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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 1, 2017
Sound Off

The sound of silence is music to the ears of a pair of entrepreneurs who seek traction in an unusual niche.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 5, 2016
Niche player

Industrial Realty Solutions focuses on one thing as a formula for success.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • April 18, 2025
Sammy's Seafood keeps Tampa Bay restaurants stocked with fresh catch

St. Petersburg couple has been reeling it in for decades. "The secret is just getting up and doing the same thing every day. We're grinders," says a co-founder.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 4, 2025
Naples firm reaches deal to buy one of the largest poinsettia growers in the US

HF Companies. will acquire N.G. Heimos Greenhouses, billed as one of the nation’s largest poinsettia growers and preeminent greenhouses.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • 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 |
  • August 6, 2004
Profitable Cause

Property-rights advocate Bill Moore, managing partner of Brigham Moore LLP, plans to organize a powwow of legislators to clear up Florida's eminent domain law, even if it means codifying redevelopment as a 'public use.'

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 26, 2023
SWFL mental health hospital adds more beds

The facility is one of the newest freestanding behavioral health facilities nationwide.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 26, 2023
Business Observer 40 under 40 nominations now open

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the 40 Under 40 issue.

  • 40 Under 40
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 28, 2023
$3.5 billion trust company names new CFO

Beth Weigel has been with The Sanibel Captiva Trust Co. for more than a decade.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 2, 2023
Michigan law firm hires partner for SWFL office

Charles Thomson handles a variety of real estate matters.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 17, 2022
St. Petersburg restaurant holding company makes two acquisitions

WOWorks adds Barberitas Southwestern Grille and Zoup! Eatery to its portfolio of brands.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 19, 2023
Tampa Bay Rays, local credit union partner for charities

Starting in May, every hit the team gets means $78 for nonprofits around the area.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 19, 2022
Maryland PR and influencer firm expands to Bradenton

The company already has multiple Florida clients.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 11, 2022
Reinsurance industry surges in annual premiums

A group of American reinsurance firms posts year-over-year growth of nearly 27%.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 20, 2022
Retired Bucs star teams up with specialty grocer for sweepstakes

Two lucky Floridians will win Sprouts Farmers Market’s 'Grill with the Gronks' competition.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 4, 2022
Trust company pledges $1M donation to provide disaster relief

Goodwill Manasota will receive the bulk of it to provide gift cards and Goodwill vouchers to residents.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 11, 2023
Longtime Sarasota insurance agency acquires Tampa firm

The Lovinger Insurance employees and owner will stay on through the transition.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 10, 2009
More burdens on Florida taxpayers?

Protecting the costliest homes in the riskiest parts of Florida helps protect all the taxpayers of Florida

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 4, 2010
Gov. Crist's Ouija board budget

State Rep. Trudi Williams, R-Fort Myers, has some words of advice for Gov. Charlie Crist and his proposed $69.2 billion budget: “The first thing I would tell Gov. Crist is 'forget about it.'”

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 6, 2009
Eola, others buy International Plaza Four

IP4 Owner LLC, an investment group composed of Richard Corbett of the Concorde Cos. and Jim Heistand, chairman of the Orlando-based real-estate investment firm Eola Capital, purchased International Plaza Four from Crescent Resources for $25 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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