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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 19, 2010
Roaring Back

Research shows 37% of recession companies will return stronger than ever. How do they do it?

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  • January 18, 2008
LASDAY: Segment to increased profits

Client segmentation of "profitability" spotlights hidden costs and real profit. After adding back internal expenses, you should recapture lost billings.

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  • By Abigail R. Hall, Michael A. Coon |
  • April 29, 2025
Tariffs are an economic hurricane for Florida businesses

"Tariffs are taxes. Just like any other tax, these tariffs will make goods more expensive. Florida businesses that rely on imports to provide goods and services will feel the pain."

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  • April 22, 2013
House won't support Enterprise Florida's 'tie'

The Florida House says it won't spend money on a marketing campaign using the logo.

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  • March 24, 2022
Sarasota Orchestra buys land for new home on Fruitville Road

32-acre site between Honore Avenue and Cattlemen Road will include performance space, along with event and educational facilities.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 13, 2009
Take Back

Lou Oberndorf won a long-fought gamble to buy back the medical education company he co-founded, putting up at least $10 million of his money in the process. His new quest: To beat the recession by blunt force.

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  • December 21, 2007
Corporate Report

GeoPharma buys USF cancer technologyQuality Distribution selling notes for acquisitionTech Data gets new deal with ASCII GroupNew medical study planned for SinoFresh sprayBrown & Brown buysDalton Insurance AgencyCarBiz, Magnolia consultants agree on distribution planSyniverse, BSG merger receives EC backingInnisbrook ownership adds SoftBrands softwareChico's comparables lower, total sales climb 5.4%

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  • May 9, 2019
County sets record for tourism tax revenue

Hillsborough County, Florida, collected $4.3 million in Tourist Development funds, also known as bed taxes, in March 2019, an increase of 5.9% over March 2018.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 25, 2014
Corporate Report

Weller forms third-party management, hires new president for division; Hillsborough Title buys CornerStone Title; AAMP of America buys U.K.'s Armour Automotive; U.S. Army awards Dais Analytic grant for water-cleaning study; DataMentors hires former KBM Group exec; Transamerica Financial Advisors settles SEC overcharge complaint

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  • August 18, 2017
Urned income

Spiritual, pet urns take market by storm.

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  • February 25, 2010
In-Rel Management buys Tampa center

Lake Worth-based commercial real estate firm In-Rel Management Inc. purchased the 134,463-square-foot Town N Country shopping center on Waters Avenue east of Hanley Road for $7.75 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • May 2, 2012
Ovation buys Royal Palm Bank

The parent company of Encore National Bank, buys the Naples bank.

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  • February 19, 2014
Court halts Channelside Bay Plaza sale

Irish Bank Resolution Corp. was ordered to conduct further due diligence on the retail property before it can sell it.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 20, 2022
Containerized cargo continues hot streak at local port

SeaPort Manatee recorded a new all-time high of handling well more than half a million short tons of containerized cargo.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • May 2, 2014
HRK Holdings LLC, HRK Industries sells off 26 acres of Piney Point

HRK Holdings LLC and HRK Industries LLC have sold two portions of the more than 600-acre former Piney Point phosphate plant property.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • April 15, 2010
Testing the Marketplace

Psychological Assessment Resources, a quiet Tampa Bay company, sees opportunity in the recovery by helping workers decide what they should be doing with their lives.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 17, 2025
Champs Sports looks to reinvent its store experience starting in Brandon

The chain, which is part of Foot Locker, has opened two reimagined store concepts incorporating technology and customer insights to create what it calls a new approach to reach shoppers.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • December 31, 2009
Florist uses Facebook to find more fans

Art Conforti, a gregarious New York transplant who runs one of the Gulf Coast's most successful independent florists, has long said he cherishes the personal connections he makes with customers when selling flowers.

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  • June 4, 2010
Invenio Capital buys U.S. 41 development site

Fort Myers-based Invenio Capital and two New York investors purchased 18.24 acres of vacant land for $2.1 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 4, 2011
Regulation stalls bank's growth

Monty Weigel wants to grow his bank. But uncertainty about regulation of the banking industry has made the lender reticent to grow further.

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