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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 22, 2013
Top 50 Contractors 2013

The recession may have wrecked havoc on our list of Top 50 Contractors, but those on top show staying power.

  • Industries
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • September 19, 2023
Window manufacturer hires first apprentice out of high school program

The program is part of a push to find more local talent for the manufacturing industry.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 9, 2017
Sarasota commits $144K to woo firm, 72 jobs

Company, unnamed in public documents, is also considering Boca Raton.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 29, 2016
Storage firm makes $34 million Tampa play

Storage firm makes $34 million Tampa play

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 2, 2008
A Taxing Business

Partners Joe Cox and James Nici have built aboutique law firm in Naples specializing in estate planning.Business is brisk thanks to Congress' twisted laws.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 11, 2020
Area breweries take home top awards at national competition

Clearwater, Florida-based Big Storm Brewing Co.’s Maple Rum Huracan Imperial Stout was awarded a gold medal at the 2020 U.S. Beer Open Championship, which drew 6,000 entries.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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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 Business Observer Staff |
  • June 24, 2011
Foreign buyers love Cape Coral

Here are the three most popular U.S. cities for foreign buyers of residential real estate: Los Angeles, New York and ...Cape Coral.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 25, 2023
Bradenton auto giant acquires high-performing Tampa Toyota dealership

Stadium Toyota is among the top 10% in sales among all Toyota dealerships nationwide.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 24, 2016
Safe spot

Most Gulf Coast areas are relatively safe zones when it comes to pesky car thieves.

  • News
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 22, 2021
Investor buys distribution center for nearly $50 million

Lexington Realty Trust has added to its statewide portfolio with a property in Plant City developed by Wharton Industrial and Red Rock Developments last year.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 3, 2021
Tampa apartments sell for $65 million

Off-market deal by ZMR Capital for Hanley Place the latest in a wave of transactions aimed at capitalizing on region’s stellar economy

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • May 30, 2023
Construction firm tops out new hospital in Tampa suburb

Built by Robins & Morton, the 282,000-square-foot AdventHealth Riverview Hospital is projected to open in fall 2024.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 19, 2016
Move it on over

Take that, Mickey.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 18, 2015
Politics news site gets reboot

Politically Unfiltered will include behind the scenes stories of candidates and officials.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 3, 2010
Not shocking: Gator faculty heavily leftist

A study found that University of Florida faculty and staff gave 83% of their political contributions to Democrat candidates during the 2008 election.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2019
Developer to break ground on $100M luxury apartment community

Verdex Construction has planned a May 22 groundbreaking for The Pointe on Westshore, a $100 million, 444-unit luxury apartment community in south Tampa, Florida, that’s being developed by Jupiter-based Index Investments.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 8, 2013
Find the veins

Joseph Magnant is a vascular surgeon who uses technology to find new patients. He plans to sell his idea to other physicians.

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 2, 2018
DataSnapshot: Salute to cities

It could be a dream come true for some in the Sunshine State.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 28, 2024
Fort Myers school spends $29 million on office buildings

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a major hotel project is OK’d in St. Pete Beach, more land is conserved in Sarasota, and Margaritaville comes to Naples.

  • Florida
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