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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 3, 2014
Tampa takes two of three in affordability

The Tampa Bay Rays didn't make the Major League baseball playoffs this year, but the team did win a crown in one category: The most affordable baseball team for fans to attend games.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 31, 2024
Report: Tampa-St. Pete housing will be a top 5 US market in 2025

An annual industry report says Tampa-St. Petersburg’s housing market will be among the strongest in the nation in 2025.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • September 11, 2024
Report: Small business owners' uncertainty highest since pandemic

"The mood on Main Street worsened in August," National Federation of Independent Business Chief Economist Bill Dunkelberg says.

  • Florida
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • August 13, 2010
Government Digest: Aug. 13 - Aug. 19

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • May 17, 2013
IT biz wiz

When Matt Nachtrab realized other IT systems managers had an interest in his homegrown remote management software, he knew he had a market. Now he pulls business from the big boys.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • October 15, 2024
Tampa attorney gives youth in foster care hand with new app

Taylor Sartor takes an innovative approach to helping young people in the foster care system know their rights.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 19, 2012
Florida fares poorly in business and careers survey

A recent story in Forbes magazine on the best places for business and careers nationwide could be a jolt for economic development officials across Florida.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 10, 2021
Florida is a national leader in new business creation

The Southeast is a leader in new business starts.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 30, 2020
Area distillery taps into national top 10 list

Loaded Cannon Distillery opened in August 2019.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 29, 2020
Country's biggest builders have Florida flavor

The homebuilding industry, on a small growth surge, plays big for some companies.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 4, 2017
Tampa area gaining tech workers

Tampa ranks roughly in the middle of the top 50 U.S. and Canadian markets for its ability to attract and retain technology-oriented employees, according to a new survey from commercial real estate firm CBRE Group Inc.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 9, 2013
Florida ranks 5th in best business tax climate

The state holds its ranking from 2013, while Texas falls out of top 10.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 9, 2016
Real Estate Forum honors SVN's Bowden

Real Estate Forum, a commercial real estate trade magazine and an affiliate of online news source GlobeSt.com, has named Gail Bowden to its 2016 list of “Women of Influence” in the industry.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 6, 2016
Corner the Office

Candidates for CEO positions, according to a new survey, often play a personal game of tug-of-war: Nearly three of 10, 29%, score high marks for being pragmatic, and 21% are tops in being creative, but only 8% are good at both.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 3, 2015
Buccaneers seek engagement

When Jeffery Allbritten became president of Florida SouthWestern State College in 2012, one of his top priorities was to boost alumni relations.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 23, 2017
New World

Sarasota might never be the next Silicon Valley. Yet two tech-centric firms, with more than 100 combined employees, recently relocated to the area. What was the attraction?

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 1, 2007
Corporate Report

HSN, DISH Network partner on speedy purchase ITV serviceKangaroo sweetens OSI deal, vote delayed until June 5thFlorida Bank Group agrees to merger with Cygnet financialNicholas Financial openscentral purchasing centerMr. ShowerDoor opens store in SarasotaWalter Industries Inc. announces dividendUSF Health joins U.S. Prevention NetworkCaldwell Trust hits $400 million in assetsNational In-Store survey highlights "clean" retail's impactAmerican Momentum Bank CEO funds new Moffitt center

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 15, 2010
Corporate Report: April 16 - April 22

New information from Nicholas Financial, US Natural Gas Corp., and more.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 2, 2008
Network control

TruWave Networks is building a fiber-optic network in Southwest Florida that could improve telecommunication services for business. It's an expensive proposition, but CEO Frank Mambuca has been through it before on a massive scale.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 11, 2013
Accounting firm cracks top 200 list

Kerkering, Barberio & Co. makes the Inside Public Accounting rankings.

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