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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 4, 2013
China by Internet

Can you build a product in China without ever setting foot there? Just ask entrepreneur Simon Morris.

  • Strategies
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 12, 2020
New Jersey firm buys senior housing properties

Portopiccolo Group of New Jersey spends $45 million for trio of nursing homes, assisted living facilities in Collier and Sarasota counties.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • December 28, 2018
Stabilizing a start-up business

While Stephanie Gomez raises capital to grow her startup, she continues to innovate on the product side. Also in the offing: a deal with retail behemoth.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2014
Chris Laney, 27

Director of Client Experience, boostDFM

  • Class of 2014
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 18, 2015
Knight's tale

A behind-the-scenes look at how an entrepreneur sold her company reveals important secrets.

  • Strategies
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 19, 2010
Government Digest 2/19/10

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
  • By Amanda Postma |
  • October 7, 2021
Laura Castro, 29

Florida Digestive Health Specialists, director of marketing and physician recruitment

  • Class of 2021
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 7, 2019
St. Pete firm rebrands iconic beer company's new line

Agency gracefully handled a major shift in targeted demographic — just as the project picked up momentum.

  • Strategies
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 7, 2023
Sarasota grocer to open its 6th store

Detwiler’s Farm Market has signed a lease for 50,000 square feet of space in Benderson-owned Bradenton shopping center.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Jay Brady |
  • March 11, 2011
Government Digest: Mar. 11

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 27, 2021
Midwestern firms make Naples deals

Combined $31 million in investments buys flex buildings, business center office in Naples for $31.05 million

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 23, 2020
Work begins on Sarasota apartments, retail

Belpointe REIT intends to replace moribund Main Plaza complex in downtown Sarasota with mix of shops, eateries and multifamily rental units

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 2, 2020
Atlanta firm buys Harrod Properties' project

MDH Partners invests more than $60 million to acquire the six-building Gatewood Corporate Center flex space from Harrod Properties Inc. in Lakewood Ranch.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 13, 2019
County pumps up pumpkin spice lattes in pitch for tap water

Hillsborough County has a quirky sense of humor — and knows how to use it to get people to click through what’s normally a typical email from a government office.

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 8, 2019
Penny Hoarder leader says students need better money management skills

Kyle Taylor, the mastermind behind St. Petersburg, Florida-based The Penny Hoarder financial advice website, is backing a bill that, if passed, would require Florida high school students to complete a financial literacy course.

  • News
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 19, 2019
Carter Validus merging to create $3 billion real estate firm

Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT and the related Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT II intend to merge later this year and create a $3 billion company

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 17, 2018
Priam Capital buys eight buildings in Tampa for $52 million

Priam Capital expands its geographic reach with the purchase of an eight-building office portfolio in Tampa's Sabal Park from IP Capital Partners in a deal brokered by Cushman & Wakefield

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 24, 2018
Pair of Fort Myers, Estero apartments fetch $100 million in sales

A pair of Lee County apartment complexes trade for $100 million, a further sign that investor demand for multifamily rental projects in Fort Myers and Estero remain in demand

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 6, 2014
Observer buys The West Orange Times

The Observer Media Group has added another member to its family of community newspapers this week.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 5, 2013
Proposed tax reform provision could be harmful to businesses and economy

With chaos reigning in Washington over the debt ceiling, Obamacare and the healthcare.gov website, it's easy for other issues that may have a major impact on businesses (and thus the average citizen) to fall off the national radar screen.

  • Opinion
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