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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • March 23, 2022
Effective messaging requires consistency and a concise approach

One key: People take action based on emotion. They validate their decisions with logic. 

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • February 25, 2022
Entrepreneur grows company over 730% in just a year

Courtney Schomburg has discovered a solid niche in the space between real estate brokerage work and interior design.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 1, 2018
'Bridge' to the Future

Sasaki lays out a trio of design concepts for 53-acre sarasota city that is now home to the van wezel performing arts hall

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 21, 2018
Talent search: Bank leader offers insights on finding, keeping top executives

The Bank of Tampa CEO Bill West shares insights on finding and grooming banking professionals for executive-level careers.

  • Finance
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • August 16, 2019
Area company grows customer base, sales and reach through focused social media

Seminole-based Teami Blends focuses on products inspired by tea.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • August 16, 2019
Luxury automobile business builds customer base, plans for expansion

Offering a high-end service in a market already known for luxury requires adhering to a key business principle: details matter, from first to last impressions.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • August 23, 2019
Vehicle manufacturer revs up for growth

Cruise Car’s growth — its payroll has jumped nearly fourfold, for one example, from four people to 15 in two years — comes on several fronts.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 15, 2019
Business owners head for the exits

As the baby boom generation continues to exert its influence on macroeconomic trends, a record number of businesses were again sold in 2018, according to BizBuySell, a website that helps business owners and brokers sell a business.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 15, 2019
q&a | Premier Airport Park, Fort Myers

Colliers International's Dan MIller is directing leasing for Principal Real Estate investors' Premier Airport Park, a 1.87 million-square-foot development in Fort Myers

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2016
Will Conroy, 34

Partner, Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel and Burns

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2016
Ashley McChesney, 33

Director of events, Armature Works

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 2, 2016
Niche dweller

Don Paight, who led Fort Myers' redevelopment efforts for the past three decades, has joined commercial real estate brokerage firm CRE Consultants.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 24, 2017
Calm Waters

The Tampa area's residential market shows no signs of dramatic slowing in the year ahead, data show.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 18, 2014
Corporate Report

Burger 21 signs franchise deal to bring the restaurant to Texas; Verizon Wireless adds XLTE upgrade to Naples 4G network; Distributor DOW Electronics selling Flexson Sonos-related product; and more corporate news

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 16, 2014
Medical Necessity

Mark Stevens' firm, Stevens Construction, survived the downturn because of its health care specialty and expansion to Tampa and Orlando. The economic recovery is creating new opportunities.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 16, 2016
'Quick courtship'

Charlie Brown, save for one day in fast food, is a lifelong banker. The next phase of his career starts now.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 1, 2016
An Amazonian sale

Ruskin fulfillment center's record $103 million disposition could spark further interest in the Tampa market by institutional buyers.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2015
Krista Cartee, 35

Director of operations and account services, Priority Marketing

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 27, 2015
Good assist

Omega Communities plans to build as many as a dozen assisted-living communities from Tampa and Orlando to Naples by using creative financing and operational strategies.

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 13, 2024
Project to turn Sarasota mall into apartments moves ahead

Benderson Development plans to redevelop the site, now called Crossings at Siesta Key, into a mixed-use town center.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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