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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • March 23, 2018
Entrepreneur promotes travel through video segments

Tammy Levent promotes destinations worldwide through a new TV and web-based travel segment. Now, partially behind a powerful partner, she aims for increased exposure.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 2, 2018
Exit ramp: Company wins by taking the scenic route to a sale

Stellican Ltd., a group of investors led by Steve Heese, has sold Chris-Craft, the iconic Sarasota-based boat manufacturer, to Winnebago Industries Inc. for a sum thought to be in the $420-$480 million range after rescuing the brand from the brink of anni

  • Strategies
  • By Williams Parker Attorneys at Law, Sarasota, Florida |
  • April 3, 2020
Addressing Business Concerns Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic

Addressing Business Concerns Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic

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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • August 3, 2023
TD Bank adding four locations to Tampa Bay

As TD eyes growing Central Florida market, Manatee County will get its first branch.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 27, 2020
St. Pete Pier wins top AIA award

Designers ASD | SKY and Rogers Partners and architect Robert Bitterli received honors at annual AIA Tampa Bay “Celebrate Design” awards.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 14, 2021
Tire chain spins rapid growth, surpasses $200M in sales

RNR Tire Express celebrated several success in a challenging 2020.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 27, 2025
Discount grocer Aldi buys vacant Cape Coral parcel for $1.1 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a car wash chain is opening its inaugural location in Pasco, the foundation is in on a Sarasota tower, and needed affordable housing is heading to SWFL.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 22, 2022
Dealership chain closing half its stores, laying off 30% of workforce

A new store in Clearwater is among those shuttered as Virginia-based CarLotz cuts costs.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 24, 2005
Executive Session with Jimmy Stewart

The Gulf Coast Business Review sat down with the new director of Business Development / Westwater Construction Inc.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Janet Leiser |
  • April 19, 2013
Continuing a legacy

The Peninsular Paper Co. has been run by the Clarke family for more than 100 years. Each generation faces new challenges.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 10, 2011
Data Forecast

Mark Cecil's software company, DataWorks, helps hospitality customers peer into the future.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 4, 2021
National grocer, cutting back on debt, sells 51 stores in region

The Save A Lot name will remain in the market.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • January 28, 2026
Renovated Venice warehouse complex sells for $8 million

The seller put $1 million into renovating the industrial space off Seaboard Avenue.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 30, 2010
Land Bust

This is the state of the Gulf Coast land market: Buyers aren't buying and sellers aren't selling. But that may be about to change as banks start unloading large tracts of distressed property.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 12, 2010
Three easy steps ... to pay taxes

If you follow the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce on Twitter, you may have noticed the tweet posted by the organization last week: How to start a small business in #Tampa. And then a link to a page on the City of Tampa's website, claiming that, “starting a small business in Tampa is as easy as 1-2-3.”

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 20, 2015
Help wanted in Lee County

With the unemployment rate dropping, finding good people has become a chief concern among business owners.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 11, 2025
Hospitality chain buys Fort Myers mall property

The Tennessee developer plans to build a Hampton Inn on the site just off I-75.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 10, 2007
Uncorking a Market

Tampa-based Cork & Olive is expanding throughout the Gulf Coast through franchises and plans to go national.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jay Schlichter |
  • September 13, 2019
Luxury hotel on barrier island remarketing itself following $320M renovation

JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort is aiming big in the intense hustle for high-end clients.

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 7, 2010
Drive Through

Car dealers, especially ones selling luxury vehicles, are at the top of the list of recession victims. One Gulf Coast dealer, however, has risked more than $1 million to reverse the trend.

  • Strategies
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