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  • May 18, 2020
Florida's consumer confidence continues to slide

The year looked promising in January.

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  • May 10, 2017
Hospital system promotes from within

Lee Health selects three employees for promotions to other roles in the system.

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  • December 4, 2015
Banker, with elevated role, eyes $1B in assets

Shaun Merriman will help guide statewide operations of Gateway Bank.

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  • August 14, 2015
From Web to table

Restaurants that look to get a boost from online orders should have a chat with Onur Haytac.

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  • November 21, 2024
$1.9 billion IT defense contractor opens location in Tampa

The goal is to support MacDill’s SOCOM programs.

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  • August 20, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Could Charley kill Florida's golden goose - construction?The Florida Brownfields Association rescheduled its Florida Brownfields ConferenceMerging Point Design executives star Nuevo Punto Advertising Group

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  • June 29, 2012
Capitol Chatter: June 29

The weekly roundup of what's happening in government and how it affects business.

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  • August 30, 2019
House call: Influential construction exec expounds on leadership philosophy

Beck Group executive Mark House, whose fingerprints are all over some of Tampa Bay’s most iconic structures, has a simple strategy for success: Find and mentor people who can replace him.

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  • October 12, 2007
Corporate Report

Hellman & Friedman finalizes Catalina purchaseGulfstream Natural Gas wins pipeline expansionWorld Energy Solutions buys UTEK's hydrogen detectorCarBiz Inc. buys Calcars, its 26 dealerships

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  • August 22, 2025
Future of famous St. Pete bookstore, closed for 5 years, remains a mystery

Haslam's Book Store's million-dollar piece of property in St. Petersburg stays an elusive prize for both book lovers and developers.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 9, 2019
Continental Realty Corp. is expansion minded in Southwest Florida

Continental Realty Corp., a 60-year-old Baltimore real estate firm, is opening an office in Naples to manage its existing Southwest Florida portfolio and to position itself for future acquisitions in the region.

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  • April 5, 2019
Golf club hosts pro tournament on short notice

The Classics at Lely Resort Golf and Country Club took on the arduous task of hosting the Chubb Classic PGA Tour Champions event on four months' notice. The choice is already paying dividends.

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  • February 2, 2018
New Markets

In modernizing PhosLab, George Fernandez didn't forget its roots: passion

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  • February 13, 2015
Crime cleaner

Marc Onesta's Bio Scene Clean Up usually deals with accidental death scenes. But Onesta uses its gorier aspects to capture attention.

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  • May 20, 2020
Furniture stores see range of impacts from pandemic

Facing store closures, reopenings and supply chain issues, furniture stores are working to make sure customers feel comfortable shopping, whether in stores or online.

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  • April 15, 2010
Caspersen boardwalk under construction

Construction has started on a boardwalk and expansion project at Caspersen Beach Park.

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  • November 3, 2017
Giving taxpayer money to Amazon is a crime

And the increased population isn't worth it.

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  • September 2, 2016
Teenage techie

Fourteen-year-old Rocket Burns wants to give everyone an easy entry into the world of 3-D printing.

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  • January 26, 2018
Preparing to Launch

Feldman Equities says the concept for its 52-story tower in Tampa will be like 'a sailboat moving down the river.'

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  • February 7, 2014
Why stop at $10/hour? Go all the way: $200!

Barack Obama's campaigns for income equality and higher minimum wages explicitly illustrate what the Jesuit priests called “invincible ignorance.”

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