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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 24, 2020
New restaurant owners build brand around tacos, margaritas

With so much out of their control, upstart restaurant operators look to put a tight grip on challenges right in front of them. Like constant brand improvement.

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • December 25, 2020
Entrepreneur starts farm box program, opens two restaurants amid pandemic

Jordan Johnson says the challenges of 2020 have made Naked Farmer a stronger business.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 16, 2020
NAI affiliate focused on thunderous entry into the market

Tampa-based NAI Thor Commercial Group brokerage hopes to differentiate itself through corporate structure and its network affiliation.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • March 10, 2020
Real estate startup with rich history searches for opportunities

Founders of ADG4 are confident the timing — launching during a pandemic — will be a benefit.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • April 2, 2020
Employment law makes dramatic shifts

The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in changes to national and state employment laws that businesses need to be aware of.

  • Law
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 3, 2020
Stoneweg US's portfolio tops $1 billion

St. Petersburg-based apartment investor Stoneweg US, which has focused on workforce housing, maintains ambitious plan to grow

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 14, 2019
Prominent banker comes back for more

One of the state’s most well-known bankers reflects on a long career, citing a focus on the basics as a key to success. ‘I kept things light, kept things simple,’ Bill Klich says.

  • Finance
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 14, 2019
In Focus: Fort Myers

The Lee County submarket of Fort Myers has tempered somewhat in the past year after reaching a number of commercial real estate superlatives

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • July 5, 2019
Firm aims to grab market share behind new software patents

Sara Moola has never served in the military, but a new product made by her company, Tampa-based Visual Awareness Technologies & Consulting, could improve the effectiveness of U.S. armed forces around the world.

  • Technology
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 5, 2018
Sarasota law firm rides hiring surge

Several law firms in the region refuse to give up the midsize ship in a quest to do more for current clients and seek new ones. Some are on hiring surges, to keep up with demand, reel in rainmakers — or both.

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 4, 2019
Time to pay up for housing

Tampa’s reputation as one of the most affordable major U.S. cities for renters has taken a hit from a study, commissioned by Rent.com, that shows dramatic rises in the cost to rent an apartment in five desirable neighborhoods.

  • News
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 22, 2019
Casto Southeast Realty begins work on Center Point in Lakewood Ranch anchored by medical office building

Casto Southeast Realty is kicking off its Center Point development on 50 acres in Lakewood Ranch with a 73,500 -square-foot medical office building, which will be joined in a later phase by retail shops and a hotel.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By John Haughey |
  • June 29, 2018
Company shifts focus after six-year, $4 million legal saga

When Winter Haven-based respiratory therapy device manufacturer and distributor3B Medical emerged from six years of nonstop legal battles early last year, CEO Alex Lucio was faced with the type of leadership decision that happens after a business overcome

  • Strategies
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  • By Elizabeth Morrisey |
  • August 31, 2018
Citing a business need, college takes on its biggest academic investment

Lakeland’s Florida Southern College found a need in the medical and health care community for more physical therapists as baby boomers age, veterans need assistance and Florida sees an exponential growth in its population.

  • Healthcare
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 8, 2017
Executive Profile

LARRY RICHEY Managing Principal, Florida, Cushman & WakefieldTampa

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 11, 2013
Corporate Report: Oct. 11

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • April 25, 2014
Revamping Westshore

With some investment to revamp a 1984 building and backing from the world's fastest-growing commercial real estate company, Clay Witherspoon is ready to make a big dent in Tampa's Westshore market.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • December 6, 2013
True networking

Despite recent cuts, staffing giant Kforce Inc. continues to push top sales performers like Rachel Grannan to maintain its growth.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 7, 2016
Growth point

A new study says Florida's population will surge by 2070. That could be good news for commercial real estate sectors.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 18, 2016
Relationship driven

Hembree & Associates has leveraged community ties to expand its Sarasota-based commercial real estate services firm.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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