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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 3, 2013
USF honors 56 fastest-growing alumni companies

The university will recognize companies of its attendees with its first “Fast 56” event.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 26, 2014
Let it flow: Fuel sellers whiff an increase

Gas station owners, traditionally a tough business to flush out a profit, are pumping out thicker margins.

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • April 1, 2025
Tampa cybersecurity firm reaches $3.4B valuation milestone

ReliaQuest is now considered a "triple unicorn" after the latest funding round.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 8, 2019
Condo community tops off third building, begins sales for fourth

Belleview Place in Belleair, Florida, has begun to sell units in Magnolia, its fourth and final mid-rise condominium building, and topped off the third building, known as Sunset.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • October 30, 2025
City of Tampa launches virtual inspections for homeowners, contractors

Builders and homeowners can now use the VuSpex smartphone app to conduct virtual building inspections on the spot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 2, 2012
Insurance firm rings out big day

Clearwater insurance executive Paresh Patel, along with a dozen colleagues and relatives, hit the big time in the Big Apple last month.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 20, 2019
Irish pub chain opens new location in region

Irish 31 Pub House & Eatery opened its first location in 2011.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 4, 2019
Youth-focused nonprofit adds two board members

Fort Myers councilman, Lee County school board representative elected to board of Uncommon Friends Foundation.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 30, 2015
Boat firm swims in the big-time

The ongoing comeback at Clearwater-based boat retailer MarineMax got a national plug recently: Executives, led by longtime Chairman, CEO and President William McGill, rang the NYSE opening bell Jan 21.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 9, 2025
Nearly $19.5M for 26 acres to build warehouse project

A pair of commercial real estate investment firms are developing a 331,000-square-foot industrial warehouse project in Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 2, 2026
Cannabis retailer cutting 58 jobs in Clearwater

Trulieve is laying of the employees at a call center in the city.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 12, 2010
Sarasota's Marson Group buys vacant Venice land

Sarasota-based Marson Group Inc. purchased 1.83 acres between Nokomis Avenue South and Calle Central in downtown Venice for $450,000.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 10, 2015
Largest turnout ever for Parade of Homes

Seek more proof the home construction market is back?

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 2, 2006
For the Love of Boats

The Eggebrecht family's passion for fishing and boating sparked the idea for a custom boat building business that focuses on Panga-style crafts known for their fuel efficiency and shallow draft.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 27, 2024
Holmes Beach businesses in recovery after car crashes

The storefronts are boarded up across the street from one another along a busy stretch of Marina Drive.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • August 20, 2010
Government Digest: Aug. 20 - Aug. 26

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 27, 2004
Legal Calendar (Tampa edition)

The Tampa legal calender of events is provided free of charge.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 20, 2010
Corporate Report: Aug. 20 - Aug. 26

The latest news from Community Bank of Manatee, HSN, GeoPharma, and more.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 1, 2021
Medical supply giant to close area facility, lay off more than 500 people

Stryker is shutting down its Lakeland production facility, will begin layoffs Dec. 31

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 19, 2016
Shift that Space

A group of Gulf Coast technology entrepreneurs and a top commercial restate broker have teamed up to launch SpaceShifter.com, an online marketing platform to share commercial real estate information and present listings.

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