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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 1, 2011
Out of California

Excessive regulations and high taxes are driving many businesses out of California to neighboring states like Arizona and Nevada. But one company is making the move to Florida.

  • Strategies
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 2, 2026
Tampa technology company powers Naples' AI planning department tool

Blitz AI says bringing AI technology into a city or county planning department makes the process quicker without removing humans who make the final call.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 16, 2007
A Big Reach

A small Sarasota company has had big sales - it recently surpassed $20 million in annual revenues - by doing lots of little things well. Its forte is quickly adapting to change.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • February 4, 2010
GOvernment Digest 2/5/10

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 7, 2012
Corporate Report: September 7

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

  • Strategies
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 23, 2021
Better days ahead for waterfront high rise, developer says

Miami investor targets Fort Myers in recently buying a pair of residential towers for a combined $120 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 20, 2020
Wealth management firm throws itself big curveball

In addition to a new name and branding campaign, FourThought Financial is now an independent Registered Investment Advisor.

  • Finance
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 20, 2025
Tampa company named official water of Major League Baseball

A portfolio of regional spring and purified water brands belonging to Tampa's Primo Brands has been named the Official Water of Major League Baseball.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 4, 2025
As neighbors keep fighting, Captiva’s South Seas plans grand reopening

In the week's top commercial real estate news, affordable housing units are coming to North Port, Tampa issues RFPs to redevelop a portion of its downtown, and a replica of the Oval office can be yours.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Vengroff |
  • September 12, 2024
Developer: Action needed to eliminate barriers to workforce housing

The shortage of housing essential workers can afford is acute. But solutions are in the offing.

  • Opinion
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • December 4, 2025
Developer proposes Tampa's tallest building: 70 stories at $650 million

The proposed 740-foot Elliott Towers would be erected on North Franklin Street and bring a mix of office space, luxury residences and entertainment to downtown.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 4, 2015
Plugged in

Wayne Kirkwood wasn't going to get tagged as the generation that shut down the electrical contracting business his great-grandfather started. Here's how he kept things going during the downturn.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 7, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

Saunders donates $100,00O to USF's Sarasota-Manatee campus: Michael Saunders, the head of the well-known Sarasota-based real estate firm that bears her name, is donating $100,000 to the University of South Florida's Sarasota-Manatee campus.First Watch continues aggressive growth: First Watch Restaurants Inc. has beefed up its management team with three newly created positions in an effort to support its aggressive growth strategy.Sanibel resorts for sale in a "seller's market": Meristar Hospitality Corp., a publicly traded real estate investment trust in Northern Virginia, has five properties for sale on Sanibel Island in Lee County.Confusion from our bank rankings: Well, we know the bankers are reading our annual banking edition. We heard from them.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 25, 2020
Homebuilder adds master-planned communities to portfolio

Having grown up building homes for one of the region’s more prolific builders, John Neal now has a new mission: to build communities.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 7, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Christopher Debock challenging Hillsborough County Judge Artemus Elton McNeil in primary election Will Hillsborough Count close the financials in guardianship cases?Legal profession, state survive

  • News
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 7, 2021
David Ponraj, 38

Dunedin, Florida, entrepreneur David Ponraj left a comfortable corporate job to launch his own company focused on helping other startups.

  • Class of 2021
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • October 12, 2023
Sidney Turner, 35

A psychologist and researcher combats trauma with retreat.

  • Class of 2023
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 12, 2023
Matthew Ram, 37

A hotel acquisitions executive leans on experience in a tough market.

  • Class of 2023
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 27, 2006
Commercial RE Briefs

Liberty Property Trust makes long-term play with Renaissance Miami nonprofit buys Largo's Shadow RunColonial Bank plans Bloomingdale branchDeveloper buys Palmetto land for flex park, building-research firmRingling School buys nearby Shell station landCritical Path Development planning office, flex parkRam, Myrtlewood Partners buy Cleveland Ave. retail propertiesFlorida Gulf Bank buys Cape Coral rehab centerInvestors compiling industrial assemblage on Bruner Lane

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • August 28, 2023
Area electric utility companies restoring power after Idalia makes landfall

More than 16,000 Florida Power and Light customers are currently without power.

  • Florida
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