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

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • October 12, 2018
Publix CEO shares insights on competition, customer service and the company's founder

Publix President and CEO Todd Jones was recently honored at a Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County Leadership Breakfast.

  • Leadership
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • October 9, 2025
Brian Konkel, 39

40 Under 40 winner Brian Konkel is franchisee of six 7-Eleven locations.

  • Class of 2025
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 14, 2022
Stasha Johnston, 38

Monin Gourmet Flavorings, senior vice president of marketing

  • Class of 2022
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 9, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

Condoflip.com to roll out its online service in west Florida: It's no secret that "flippers" are driving much of the boom in condo development.Kleiber's in: It's official. Commercial real estate broker Jon Kleiber filed papers in Tallahassee to run as a Republican for the District 70 state representative seat.As the eagle flies: Was John Saputo so sick of traffic congestion he planned to commute by helicopter to his Gold Coast Eagle Distributing's Lakewood Ranch headquarters?Better to lease or to own?: Left out of the announcement that Buchanan Enterprises/Buchanan Automotive Group are buying the ninth floor of the Plaza at Five Points was the floor's former contracted buyer.'Shark Tank' goes after feds: Fishermen, from the Panhandle to Naples, are rallying against the rule that reduces the daily red grouper bag limit from two to one and calls for a complete ban of recreational fishing of all grouper in the Gulf of Mexico in November and December.Developers shop for shoppers: With Westport, Conn.-based Paragon Realty Group LLC's purchase of the 259,000-square-foot Main Plaza, it is becoming quickly apparent that downtown Sarasota is gaining new recognition from developers as a retail destination.

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  • By George Rauch |
  • August 10, 2012
Debt, debt and more government debt

The private sector has gotten its act together during the last four years; the federal government has not.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 3, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Bye, bye Buddy?Tit for tat in 13th Judicial Circuit Judge raceNo corrections necessary

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • October 7, 2021
Alina Dolan, 39

Designer/Project Leader, Collins DuPont Design Group

  • Class of 2021
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 21, 2020
Clinical precision: Nonprofit executive confronts, overcomes stern leadership test

Yeagley became CEO of the St. Petersburg Free Clinic two weeks before the coronavirus pandemic would strain the nonprofit's resources to the breaking point.

  • Leadership
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • December 11, 2015
Disruptive thinking

A credit union adding members quickly wants more than fast growth. It seeks technical transformation.

  • Finance
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • March 27, 2015
Elegant flair

Brent Kraus is in his third year of building his Tampa-based bow tie business, Ella Bing. Jonathan Boos, a successful Sarasota-based entrepreneur, shares advice for growth.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • August 2, 2023
Tampa logistics firm buys three Dutch companies

Quala and Boasso Global of Tampa go Dutch with three firms that do tank-related business in Rotterdam.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 20, 2013
Destination Powersports relocating former GMC dealership on U.S. 41

The price equated to $86 per square foot.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 8, 2020
Grocery chain pharmacy fills 100 millionth free prescription

Publix Pharmacy launched a low-cost prescription drug program in 2007 and in early January announced that it had filled its 100 millionth free prescription.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 28, 2020
Publix to acquire one area Lucky’s Market location

Lakeland-based grocer and Aldi plan to acquire 11 locations from the chain, which recently filed for bankruptcy.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 10, 2018
Apollo Global buys Gulf Coast retail centers for $49 million

New York-based Apollo Global Management acquires a trio of shopping centers in Naples, Clearwater and Dunedin through a portfolio purchase from H&R REIT, of Canada.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 19, 2016
Williams picks JLL to sell 4,470-acre Lakeland tract

Williams Acquisition Holding Co. LLC has hired commercial brokerage firm JLL to sell a 4,470-acre property in Lakeland, one of the largest blocks of land to come to market in Central Florida in recent history.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 20, 2015
Creative craft

Research, on both the candidate and the client, is essential when filling tough-to-fill spots.

  • Strategies
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 13, 2022
Chicago fintech company puts its stamp on Tampa with new office and hiring

CoinFlip has opened an office in Tampa with plans to develop Web3 products and take the mystery out of cryptocurrencies.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 4, 2005
Legal Briefs (Tampa edition)

Hill brothers join Hill, Ward & HendersonTampa lawyer named Foley & Lardner partnerMichael Brundage earns national law certificationMichael Vitoria chosen as national YLD delegateTampa chamber appoints David Hendrix as counsel

  • Law
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