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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2015
Krista Cartee, 35

Director of operations and account services, Priority Marketing

  • Class of 2015
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 27, 2015
Good assist

Omega Communities plans to build as many as a dozen assisted-living communities from Tampa and Orlando to Naples by using creative financing and operational strategies.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 13, 2024
Project to turn Sarasota mall into apartments moves ahead

Benderson Development plans to redevelop the site, now called Crossings at Siesta Key, into a mixed-use town center.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 16, 2024
CEO of firm that bought PGT for $3.1B opens up about deal, future

Matt DeSoto says he learned you could never communicate enough when it comes to acquisition integration.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Laura Lyon |
  • April 3, 2025
Tampa airport begins flights to South America

The first regularly scheduled nonstop flight is to Bogota.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Laura Lyon |
  • April 5, 2025
Carnival Cruise Lines offers summer internships to Tampa high schoolers

Miami-based Carnival Cruise Lines is providing a chance for 15-20 students to learn the nautical ropes.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Laura Lyon |
  • February 18, 2025
North Carolina internet company bringing fiber optic internet to Pinellas

It will be the Lumos' first foray into the Florida market.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Laura Lyon |
  • March 19, 2025
Tampa land to be developed into warehouse, distribution center

A South Carolina developer purchased the 8-acre parcel, which is currently occupied, for $2.72 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 17, 2023
Pioneering cigar company progresses on Ybor hotel conversion project

The family behind J.C. Newman Cigar Co. in Tampa has its eyes on a unique boutique hotel project — now that's it gotten past the bats.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • July 24, 2025
Lakewood Ranch megachurch in $10M mega-expansion mode

Grace Community Church bought a new building for its staff and is constructing an overflow parking lot and student center.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 13, 2023
$6B Michigan credit union seizes strong acquisition opportunities in Florida

DFCU Financial, now in Southwest Florida and Tampa, aims to grow its presence more in the Sunshine State — even as a community banking lobbying giant sours on the acquisition strategy.

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • October 9, 2025
Zannon Garza, 39

40 Under 40 winner Zannon Garza is vice president of business development and executive director at DeAngelis Diamond and DeAngelis Diamond Foundation.

  • Class of 2025
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 12, 2021
Homeless advocate's past informs her vision

Antoinette Hayes-Triplett fights to help people, especially veterans, to stay off the streets.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 25, 2023
Local FPL exec fills predecessor’s role with aplomb

With the pandemic in its infancy in summer 2020, Devaney Iglesias took on a big task: taking over a high-profile position for a retiring FPL executive.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Laura Lyon |
  • August 23, 2024
Tech leader creates statewide women-empowering platform

Raechel Canipe is helping women find their way in technology — one Slack post at a time.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • January 7, 2026
Orthopedic surgeon is gold medal rower, was semipro soccer player

"It's amazing the places that sports have taken me," says Dr. Sara Simmons, who recently won a rowing event at a world championship in Spain.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 30, 2023
Tampa energy exec on getting to the top: There’s ‘no easy ride’

A reflective look back at her career leads energy executive Helen Wesley to some crucial truths. Among them humility and hustle are always will never turn to fossils.

  • Leadership
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 9, 2008
Walsh: Review and Comment

Quit blaming Wall Street; capitalism didn't fail

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2003
Historic Conquests

Tampa developer Hamilton Jones discovered a lucrative niche in the Tampa Bay market - redevelopmentof historic commercial and residential properties.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 26, 2021
Outspoken investor declares war on COVID-19 economic crisis

Ben Mallah, with an assist from his son, digs deep as he girds for survival.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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