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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 4, 2016
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE PROFILE | Roger Thomas

Roger Thomas leads Workspace Property Trust, which last month completed a $969 million acquisition of a portfolio of office properties from Liberty Property Trust, including numerous properties in the Tampa area.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • September 2, 2024
City of Sarasota, developers to deliver 600 affordable housing units

With several projects in the pipeline, the city has earned a Local Action Award from the Florida League of Cities for its attainable housing density bonus program.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 15, 2026
Boating supply retailer to close 4 stores in region after Chapter 11 filing

Four Gulf Coast stores are among eight Florida locations the boat supply retailer is closing.

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 13, 2011
Well Done

The success of First Watch in the last 25 years is a triumph for Ken Pendery. So too, is building a company of budding entrepreneurs.

  • Industries
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • September 23, 2021
Entrepreneurs excited about potential for cannabis café concept

Starting not only a new business, but also a new niche, has taught some bold Southwest Florida entrepreneurs an important lesson: from cops to clients, customer education is an ongoing task.

  • Strategies
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • July 5, 2019
New CEO of Goodwill Industries International brings experience from government, private sector leadership to role

The challenge for Steven Preston? Further the Goodwill mission while making both donors and shoppers happy.

  • Leadership
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 31, 2020
Viral movement: Team led by business professor tracks path of disease

A professor at the University of South Florida’s Muma College of Business is leading a data-centric project that aims to predict surges in COVID-19 cases in the Tampa Bay region.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 10, 2017
Politician on a mission

Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran brought some sizzle back to the annual task of previewing what the Legislature will — and won't — do in during its session.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 3, 2015
Provider and payer

Combining medical provider and payer in one entity could help contain health care costs. A Southwest Florida nonprofit puts that thesis to the test.

  • Industries
  • By Jennifer M. Fowler | Board Certified Labor and Employment Attorney |
  • February 2, 2024
Time to Evaluate Worker Classifications

There is still time for businesses to consider whether their contractors are properly classified.

  • Industry Insights
Sponsored Content
  • By Tommy's Express |
  • March 6, 2026
From Love Bugs to Local Love: Every Wash Makes a Difference

With 18 Gulf Coast exterior express car wash locations, Tommy’s Express helps Floridians keep their vehicles clean while strengthening the communities it serves.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • August 11, 2011
Government Digest: Aug. 11

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 22, 2019
Barbatella becomes a Naples football recruiting tool

Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney raves about Naples High School recruit Chez Mellus — and his father’s restaurant.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 18, 2025
Mattison's opens at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport

A restaurant with three locations in Sarasota and Manatee counties is now open at SRQ.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 9, 2021
Amazon continues to expand its footprint locally and statewide

Amazon continues ever-growing expansion in Florida, with plans for a new Tampa delivery station. It's a multimillion-dollar effort.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 23, 2007
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Deltona Corp. buys 812 Cape Coral home lotsAshley and City Furniture expands to Fort Myers, NaplesFlorida Capital plans I-75 apartmentsPointe Group Advisors plans Westshore projectPollack Partners, Mainsail plan Westshore apartmentsJohn Neal buys half of University Park clubLakewood Ranch developerdonates land to MCCFormer Pulte executive heads Taylor Morrison

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 18, 2008
Coffee Talk

The ever growing Price Guarantee Club: Sarasota-based developer Rob Morris is balancing an odd mix of anxiety and confidence as he seeks buyersLee County's first signs of hope: It's hard to find much good news about Lee County's housing market.Weight loss chain comes to Florida: Physician-directed Hy-Tech Weight Loss, a chain of weight loss centers based in Omaha, Neb., has opened a St. Petersburg locationSafest place for housing in Lee County: Matlacha: If the Lee County area has the worst rate of foreclosure in the countryTampa gets two new conventions: Siting good prices, available hotels, the convention center and the weather, two Washington-based associations have picked Tampa as the site of their 2010 and 2011 conventionBeall's finally gets new president: Bradenton-based retailer Beall's has hired Lana Cain KrauterBradenton land firm clear out of options: The real estate market slump has snared its latest victim: Bradenton-based Earthworks Land Development

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • October 26, 2018
Wyatt Chocklett, 33

Chief operating officer, Doctors Hospital of Sarasota

  • Class of 2018
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 5, 2021
Greystar pushes ahead with 36-story apartment tower

Multifamily rental development in St. Petersburg proceeds despite a wave of new multifamily rental inventory in recent years.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • May 8, 2024
Tech company uses AI-connected program to save hospitals millions

Bridging the gap between humans and machine learning requires a combination of finesse and force — and even though the finished product saves time and money, it requires lots of patience.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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