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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 15, 2016
Hip eyewear firm sees potential in Tampa

Warby Parker will open its Tampa showroom on Saturday, Feb. 20.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 27, 2015
New shopping center for Naples

Barron Collier Cos. has started construction on a shopping center in North Naples as the economic outlook brightens.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 12, 2024
Investor pays $6.15 million for Bradenton shopping center

The nearly 42,000-square-foot Cortez Village Square was bought by a South Florida buyer.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • January 17, 2014
Caffeinated collaboration

A grassroots community organization in St. Pete spurs business ideas over cups of coffee. The growing meetup is gaining energy with the help of local entrepreneurs.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2015
Laura Lay, 37

Director of business development/marketing director, Construction Services Inc. of Tampa

  • Class of 2015
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 1, 2008
Transformers

Entrepreneurs Frank Clemente and Lynn McGhee create memories for companies, organizations and other customers by taking meeting rooms and turning them into a blaze of color, texture and sound.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 30, 2024
Landlords left unpaid, with empty storefronts as bankruptcies rise

Commercial bankruptcies jumped 40% last year, leaving many landlords to deal with the consequences of a complicated process.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 7, 2005
Executive Session with Phil LeBlanc

The Gulf Coast Business Review sat down with Phil LeBlanc. The Franchise Development Manager for Signs Now

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 6, 2025
Noted economists past and present on tariffs and free trade

In any discussion to understand free trade, protectionism and tariffs, there is no debate among credible economists: Free trade: good; protectionism and tariffs: bad.

  • Opinion
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • December 6, 2013
Dress to impress

Fashion Stylist Tamy Lugo advises clients on making an impression, all while working to establish her own presence and image in the Tampa Bay area.

  • Strategies
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  • By Adrian Moore |
  • September 30, 2016
Amendment 1: Bad for the Future

This proposed amendment appears to be pro-solar. A closer look reveals its true intent is to protect utility companies' profits.

  • Strategies
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • January 10, 2025
Married Tampa execs take on a new challenge together every year

Jessica Muroff and Owen LaFave say dancing, hiking and running deepen bonds, build resiliency and teach how to fail forward.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 14, 2005
Florida Chamber Sets Goals for 2006

The Florida Chamber of Commerce just isn't going to give up. Gathering at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota last week for its annual meeting, members set their 2006 agenda, and it includes many issues that topped their list last year - tort reform, limiting the ability to amend the state constitution and lower taxes.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 30, 2009
Discovery Point franchisee buys child development center

Sarah Bowie and her parents Christopher and Jane Moore purchased a 10,121-square-foot child care center on a Post Oak Boulevard for $2.63 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 20, 2013
Referring to your column in the June 14 Business Observer...

From a human and humane point of view, it seems to me that their argument against an acute care satellite hospital is a stronger argument for it.

  • Opinion
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • September 11, 2023
Top commercial real estate transactions for Aug. 15-20 in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A $57.5 million apartment deal paces this week's transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • January 6, 2011
The ears have it

Turnaround artist Ted Abrams returned Joffrey's Coffee to profitability by concentrating on its chief product. Operating as a wholesaler grinds better results.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 30, 2023
Venerable law firm moves to new downtown digs

The 50-year-old firm has leased space on the top two floors of the Rivergate Tower in downtown Tampa and will move in the fall.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 19, 2021
$22.8M landscaping firm moves up in Top 150 list

ArtisTree Landscape Maintenance & Design is the only independently owned company in three area counties to make the list

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 8, 2020
Airport executive named to national 40 under 40 list

Michael Hushek has been in the aviation industry for 15 years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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