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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2014
Title to the future is to go big

Longtime real estate title executive Aaron Davis senses a big shift coming in his industry, and he's determined to get in front of it.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2014
USF business school receives $25M gift

Pam and Les Muma have now donated more than $40 million to the school.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 7, 2014
Bank CEO backs Cook's announcement

Trevor Burgess, CEO of St. Petersburg-based C1 Bank, has talked for years about how being an openly gay CEO of a publicly traded company — like he is — shouldn't matter.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 12, 2015
Tampa health tech provider sells for $140 million

Towers Watson & Co. believes the number of only-option account-based health plans will rise from 20% to 50% in the next two years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 5, 2015
Bay area mayors join forces

There was a time not too long ago when the mayors of Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater wouldn't just ignore each other, they would practically pretend each area didn't exist.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 17, 2015
Biz loans on upswing, at least at one bank

The post-recession recovery has a discrepancy between many bankers and business owners. It's an oft-heard refrain: Bankers say they are lending, yet entrepreneurs can't get loans.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 24, 2015
Moving up

moving up

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 11, 2015
Real estate industry tackles obstacles

Drones, Twitter and hackers.

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  • August 14, 2015
Hendry back in focus

As Florida's economy continues to recover, there's renewed focus on inland counties where land is cheaper and it's less congested.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • August 21, 2015
How to ... Expand globally

Expanding globally is not an easy task.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 21, 2015
How to ... Turn it off while on vacation

Turning off all work-related communications while away from work can be agonizingly difficult, says executive coach and consultant Doug Van Dyke.

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  • December 12, 2014
Connecticut's Greenfield Partners pays $78M for Wells Fargo Center

Connecticut real estate investment firm Greenfield Partners purchased the 22-story Wells Fargo Center and connected nine-story, 515-space parking garage for $78 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 18, 2014
Bradenton-based Star2Star raises $30 million

Firm will use funds to “further accelerate already rapid growth.”

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 19, 2014
Holiday spirit in full gear

Squaremouth, a St. Petersburg-based software firm that compares travel insurance products and prices, is redefining naughty and nice this holiday season.

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  • January 14, 2015
First Watch lassos its biggest franchise deal

Company to open its first stores in Texas, starting in Dallas, in late 2015.

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  • February 20, 2015
Limo drivers await decision

It's not quite decision-day yet, but Hillsborough County limousine drivers could move a step closer to a verdict on whether being forced to charge minimum fares is legal.

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  • February 26, 2015
Syniverse makes interim CEO permanent

Stephen Gray brings extensive telecommunications experience to the Tampa company's executive team.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • May 8, 2015
Radio operator sings soft sales song

Radio station operator Beasley Broadcast Group reported softer advertising sales, including overall weakness in the Tampa-St. Petersburg market.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 16, 2024
Hardware store entrepreneur named chair of Fort Myers university

Prominent Southwest Florida entrepreneur Michael Wynn, president of Sunshine Ace Hardware, has been named chair of the Florida Gulf Coast University’s Board of Trustees.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • January 18, 2024
Second airport in region breaks annual passenger traffic record

St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport broke its 2022 record for passenger count.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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