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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 19, 2007
Corporate Report

Mattison's scores Catersource coverFlorida Bank Group buying The Bank of Tallahassee MedClose VCS reports continuing clinical success Retailer Chico's buying Minnesota franchiseeMurphy Business & Financial names top brokers for 2006Tampa training company enters copyright disputeBlue Cross, HCA agree Pilgrim sells to Nihon KohdenUltroid's 'painless treatment'squaremouth Inc. offers health Forbes lingers hereProgress Energy raises moneyRegions exec named FNB veep

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 2, 2008
Corporate Report

Consumer First Bank set to launch next yearDiamondhead Casino extendstime frame for Casinos Austria Monroe to head up newventure capital companyCourt approves $150-millionfinancing for WCI bankruptcySuperior Uniform Grouppicks Steelwedge SoftwareThree area companies topartner in Mercedes contestValpak at 40: new facility,major Martha Stewart promoNoise expands into newlocation on Sanibel IslandLoreto Resources Corp.completes stock offeringCallMiner and Co-nexusto sell integrated productsCryo-Cell to distribute new service to seven countries

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 11, 2008
Corporate Report

HMA sells interest in seven hospitalsDigital marketing firm opens Tampa officeBrown & Brownbuys assets of Calif. firmOil, gas energy firm buys Utek subsidiarySpain drops some claims to Odyssey's Black SwanShells Seafood Restaurants back New York CEO

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 15, 2011
The Big Idea

John Rorer built a small natural foods empire on the Gulf Coast during the past decade. His lynchpin is a lesson for all entrepreneurs: He isn't afraid of new ideas.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 12, 2019
Succession, stalled after CEO's accidental death, finds happy ending

An established Pasco waste hauler, with a colorful backstory, is now armed with a potent parent company. Its strategy to win hearts and minds starts with top-notch service.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 4, 2013
Corporate Report: January 4

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 25, 2023
Tampa office building sold for $123 million

A homebuilder gets a $38 million loan in Pasco, a Brooklyn buyer picks up an apartment complex in Sarasota, and a Naples shopping center changes hand in the week's top commercial real estate news.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 30, 2023
Lakewood Ranch apartment complex sells for $134.9 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a famed St. Pete retailer's building sells, more apartments may be coming to Venice, and out-parcels outside a luxury complex are sold.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 3, 2023
Famed Parisian fashion house Chanel opens Tampa store

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a mobile home park is bought in Fort Myers, a Virginia convinience store sells in Palmetto, and retailers open in Tampa.

  • Florida
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  • By Dan Ping |
  • July 1, 2011
No more Corporate Climbing

Brian Baird used his sales skills and a bit of Hollywood theatrics to finance his escape from a corporate job. It's a move he's glad he made.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • July 21, 2011
Employers' New Edge

CareerEdge, a new job-training program in Manatee and Sarasota counties, shifts the model from employee to employer and from public to partnership.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • September 13, 2013
On Hold

Most businesses understand that providing a positive customer experience is a key to success. That's what Aaron Kleinhandler's on-hold messaging company has focused on for the last 12 years.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 16, 2012
Corporate Report: November 16

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 3, 2021
Federal officials seize more than $1 million in dietary supplements from manufacturer

Seizure leads to at least 30 job cuts at Premier Manufacturing.

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 15, 2021
Equity firms acquire pair of homegrown Sarasota tech companies

One company started as a subsidiary of the other business.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • December 25, 2020
Business area perseveres amid pandemic, with potential changes in store

The next step for the Limelight District is to work with the city to encourage zoning restriction changes.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 11, 2020
Green shoots on former Naples nursey site

Founders Square, a mixed-use project in Collier County from Barron Collier Cos. and Metro Commercial, will bring a collection of restaurants, residences, office space and self-storage units to 55 acres.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • February 14, 2020
How to handle online reviews

Respond to every review from a customer, negative and positive.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 3, 2020
College creates program to help businesses reenter the marketplace

Florida Gulf Coast University takes the lead on a big project: helping businesses prove they are ready to reopen.

  • Strategies
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • June 28, 2019
Former skating rink presents unique commercial real estate challenge

To find the ideal tenant for the former Stardust Skate Center, Loyd Robbins is using direct marketing  — and keeping an open mind in terms of unforeseen possibilities.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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