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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 12, 2016
Fashion forward

Charlotte Osterman, after a bold move, rose quickly in the high-end corporate fashion world. She seeks to duplicate that success with her own venture.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 31, 2014
Corporate Report: Jan. 31

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

  • Strategies
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 17, 2023
Pulte buys 197 acres in Riverview, plans for 492 homes

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Dollar General sells, a New Jersey car dealer expands, and 500,000 square feet of industrial space is completed.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 21, 2007
Prepare for War?

More than 1 million square feet of new office space will come on line in Tampa's Westshore market in the next18 months, which may trigger a rate war.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 29, 2021
New destinations provide a boon for tourism groups and an opportunity for businesses

The economy is returning to some kind of normal in a variety of ways — particularly at the region's airports.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • January 19, 2026
Tampa makes national top 5 ranking for headquarters relocations

It's the first time Tampa has made the annual ranking by Site Selection Magazine of U.S. cities with the best business climate.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 20, 2024
AeroVanti pilots sue for back pay, allege exec compared startup to Apple

The troubled Sarasota air service company is facing a class action lawsuit from employees who say they've not been paid since June.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2013
Resident Techie: Four reasons I love Dropbox, and you should too.

If you've known me for longer than a couple weeks you're bound to hear me gush. It's not about my wife or kids (although I do). It's not even about my car (unless its in an upset tone). Nope, I'm super passionate, over the moon, head over heels for an ethereal technology called Dropbox.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 18, 2010
Market Blizzard

Supersize has given way to mini-me as the recession grinds on. But smaller portions could mean bigger profits for Dairy Queen franchisees if tests on the Gulf Coast prove successful.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2007
Coffee Talk

Alexandra Miller has already survived a tricky internal power struggle within her Sarasota-based family-run medical supplies distribution company. Now she will try to survive a political campaign. The middle of March was good for US Home's Tampa division, which reported its best week this year. The builder sold 39 new homes in 23 Tampa Bay area communities during March 12-18.The gist of the survey, subtitled "what many boards and executives still don't know about the health of their businesses," is that many board members and senior executives are "in the dark about the overall health of their organizations" because they don't know enough about the non-financial matters, which tend to be tougher to monitor and judge.AnazaoHealth Corp. just made its third multimillion-dollar acquisition in 12 months. The Tampa-based custom mail-order pharmaceutical company acquired the assets of Kronos Compounding Pharmacy in Las Vegas.The latest taxable-sales data confirms anecdotes from many commercial builders: Charlotte County is experiencing a commercial construction boom.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 9, 2023
Developer pays nearly $60 million for St. Pete hotel

A popular event space sold, an office brings nearly $8 million and work starting on affordable housing project top the week's commercial real estate news.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 3, 2012
Gulf Coast Week: Feb. 3

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 2, 2024
Tampa Bay Rays appear to backtrack on stadium project threats

In a letter to the Pinellas County Commission chair, the team says the agreements to build a new ballpark remain "in effect” for the time being.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 19, 2018
Developer breaks ground on $14M clubhouse at new community

Del Webb, a brand affiliated with Atlanta-based homebuilder PulteGroup Inc., has begun construction of a 19,000-square-foot clubhouse at its 55-plus Bexley community in Land O’Lakes, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 21, 2018
Area manufacturer plans 110 jobs, $10M investment

Welbilt plans to add 42,000 square feet of space to its facility.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 9, 2016
Gov. Scott touts sticky hires at area firm

Intertape Polymer Group has hired 30 people in Sarasota the last three years.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 26, 2014
Financial pros join together

Chief financial officers who seek camaraderie among peers in different businesses and industries now have an outlet: The CFO Forum.

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • April 29, 2025
Atlanta med weight loss firm to operate in Tampa, add 100 jobs

OrderlyMeds, an Atlanta-based medical weight loss company, moves into its manufacturing hub in August.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • November 27, 2024
Community Foundation Tampa Bay adds new duo to board

The additions are in response to momentum following the hurricane season.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 5, 2003
Stock Games (Sara/Mana edition)

Did an insider at Sarasota's Uniroyal Technology Corp. manipulate the stock price before the company filed for bankruptcy protection?

  • Entrepreneurs
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