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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 18, 2017
Bed Heads

A Tampa-based e-commerce 'bed-in-a-box' startup is armed with a patented mattress. It also has a dream-big mission.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • September 19, 2014
Review and Comment: Alternative to more Medicaid

Two weeks ago in this space, we presented counter-arguments to the politicians and others who say Florida should take billions of borrowed federal tax dollars to expand the state's Medicaid health system to uninsured Floridians.This week, we're focusing on an alternative.

  • Opinion
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 19, 2016
Full circle

J. Mark Stroud has worked with some of the top developers in the region. Now, he's back working mainly for himself.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 1, 2006
It's beginning to look a lot like ...a boom

A population spurt is driving growth in shopping centers all along the Gulf Coast. Highlights include a new JCPenny concept, a Best Buy in every market and a segment of tiny national retailers.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 2, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Developers Buy Land for Foundation ParkSafety Harbor developer buys Kirk Pinkerton buildingCambridge, Schostak Brothers buys The LandingsGold Coast Eagle relocatingto Lakewood RanchPrestige Builders Group buys Summer CoveFifth Third Bank buys in Sumter Crossing

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 28, 2006
Real Estate Briefs

Winter Park-based Investors Buy Land for Lakewood Ranch Country Club EastHolmes Beach localbuys complexMenke buys more for North Port GatewayD.R. Horton Land in Lehigh AcresDeveloper plans condos in Fort MyersTrombleS Buys SunTrust Building

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • September 9, 2020
Area businesses connected to dogs and cats see surge in business during pandemic

From veterinary centers to pet supply stores, companies are handling fluctuations in business with different strategies.

  • Strategies
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 26, 2005
A Good Trade-in

Clearwater entrepreneur Peter Vosotas used to sell business software. That was before he saw the real money was in sub-prime automobile finance.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 24, 2006
Commercial RE Briefs

Cypress Creek Capital buys Eastpointe Office buildingHarrod Properties buys Bayshore Professional CenterSunrise Senior Living completes Aston Gardens acquisitionsSongy partners, D'Jamoos Group buy in Forum for office parkBonita Springs Baymont Inn sold, being renovatedN.J. entrepreneur, partner plan Lehigh carwash, office buildingBurton-Katzman Development buys L-3 Cattlemen propertyWilliams family takes over two Farley Funeral HomesKVN Heating, Air moving to larger Centre Park suite

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 11, 2006
Commercial Real Estate

N.Y., Chicago firms buy Club NaplesBonita Beach Road Facility AcquiredAmSouth Bank buys at Summerlin, Boy ScoutAIMCO pays $118,000 per unit for BaLayeOhio Group plans Laurel centerHoneywell International buys contaminated propertySMH acquires physician office buildingManatee Urology Moving to DowntownNew diagnostic center buys 1250 Tamiami

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 25, 2011
All in the Family

It wasn't patronage that landed Ed Kobel at the head of DeBartolo Development LLC, one the Tampa Bay area's largest family-owned companies; it was fate, success and hard work. But his genes sure didn't hurt.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 18, 2024
Naples firm invests $14M in newspapers, buys 5% stake in Dallas Morning News

The beleaguered newspaper industry has been written off by many — including Warren Buffett. Naples billionaire David Hoffmann, with a quixotic bent, believes the industry is ripe for a comeback.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 26, 2023
National real estate CEOs: Inventory shortage puts market in a bind

Real estate leaders from the Midwest say Florida, even with challenges, remains a hot spot for homebuyers.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2007
Rauch: Investing

The stock market has discounted all the negatives. So the 'momentum market' will continue its upward march.

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 25, 2007
The Investment Slip

The rising tide of Wall Street money is lifting Steeven Knight's business as he aims to develop a network of private yacht clubs in Florida and beyond.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 18, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Chicago's Waterton Associates buys Tampa's Oaks ApartmentsArcherd Kingsway buys land to develop single-family homes Palazzo Di Oro LLC buys St. Petersburg facilityWestgate Plaza grocery center sold to PMAT investmentsTrammell Crow's Abberger named vice-chair of committeeBrokers, Realtors receive top Pinnacle Awards

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 16, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Coconut Grove Buyers Converting Turnbury ParkBig Jim buys second storage facilityNew Carlisle investor buys Glenbrooke apartmentsArthur Rutenberg buys more land for GreyhawkAmerican Financial Realty buys Wachovia branchesInvestment group converting Phillippi Shores Marina

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 2, 2013
Bite down

The dental practice management industry has swelled with competitors. A local firm's attack plan, backed by $66 million of Wall Street money, is to nimbly find new openings.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 20, 2012
Stuck on Stucky

Boosted by the economic recovery, a group backed by a Taiwanese entrepreneur tries to resuscitate the Robb & Stucky brand.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 26, 2016
Fringe benefit

One property owner in the middle of Collier County's rural fringe made enough money selling his development rights he took early retirement. It's how the system is supposed to work.

  • Strategies
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