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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 26, 2013
Corporate Report: July 26

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 18, 2011
Gulf Coast Week: Nov. 18

Regional business news at a glance.

  • News
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 20, 2020
Stoneweg US makes rock-solid deal in St. Petersburg

Stoneweg US's $114 million purchase of the Trellis at the Lakes apartments marks its first acquisition in its home city.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • October 15, 2024
Tampa attorney gives youth in foster care hand with new app

Taylor Sartor takes an innovative approach to helping young people in the foster care system know their rights.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 30, 2024
Sarasota roofing firm provides pick-me-up with crane for water skiing nonprofit

Despite seeing his business multiply after the storm, the president of Sutter Roofing says he believes it's important to take time out to help the community.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • November 23, 2018
Executive draws on lessons from corporate, nonprofit world in new role

Sue Wetzel has held top leadership roles in corporate America and with national nonprofits. One constant theme: Hyper-focus on the mission.

  • Leadership
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 20, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Name game: With a wave of new community banks washing ashore in Florida, Kendrick Pierce & Co. Inc. is keeping busy.Sexual victims' advocate: Pinellas Park trial attorney Joe Saunders has taken a lead role in a civil action against former Pensacola monsignor Richard Bowles.Glazer sighting: If calling news conferences was all it took to land a Super Bowl, the Tampa Bay area would be a shoo-in for the 2009 football game.Positive news: At last, Florida's largest law firm, Holland & Knight LLP, has positive news.

  • News
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 14, 2024
Swedish firm Skanska completes $59M in Tampa school projects

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Palmetto resort is opening, Clearwater gets a new boat dealer, and a Port Charlotte apartment complex is under construction.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 10, 2022
Federal judge sides with CBS News, orders Hertz to unseal stolen car data

Judge rules that The Hertz Corp. must unseal data showing how many vehicles reported stolen and how many reports inaccurate.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 29, 2006
Come Sail Away

Few lenders were willing to fund a new business designed to sell art via a yacht docking in wealthy cities. Support ultimately came when the company known for bulldozers and cranes climbed aboard.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • December 20, 2013
Touring Titan

Wit Ostrenko travels the world to bring the top science exhibits to Tampa. But he's better known for exploring his own backyard.

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • July 28, 2017
Blinded by altruism

The Washington trajectory hasn't changed in 75 years. That's why the final health law will remain costly and lousy.

  • Opinion
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 1, 2020
CEO invests $3M into fast-growing business he founded

'There’s a lot happening here,' HealthLynked Chairman and CEO Dr. Michael Dent says of the firm.

  • Healthcare
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • October 29, 2010
Government Digest: Oct. 29 - Nov. 4

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 1, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Bank hunts for new CEO: Less than six months after opening, Liberty Bank has lost its president and chief executive.State gets Holder bill: Lawyers for Hillsborough Circuit Judge Gregory P. Holder, who was subjected to a recently concluded judicial ethics hearing, have delivered an invoice for their services.Rollercoaster ride: Cary Frounfelter and his 10-year-old daughter were enjoying Busch Gardens last summer when he was told to get off the Montu, an inverted rollercoaster.Name change is official: Just when Tampa Bay area residents thought they could stop asking: "What's a Fifth Third?"You've got to believe: Tampa attorney Scott Tozian, who specializes in the defense of lawyers accused of wrongdoing, is defending Richard Albritton, a circuit judge in Panama City.All in all, Florida's OK: We always look forward to the Taxpayers Network's annual booklet ranking the nation's states on such characteristics as demographics, taxes, government, economy, education, public safety and health and welfare.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 16, 2015
Sea what happens

The aquarium industry has emerged from an industry downturn. Several Gulf Coast businesses have dipped into the rebound.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 12, 2019
Succession, stalled after CEO's accidental death, finds happy ending

An established Pasco waste hauler, with a colorful backstory, is now armed with a potent parent company. Its strategy to win hearts and minds starts with top-notch service.

  • Strategies
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 8, 2022
160 more build-to-rent homes coming to Fort Myers

Developers to start construction on a second build-to-rent community within The Forum later this year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • April 30, 2010
Government Digest: April 30 - May 6

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 2, 2021
Exec sentenced in PPP loan scam, must forfeit boat and $3.3M

A federal jury convicted Casey David Crowther in March.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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