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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 16, 2024
Creative entrepreneur helps beleaguered malls survive amid market shift

Mall operators seeking to draw more customers are turning to companies like US Design Lab to add a dose of fun to the experience.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 26, 2007
Build-A-Brand

Honing a corporate identity, while an important task for any business, falls short of true company branding. A Gulf Coast marketing guru highlights the differences.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 14, 2010
Foreclosure frenzy fizzles - finally

While the Cape Coral-Fort Myers area continues to earn its moniker as the Land of Foreclosures, some signs of easing are starting to appear.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 24, 2014
Builder raises $50 million

WCI Communities is raising another $50 million in debt to make land acquisitions and build homes.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 7, 2014
Fast cars pull into festival

The auctions at the Naples Winter Wine Festival always feature over-the-top lots, and this year will be no exception.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 27, 2020
Florida leads country in wealth accumulation

State leads country by a wide margin in added income over the past decade.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 2, 2016
Firm hired to aid Herald-Tribune in HQ search

Newspaper has been in downtown building since 2005.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • March 18, 2016
Early enrollment

Persuading millennials to invest money in a financial adviser isn't easy. How will Lawrence Financial Planning do it?

  • Finance
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 19, 2024
Statewide firm buys Lakeland CRE brokerage

LQ Commercial has bought the Lakeland brokerage Retail Solutions Advisors for an undisclosed sum. Statewide firm buys Lakeland CRE brokerage

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 12, 2024
Bankrupt Clearwater marketing firm secures $122M in financing

The digital advertising firm has filed for bankruptcy protection and has agreed to be bought by its creditors.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • February 12, 2010
Entrepreneur U

Students at both the University of South Florida and the University of Tampa are taking part in a new approach to entrepreneurship — being taught it in the classroom.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 9, 2018
Southwest Florida real estate market enjoys good times ... for now

Southwest Florida's residential real estate market continues to make solid gains, but interest rates, labor shortages, impact fees and other factors could spur a correction in the months and years ahead.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 19, 2024
Tampa Bay Rays say ballpark deal near collapse as Pinellas delays vote again

Pinellas County commissioners voted to again delay a measure to approve bonds that would help fund a new ballpark for the team.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 11, 2021
Prominent luxury beach hotel plans major renovation project

The renovation at the Ritz-Carlton Naples, beginning in May, will add new suites and a lounge and redesign interiors at the five-diamond resort.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 13, 2017
Melissa Rutland, 38

President, Rutland Florida Gulf Group LLC

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 4, 2013
Tammie Sandoval, 29

Director - Trust & Estate Services, BMO Private Bank

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • December 20, 2013
Frequent flyer

With business ventures all over the world, Joseph Hodges' second home is an airplane. That's why he's picky when it comes to travel.

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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • November 2, 2023
Top St. Pete developer, former ambassador dead at 93

Business giant Mel Sembler was a top donor to the Bushes and conservative causes.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 4, 2011
Support Success

A Gulf Coast IT firm has found business-to-business success by hammering one point nearly every chance it gets: A good backup system pays for itself.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 29, 2016
Having a ball

A developer sheds the land game for boutique beach hotels, with more than $4 million at stake. Success, says Henry Rodriguez, is all in the details.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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