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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • July 7, 2017
Will to survive

Floridians are used to preparing for hurricanes and tropical storms. But a Sarasota business owner has taken preparation to otherworldly proportions. Think zombies.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 14, 2024
100 Florida retail jobs in jeopardy as Salt Life stores hit auction block

Delta Apparel, which owns Salt Life, has declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy and given Florida notice that it could lay off nearly 100 workers and close stores.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 28, 2024
Pair of Lakeland storage facilities sold for nearly $2 million

The just-sold self-storage portfolio in Polk County is made up of 257 units across nearly 3 acres.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 14, 2025
The Meadows Country Club in Sarasota files for bankruptcy

A Sarasota country club has filed Chapter 7 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 4, 2010
Real estate will lead us out

With all the talk about economic diversification, it's not politically correct to suggest that real estate will be the leading economic driver when the recovery takes hold on the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 7, 2011
Florida's mortgage debt: $723B

Nearly half of Florida mortgage borrowers owe more than their home's worth.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 15, 2012
Real estate survey turns positive

The outlook for occupancies and rents for all real estate property types increased in the fourth quarter.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 17, 2014
Supply of new homes shrinks

That's all the supply of finished but vacant new homes in Lee and Collier's master-planned communities based on current sales pace, according to market tracker Metrostudy.

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  • September 9, 2016
Get the scoop on Top 500

Want to know more about the top companies in nine counties on the Gulf Coast of Florida? Look no further than the annual edition of the Business Observer's Gulf Coast 500.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 14, 2020
How to be a better leader

Beck Besecker with Marxent is so versed in how-to, he's writing a book on it.

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • June 20, 2024
Accidental Tampa area wedding venue owner embraces new gig

What started as a pandemic fill-in has become a thriving business for Toni Miller and her family.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 26, 2021
Built on People

Skanska USA Florida head Michael Brown says that despite his company’s size and stature, construction is local and about the people who work in it.

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • August 21, 2023
Grocery wholesaler breaks ground in Sarasota on new distribution center

The 1.02 million-square-foot project is expected to employ 425 associates.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 10, 2023
Credit union's trust company chooses Naples for first office in region

The new location is on Pine Ridge Road.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 27, 2023
CRA approves $14 million for downtown Tampa theater

The money will go toward the second phase of a renovation that will, among other things, add a second screening room.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 2, 2022
Dallas developer to build almost a million square feet of industrial space near Lakeland

Dalfen Industrial plans for two buildings on property just off State Road 559 and I4.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 21, 2022
More than 300 workforce apartments coming to Tampa

An Arizona developer is building the units on a property near I-75, close to the jobs corridor.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 22, 2022
University rolls out series of programs for entrepreneurs

The Startup Studio, at the University of Tampa’s Lowth Entrepreneurship Program, offers micro-courses focused on ideation, mindset and product validation.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 10, 2022
Miami company buys local industrial property as part of statewide deal for 255,500 square feet of space

Basis Industrial spent nearly $30 million for the properties, including the 70,000 SF building on 23rd St. N.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 17, 2022
Logistics company opens Tampa office, will create about 200 jobs

Austin-based Arrive Logistics has moved into space near the Westshore district as it continues to expand nationally.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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