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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 16, 2009
Eshenbaugh, Keever make it official

The talked about power couple, husband-and-wife business alliance of Tampa land broker Bill Eshenbaugh, a.ka. “The Dirt Dog,” and former Florida Trend Publisher Lynda Keever is now official.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 18, 2010
Tampa fund gets $4 million from state

Florida's economic development officials would love to attract a bunch of high profile, high wage, “high-tech jobs” to the state. But oftentimes, their effort to do so ends up more laughable than laudable.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 4, 2009
More evidence banks not lending

With most banks scared to lend money as federal officials breath down their necks, what are business owners to do when their mortgages start to mature?

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 20, 2012
Sunshine still sells, at least in the Sunshine State

Florida economic development officials should play up the state's strengths — especially the sunshine — when it comes to wooing businesses.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 18, 2021
Flight school names airline industry official senior VP

Lee Collins was a captain and pilot for 20 years with UPS.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 4, 2021
State considers $15 million land purchase from area citrus company

Alico has sold some 16,000 acres to Florida in the past two years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 8, 2020
Telemarketer to serve four years in prison for health care fraud

Land O' Lakes, Florida, telemarketer Samuel Friedman, has been sentenced to four years in prison for a health care sales scheme that defrauded Medicare-aged people and involved bribes paid to doctors.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 9, 2019
Luxury resort promotes official to top marketing role

Tracy Tirrell began her career at Marriott at the Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort in January 1997.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 23, 2018
Feds say CRE is an overheated asset class

Officials contend CRE values are out of line with Treasury securities

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 19, 2022
Manatee County nonprofit names new president, CEO

Bernie Quinn's new role will become official later this month.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 16, 2016
Silicon hopes and dreams

Business development officials in many Florida locales sometimes refer to their specific market as the “next Silicon Valley,” a hotbed of technology companies that thrive in harmony.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 21, 2017
Dilweg Sarasota deal may spur others

The North Carolina firm that acquired the 13-story Sarasota City Center for the highest price spent for a downtown Sarasota office building in the past decade may be seeking other Gulf Coast deals, company officials say.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 28, 2014
Sarasota and Manatee Realtor groups ponder merger

Officials say a combined organization would have more clout.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2015
Appetite for data grows

The tech community in the Tampa Bay area has picked up a lot of buzz lately, especially in startups and companies that are growing and hiring.

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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • February 4, 2024
South Florida banking giant invests in Tampa Bay expansion

Coral Gables-based Amerant Bank, with $9.3 billion in assets, has opened its first banking center in Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • February 13, 2024
Tampa biotech company parts ways with CEO

The CEO of Tampa-based Oragenics, a high-tech pharmaceutical company, stepped down.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • December 5, 2023
Tampa software firm, with eye on AI, rebrands a subsidiary

Tampa-based software company Accusoft has rebranded its subsidiary OnTask to Docubee.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • December 7, 2023
Italian firm makes investment in Tampa water technology company

A producer of biodegradable films and delivery systems completed an investment in JRF Technology, a leading developer of water-soluble polymer and edible-film technology.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • September 26, 2023
Tampa automation company acquires manufacturing software firm

Advantive acquires Proplanner, an assembly-line management software company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 29, 2024
South Carolina bowling, billiards venue opens in Lee County

A family-friendly bowling and billiards venue — including an in-house ice cream shop — has officially opened in Lee County.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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