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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 19, 2023
$6B development, 'more mature market' makes this Rays deal different

The Tampa Bay Rays' new $1.3 billion ballpark still needs to win city and county approval, which officials are comfortable they'll get.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2016
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Manager of process excellence, LeeSar

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 11, 2015
Four legs

A large stable of owners hasn't diluted the growth strategy at an architecture firm.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 23, 2014
'Mix it Up'

The task of hiring, training and keeping new employees can derail even the best business. A Gulf Coast accounting firm went imaginative to solve the issue — think a furnished apartment for interns.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 29, 2020
Hotel completes $6 million renovation

The 225-room Crowne Plaza Fort Myers at Bell Tower Shops has completed a $6 million renovation project.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 1, 2014
Equity firm turns up searchlight

Stonehenge Growth Equity Partners, a Tampa-based firm that recently raised $40 million to invest in Southeast technology and business services companies, seeks new entities to fund.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 3, 2015
Tampa companies add 900 call center jobs

Several Tampa Bay companies are expanding by hiring hundreds of employees.

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • January 8, 2025
Rare drive-thru-only Chick-fil-A opens in Pasco, will hire 100

The fast-food chain joins 50 other restaurants serving the Tampa Bay market.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 9, 2025
Giant boat retailer opens pair of new marinas

The company, founded in Clearwater, opened the new facility as higher boat sales pushed revenue up during the second quarter.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 19, 2014
Corporate report

Port Tampa Bay president, CEO receives four-year contract extension; Triple Canopy Inc. expands, opens new Tampa office; Advanzeon Solutions signs deal with WLT Software; Hertz Corp. receives best car rental firm in three travel media awards

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 8, 2011
Get Back Up

A businessman who has seen success and failure has a message for all would-be entrepreneurs: Now's the time to live the dream.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • November 25, 2016
Electric energy

A fitness entrepreneur hopes to reap the benefits of being ahead of a fitness technology trend. But being the first to market isn't always an advantage.

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  • April 2, 2004
Happy Employees Create Happy Customers

Employees need managers who can empathize with their stress and pain and who honestly try to create an environment in which they feel valued and respected despite all the changes going on around them.Barbara Glanz is an author and motivational speaker.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • January 13, 2022
Globetrotting entrepreneur finds her passion in travel

With an ‘all the world’s a stage’ mindset Colette Eddy has rarely met a trip she wasn't excited about.

  • Out of Office
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • December 6, 2019
Museum, education center prospers outside of city control

The Southwest Florida business community supports the IMAG History & Science Center.

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  • January 7, 2016
Rural lands generate interest

The spotlight is shining on rural areas again.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 13, 2005
Executive Session with Roger Birkel

The Gulf Coast Business Review sat down with the new CEO and President of Selby Gardens.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 7, 2025
45 years after buying Tampa land, Seminoles keep expanding Hard Rock

What started as a smoke shop and burial ground on 8.5 acres is today a massive casino and hotel that never sleeps.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 14, 2010
Shareholders will decide on deal

Tampa-based telecommunications firm Syniverse Holdings Inc. made headlines this fall when it received a $2.6 billion buyout from The Carlyle Group.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 25, 2013
Fourth-largest community bank grows in Sarasota

Florida Community Bank will move into a new south county branch July 1.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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