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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 2, 2026
From NFL Hall of Famer to homebuilder and Vietnam veteran: February on 'From the Corner Office'

An MLB manager and a chief people officer of a cabinetmaker are among the most recent guests on "From the Corner Office."

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 7, 2026
Canadian apparel maker opening US headquarters in Lakewood Ranch

Printeez, based in Quebec, has leased space in Gates Creek Corporate Center with hopes to open this summer.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 4, 2026
Clearwater CRE firm lands management deal in Tampa, extends Pasco assignment

Hold-Thyssen will oversee the two local properties totaling 251,000 square feet.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 10, 2026
Commercial, industrial door repair company opens Sarasota service center

Vortex Doors specializes in the installation and repair of commercial and industrial doors.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 31, 2022
Constructive decision: Female executive finds her niche in an expected role

Jessica Tomaselli’s plan for a career in interior design fizzled out, so she took a chance on a male-dominated industry: construction. Now she’s leading by example as the industry takes strides to reach more women.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 23, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Paying the priceProsecutor, TV critiche public finance team at GrayRobinson PA recently ranked 12th in the nation and first in FloridaHillsborough County Judge Mark Wolfe has earned a spot as a 13th Circuit judge.

  • News
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 28, 2012
Travel Time

A high-flying Gulf Coast-based Internet travel firm with a niche in international sales hopes to score big with a domestic service. The company's counterintuitive strategy has so far proved successful.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 29, 2021
Investor goes back to school with $6M project.

Bobby Soroory takes a combination long-term, short-term approach to revitalizing a 60-year-old property.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 12, 2018
Super security: Firm wants to change the login game

Super Auth, a Tampa, Florida-based tech startup, has created a password-less authentication system that uses a person’s fingerprint or facial features, inputted via his or her smartphone, to transmit login credentials to apps and websites.

  • Technology
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 27, 2019
Chemistry firm makes business mark with markers

Faced with a perplexing challenge, a business-focused team of scientists went inside the box. Up next: marker market domination.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 15, 2017
Hitting Critical Mass

Gulf Coast apartment buyers find advantages in acquiring multiple properties.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 15, 2024
Landmark Sarasota restaurant Hob Nob closes after 67 years

The owner cites several reasons for Hob Nob Drive In's closure, including the post-pandemic economy. But a forthcoming food truck could keep the brand alive.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • September 13, 2023
What's the 411? Tampa snags Florida's first 1990s convention.

90s Con says Tampa was an untapped nostalgia market for its first Florida event.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 24, 2022
Developer to convert Naples hotel to workforce housing

The developer will take a 104-room hotel in Naples and turn it into apartments that are affordable for area workers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 18, 2006
Lee-Collier Runner-Up 4

Todd Gates, President and CEO, Gates McVey: At the end of every staff meeting, Todd Gates tells his employees they have three choices: make things happen, wait for things to happen or sit around and have no idea what happened.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 25, 2010
Developer buys land for Freedom Harbor

Freedom Harbor LLC, a partnership of Rich Mozdzer, Debbie Reynolds, Dr. Frank Sirchia, former Austrian Olympic Pair Skater Michael Nemec and Jakub Pilecky, purchased a 123-acre former borrow pit with a 70-acre Lake on Bullfrog Creek Road near Big Bend Road for $3.5 million.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 22, 2010
Another tin-ear Sarasota decision?

The city of Sarasota's reputation in some circles as being hostile to business interests has been earned through years of frustrating, head-scratching decisions.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 8, 2010
West End developer seeks partner

Despite the housing bust and a credit freeze on commercial development, Ken Morin is determined to realize a five-year old vision.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 27, 2012
Footloose: Entrepreneur dances to success

When Evelyn Squires launched her dance studio five years ago in partnership with her mother-in-law, Heather Squires, she made one crucial, yet common, misstep.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 12, 2013
County addresses responsiveness issues

The implication that Sarasota County officials were slow to handle what a developer considered a simple land planning issue was touched on in the Business Observer's recent issue.

  • News
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