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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • September 5, 2014
Betting on Tampa

Orlando-based ODC Construction has succeeded by seeking potential. Its key executive is now focusing on custom-home construction in Tampa.

  • Industries
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 23, 2015
Talk this way

Champion auctioneer Sara Rose Bytnar plans to boost the number of homes sold at auction in Florida.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Michael Hinman |
  • April 10, 2015
Safe mavens

High-profile attacks have made a cybersecurity company busier than ever, but now it needs to find the right people.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • October 9, 2023
Top commercial real estate transactions for Sept. 12-18 in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A Hillsborough County apartment deal for $45.7 million paces the week's transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 20, 2005
Commitment to Ethics

John Wolfe wins the 2005 Professionalism Award.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 16, 2011
Water Cleaner

A couple of entrepreneurs say an exotic plant called the water hyacinth could alleviate pollution in Florida's rivers and canals. And, they can make money doing it.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 7, 2021
Brandon Snyder, 38

Three Buffaloes, the umbrella company owning Roots Tap Room & Wine Bar and Roots Cellar, president

  • Class of 2021
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 3, 2018
Cool Made: Florida manufacturers overcome obstacles

On both a national level and within Florida, manufacturing is on the rise — in multiple metrics. Manufacturers are making more stuff and using fewer people to do it. But if manufacturers had more people, they would be able to make more stuff. A trio of ar

  • Industries
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • January 30, 2015
The speakers

The Sport and Entertainment Management M.B.A. program at USF brought in four speakers for its second annual USF Sport & Entertainment lecture series earlier this month.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 25, 2023
Teenage job at McDonald’s taught First Watch executive valuable lesson

Lilah Taha-Rippet says doing something you hate "could be good for you" and lead you to previously unseen career opportunities.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 20, 2006
Real Estate Briefs

Meridian, Hudson Realty Buying Winn-Dixie WarehouseGroup purchases apartment next to BroadwayNeal buys Palmetto Pines Golf CourseSarasota Investors Bank Lehigh Acres Land for BuilderMcGarvey plans commercial buildings in Fort MyersCENTEX HOMES BUYS LAND AT LELY RESORT

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • March 25, 2011
Government Digest: Mar. 25

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 17, 2012
Corporate Report: August 17

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 12, 2021
Value add hunters find slim pickings

With markets nationwide surging amid protracted growth cycle, investors seeking "value-add" buys are having to look harder to find properties capable of big gains.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 15, 2021
Milestone office project unveiled in Sarasota

Ringling Plaza, to be anchored by one of the city’s top law firms, will be one of the first dedicated office properties downtown in decades.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 21, 2017
Towering Figure

100 North Tampa turns 25 years old this month, but it still looks like one of Tampa's freshest office offerings.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 30, 2014
Corporate Report

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 7, 2025
Lee County's Two Meatballs in the Kitchen to expand into Naples

The popular eatery will move into its new 5,400-square-foot space in about six months.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 6, 2025
New freestanding emergency room to open in Venice

HCA Florida Venice Doctors Emergency will soon be accepting patients.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 19, 2021
Builders couple single family and townhomes with the affordability and benefits of an apartment

Nimble developers and homebuilders continue to meet the rush in demand for new product — targeting renters, not buyers.

  • Construction-Development
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