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  • March 24, 2017
Biotech company plans 136,000-square-foot center

Amgen plans to add 450 employees in Tampa.

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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • October 12, 2023
Anthony Wilson, 38

An entrepreneur finds that work its own reward.

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  • December 29, 2006
Coffee Talk

Executives at Radiation Therapy Services spent the holidays refuting a Forbes magazine article they called "insulting and misleading."Last week's Review featured 2007 predictions, projections and prognostications from more than a dozen Gulf Coast area CEOs, from industries such as construction, insurance and banking. A bevy of chief marketing officers at nationwide retailers are looking forward to a strong 12 months. Fort Myers should take a cue from Dick Greco, who ordered the removal of parking meters Ybor City when he became mayor of Tampa in the 1990s.His reasoning: Why try to attract people to shop and dine in Ybor City and then ticket their cars when the meters run out?A group of Southwest Florida legislators says voters shouldn't expect much to happen during the upcoming special session of the state legislature.

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  • May 5, 2017
Dollars to Doughnuts

A former policeman — yes, really — leads the rapid growth at a doughnut franchise business. The recipe is one part simplicity, one part consistency.

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  • By Janet Leiser |
  • August 23, 2013
Fish Tails

When it comes to mermaids and the underwater world, Eric Ducharme, founder of Mertailor LLC, is charmed. It appears his customers are, too.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • January 29, 2016
Dressed for success

Shades Kids is growing as fast as its pint-sized customers. The challenge now is to stay ahead of the growth.

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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • July 23, 2010
Riding a Wave

The Media Crew, a Largo ad agency, is realizing unprecedented revenue growth through online displays. Its principals are staying focused on managing their business to avoid getting swept up by a rising tide.

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • January 8, 2026
Three-story St. Armands redevelopment plan faces FEMA 50% obstacle

Shore might be required to shore up flood resiliency as it pursues plans to return to St. Armands Circle.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • September 1, 2023
Airline to add four new destinations from TPA

Spirit will add a permanent daily line from TPA to a Southern business hub.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • May 9, 2013
Burger chain chomps into South Jersey

Burger 21, based in Tampa, continues its aggressive growth strategy.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • June 28, 2018
Historic concert venue changes hands, new owner plans $1M renovation

The State Theatre in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, has been sold and its new owner plans to give it a $1 million makeover.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • September 6, 2018
Machinery firm brings HQ, jobs to region

A large manufacturer of CNC wire bending machines plans to invest $4 million in a new Hillsborough County headquarters facility and hire 45 local workers. Automated Industrial Machinery Inc. will move to Tampa from Illinois.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • February 18, 2010
Skatepark owner buys Ybor building

Ybor City Properties LLC, led by Brian Schaefer, owner of the Skatepark of Tampa, purchased an 11,360-square-foot two-story historic building at the southwest corner of 7th Avenue and 14th Street in Ybor City for $825,000.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • January 30, 2010
Local music company sings a happy tune

Despite the still-lingering recession, the next 12 months could prove to be a high note in the life of the Cavanaugh Co., a Sarasota-based musical accessories manufacturer.

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  • April 1, 2010
Network Liquidators gets a volatile name

When it comes to corporate branding, the more unusual the name, the more memorable it seems to become.

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  • January 17, 2013
Hong Kong firm invests in Dais

The company views Tampa investment as a path to new standards for clean water.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • September 8, 2011
Study says prettier reports bring in cash

It turns out that pretty, and lots of color, really does sell. At least that's the case with investors who consider buying shares of a company, according to a new study.

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  • June 28, 2011
Hot Properties: Real estate at full speed

Speed dating and speed networking is so passe, so 2009. The new speed trend? Super speedy real estate sales.

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  • August 21, 2013
Auto dealership seeks encore

George Manooshian felt a strong pull to diversify his business, high-end used auto sales, in the heart of the recession.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 8, 2012
Sunrise Villa sells for $2.1 million

The price of the 46-building Sunrise Villa community equated to $17,647 per unit.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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