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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 6, 2008
No Bust Zone

A real estate entrepreneur finds success, even as others crumble around him on the Gulf Coast. Says Shawn Kaleta: 'We are still busy.'

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 20, 2010
Venture Forum deadline nears

The Florida Venture Forum accepts presenter applications through 2010.

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  • January 24, 2011
Vision sales could mean jobs

Vision Airlines sold 12,000 Florida tickets through its website in five days.

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  • February 2, 2011
Forum gets $35M makeover

Lightning ownership to spend $35 million to renovate St. Pete Times Forum.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • May 18, 2010
Bank of Florida loss grows

The bank lost $48.2 million, rather than $33.1 million, in the first quarter of 2010.

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  • April 9, 2010
UCF releases new forecast

Economists say 2010 marks the start of a slow recovery effort for Florida.

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  • March 17, 2011
Hillsborough starts jobs program

The county's small business incentive program could help employers.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • October 25, 2011
Workers' comp rates go up 8.9%

The insurance rate increase will go into effect beginning Jan. 1.

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  • May 9, 2011
JHS airs its first TV ad

The Tampa-based asset management firm will be seen nationwide on CNBC.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • May 21, 2012
ISM receives $10M investment

The Clearwater maker of green products received cash to expand operations.

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  • October 15, 2012
ConnectWise leases space

The software vendor leases 35,000 square feet in Tampa's Westshore area.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • March 31, 2020
County publishes business recovery guide

A PDF version of the Recover Manatee guide can be downloaded at the link. 

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • March 25, 2017
District starts work on another high school

Bonita Springs High School is scheduled to open for the 2018-19 school year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • August 8, 2014
Real estate central

If you work in the commercial real estate and development business in Southwest Florida, you know how hard it is to keep track of all the upcoming educational and political events that might affect your business.

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  • February 15, 2016
Hip eyewear firm sees potential in Tampa

Warby Parker will open its Tampa showroom on Saturday, Feb. 20.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • April 27, 2015
New shopping center for Naples

Barron Collier Cos. has started construction on a shopping center in North Naples as the economic outlook brightens.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 12, 2024
Investor pays $6.15 million for Bradenton shopping center

The nearly 42,000-square-foot Cortez Village Square was bought by a South Florida buyer.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • April 22, 2025
$107M MacDill Air Force base school built to fight hurricanes

The new Tinker K-8 School on the Tampa military base is being built with a focus on resiliency and how students learn.

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  • October 6, 2006
Hang on till '08

Housing economist Brad Hunter predicts two years before the housing market rebounds.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 15, 2013
Horizontal vision

Work flows at a 700-employee manufacturing firm on the Gulf Coast with few meetings, and even fewer titles. It's unconventional, but highly successful.

  • Strategies
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