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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 16, 2020
Airport announces debut service to Los Angeles, Seattle

Service to the west coast from Fort Myers International Airport begins in November.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 8, 2018
University plans renovation to boost focus on career services

The University of Tampa’s Riverside Center is slated for a makeover that will see more space in the building allocated toward career services functions for students and recent graduates.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 12, 2013
Toilet Travails

Going from invention to market success can be one of the most difficult tasks in business. One local company injects humor into the process.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Denise Kalette |
  • January 17, 2013
Taking charge

PODS are sprouting in driveways across the country. New CEO John Koch tackles the logistics of growth, and may take the company public.

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  • September 11, 2008
Growing Close

More than a few small companies on the Gulf Coast have hit some big growth marks over the last three years. And a few big ones have gotten even bigger.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 9, 2016
Southern state capitals need work

Tallahassee recently received a national whipping.

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  • March 23, 2007
Control the process

Perks and employee giveaways can be costly. But it's paid off in big ways for the Gulf Coast Sysco operation, which has seen six-fold growth in the past decade.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 18, 2014
Tipping Point

Rick Rone trapped a mouse — the one that lives in Orlando — last year. The experience, which includes three years of 'never take no' perseverance, not only boosted sales. It made him a smarter businessman.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • June 13, 2014
Corporate Report: June 13

Fintech logs record growth, InformedDNA names CTO and more corporate news.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 5, 2025
Sarasota fencing company brings hospitality mindset to business

The co-founders of Level Up Fencing met while working in the restaurant industry and see their goal as providing excellent customer service.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 21, 2010
Redstone buys Summit Advisors

The transaction expands an Ohio-based real estate firm's Tampa operations.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • January 21, 2011
Scott names Miles DMS secretary

Jack Miles is secretary of the Department of Management Services.

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  • December 17, 2010
Miami firm buys Hiller Group

The Tampa-based firm is a leading supplier of aviation fuel.

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  • June 3, 2010
Mangrove names new COO

Jim Costello is the newest addition at the Tampa-based HR firm.

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  • July 5, 2012
New Cuba service launches

Tampa International Airport becomes second-largest gateway to Cuba.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 28, 2023
Plant City apartments sell to NJ buyer for $31.6 million

A medical company sells its HQ, a new downtown high rise in the works, and a real estate firm gets into CRE top the week's commercial real estate news.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 9, 2023
Construction to start on site of former Carousel Beach Inn

In the week's top commercial real estate news, two flex spaces sell, a Tampa hotel sells for $47 million, and a retailer plans to close two local stores.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 14, 2022
Samantha Bloom, 39

Oh Snap Media, owner

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2014
Gustavo 'Gus' Cobeaga, 34

Naples City President, Regions Bank

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 19, 2023
Construction starts on $220 million Sarasota cancer center

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Sarasota gas station is sold, a St. Pete office building brings $7.9 million, and an apartment complex opens in Fort Myers.

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