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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 26, 2026
Downtown Clearwater project obtains $160 million in financing

The developers behind The Bluffs secured the construction financing packaging through a loan and preferred equity from investors.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 18, 2026
Sarasota manufacturer takes lead sponsorship for digital hub at aquarium

Helios calls the hub a "cutting-edge satellite library."

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • March 12, 2026
$38M affordable housing complex breaks ground in Tampa

Rio Palma Apartments will provide 90 affordable housing units for families in Tampa’s Palm River-Clair Mel area.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 9, 2026
Tampa picks developer for workforce housing, commercial project

The mixed-use development will be built on four city-owned lots, including the site of the former Army Navy Surplus Market.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 30, 2018
The story of here: Communities embrace narrative, culture as key planning criteria

Creative placemaking is a property development strategy based on the inclusion of art and cultural assets as a fundamental part of the process, and its results are on full display in the Tampa Bay, Florida, region.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 27, 2024
Six months later: The drama behind the $3.1B PGT Innovations sale

The blockbuster acquisition for window and door maker PGT Innovations took years to come together. It also took hundreds of phone calls, dozens of meetings and determined and competitive executives.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 21, 2008
Coffee Talk

Hooters founders sell restaurants: The Clearwater-based founders of Hooters Inc. have agreed to sell their 22 restaurants for $55.1 million.Bear Stearns debacle traps Sherman: The Bear Stearns collapse has been felt across the globe.Construction firm alleviates growing pains: A Sarasota-based construction company that is pinning its ambitious growth plans on a national focus on renovation and restoration projects is going smaller so it can get bigger one dayWCI chief's home for sale: $14.25 million: Jerry Starkey, the president and CEO of Bonita Springs-based homebuilder WCI Communities, is selling his Naples home, according to the Web site of a real estate agency.Sonberg elected H&K managing partner: Holland & Knight Miami partner Steve Sonberg has been elected managing partner of the 1,150-lawyer Tampa-based firm.Government triggeredeconomic downturn: Jay Brady, the executive director of the Gulf Coast Builder's Exchange, gets paid to look out for the best interests of contractors, developers and construction firms.St. Petersburg builderdevelops hurricane additive: Despite the downturn in the homebuilding market, one Tampa Bay area CEO tells Coffee Talk that he has found a successful niche and a corporate structure that is keeping his workers busy and his companies profitable.Wachovia's Vitner now calls for recession: Wachovia Senior Economist Mark Vitner toured Southwest Florida in February telling investors that

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 27, 2008
Coffee Talk

+ I'll take the Obama girl dress: It's called the Tank Leaf Print dress, but Chico's FAS should rename it The Michelle Obama dress. Or come next year, maybe the White House dress.+ Quick I-75 relief comes from hard work, luck: Thousands of commuters and drivers in northern Manatee County were happy, relatively speaking, to be back on the road heading southbound on Interstate 75 to start the workweek June 23.+ Infinity acquisition comes through the Review pages: Dale Ott decided about 10 months ago that his Sarasota-based technology-consulting firm, Vitil Solutions, was getting too big and unwieldy.+ WCI Communities: An Icahn transaction?: In a recent filing for Bonita Springs-based WCI Communities, Carl Icahn says he may enter into a "transaction" with the builder.+ Accountant fights in Washington D.C.: It might only have been five minutes, but Bradenton accountant Byron Shinn didn't hold anything back when he got a chance to speak before a U.S Congressional committee about challenges facing small businesses.+ Getting 245 mpg electric in Clearwater: Gulf Coast residents have heard a lot about electric cars, but they haven't been easy to find.Going green in St. Pete: Part environmental, part marketing, whatever the motivation, the green trend seems here to say.GULF COAST UNEMPLOYMENT RATEFort Myers area sees no foreclosure letup: The Cape Coral-Fort Myers area registered the nation's second-highest foreclosure

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • November 15, 2024
Tampa bank exec turns a new page as published author

Chris Kneer doggedly pursues a side career as an author of thriller novels, with Tampa Bay as a core character.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 14, 2005
Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Events is available free of charge.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 1, 2005
Selling the Farm

Developer plans 1,400 homes for the Mixon Fruit Farm property.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 9, 2009
Change the Conditions

Want employees to act ethically? One business owner structures his employees' pay so they're not tempted to take advantage of the customer.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 2, 2010
Morton's Market founder dies

Ted Morton, iconic businessman for more than a half-century in Sarasota, died.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Dan Ping |
  • July 29, 2011
Mobile Marketing

An Orlando company has developed software that allows merchants to quickly build a large database of customers for effective marketing campaigns. All you need is a customer's mobile number.

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  • By James R. |
  • September 27, 2013
Quality trumps quantity in social media

Social media may not provide huge returns, but they can help build an engaged, loyal customer base.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 24, 2012
Underpants Empire

Ink Life Tour is a tattoo and music festival that travels to seven cities this year. Ragen St. Peter bootstrapped it into existence.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • August 20, 2021
How to boost morale and keep top talent amid a pattern of resignations

With people leaving at a maddening pace, leaders need to increase transparency — not run from the issues.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 16, 2021
Prominent Sarasota oncologist arrested for prescription and insurance fraud

Head of Dattoli Cancer Center faces charges for procuring controlled substances illegally

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 12, 2020
Major airline announces it will begin service at area airport

Southwest is expected to begin flights at SRQ in late January or early February.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 17, 2019
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