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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • August 15, 2018
Sudden loss of chamber leader brings heartbreak — but also opportunity

Kathy Lehner beat out several candidates for the job and in March officially took on the role of president and CEO. She thinks her multi-year vision for the chamber helped land her the position.

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  • By Ted Carter |
  • July 21, 2017
Wired In

Despite more than $2 million of losses in two years, a company hopes to turn its valued TV technology into a winning model.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2014
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Stockholder, Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 19, 2015
Paying on time

Fewer bank customers are late paying their loans as the Gulf Coast economy recovers. That's good news for future bank profits.

  • Finance
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  • By Michael Hinman |
  • July 24, 2015
Sky high obstacles

Drawing people to a new attraction, especially in tourist-heavy Florida, isn't for the meek.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 9, 2012
Capstone Real Estate Investments buys Sun Pointe Lake

The price equated to $40,771 per unit or $80 per square foot.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 7, 2019
College expands campus, plans renovations

Galen College of Nursing is growing its presence in the Tampa region, with a 26,026-square-foot expansion of its St. Petersburg campus.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 10, 2014
Two Tampa apartments sell for combined price of $48.47 million

The combined purchase price equated to $78,805 per unit.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 25, 2024
New retailers coming to Coconut Point mall

The Lee County open-air mall announced five new stores have joined its roster. Two, including Barnes & Noble, have already opened for business.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 20, 2005
Entreprener Runner-Up: John Williams

The president of Gould & Lamb Healthcare Consultants LLC was one of this year's runner-ups for Entrepreneur of the Year.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • May 28, 2020
Food distributor moves quickly to meet rapidly shifting needs

While Sysco West Florida adapts to the market, its top executive follows an important leadership creed: slow down.

  • Leadership
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  • By Rod Thomson |
  • March 8, 2012
Bondi. Pam Bondi.

Pam Bondi's political desires were minimal three years ago. But now she's ready for a national stage.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 17, 2019
Construction manager chosen for eight-story condo project

The eight-story Evolution condominium development in Sarasota will have 20 units.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 24, 2019
Governor appoints entrepreneur chair of council

Joel Schleicher is the founder and executive chairman of Focal Point Data Risk.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 7, 2014
Two Tampa apartments sold for $10M

WISCO Holdings purchased the Newport Riverside and Newport Pointe from Monument Real Estate Services LLC.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth Morrisey |
  • September 2, 2016
Demand more

A hip work culture, down to the Frisbee breaks across the street, has fueled fast growth at a Polk County ad agency.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 15, 2016
Changing lanes

Steve Martin gave up a lucrative career in advertising to pursue his cycling passion with a bike shop. Bike Bistro has good coffee, too.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 20, 2006
Persistence Payoff

Marty Schaffel took AVI from nothing to $225 million by reinventing his company regularly, creating one of the fastest-growing businesses in the audio-visual industry.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 17, 2023
2023 Top 50 Contractors from Polk County to Collier County

Even under a cloud of challenges — supply chain, labor, inflation and more — total revenue of the region’s largest contracts is up nearly 18% over the previous year.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 4, 2023
2023 Top Entrepreneur: Brad Oleshansky, founder, CEO and developer of The Motor Enclave in Tampa

Brad Oleshansky left the corporate world to pursue a business in his lifelong passion: cars.

  • Entrepreneurs
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