voyage

A University of South Florida professor has adapted his communications technology to medicine. Changing the way surgeons do surgery could merely be the beginning.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 11, 2011
Do The Right Thing

The Gulf Coast's top federal prosecutor combines tough fairness with an intense work ethic. He'll need both talents, considering his territory stretches from Naples to Jacksonville.

  • Industries
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 20, 2023
$564M homebuilder sets its sights on new counties, multifamily market

Homes by WestBay, in following a pattern since it was founded more than a decade ago, makes some bold moves to stay ahead of trends — and grab more market share.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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