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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 11, 2016
Newmark Grubb tapped to lease Tampa Regional spec building

Newmark Grubb Knight Frank's Tampa office has been tapped to lease a new speculative industrial building being developed in the Interstate 4 corridor.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 12, 2014
Show skills, win cool prizes

Buzz around The Mall at University Town Center has gotten louder in recent weeks.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 1, 2016
No rules, just big

Healthy eating, smaller portions and superfoods have been all the rage in the restaurant sector for a few years. Gluten-free and locally grown products top the trend lines, too.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 27, 2024
More leadership changes at Hertz as board grows

The Hertz Corp. has added two new seats to its board of directors and brought in a pair of veteran corporate executives with Washington experience to fill the new roles.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • October 13, 2023
Tampa firm to pick up nearly 90,000 Farmers Insurance policies

Slide Insurance strikes again, this time picking up 86,000 policies.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 30, 2015
Restaurant chain orders two more executives

First Watch hires a vice president of franchising and a vice president of design and construction.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • January 2, 2016
Stubborn passion

A Tampa hospitality company rode out the recession. Better days are on the way.

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  • By Jay Brady |
  • April 22, 2011
Government Digest: Apr. 22

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 23, 2021
Restaurateur launches latest Asian-inspired concept

Kojo is the third establishment in Hi Hospitality Group’s Florida portfolio.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 7, 2025
Pair of multimillion Naples sales buck housing slowdown narrative

The two residential properties, both in the Port Royal neighborhood, show luxury properties are still doing well.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 30, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Chief judge of the judicial circuit for Pasco and Pinellas counties, and the court clerk in Pinellas battle over guardianshipsFlorida Legislature increases 6th and 13 circuit judicial staffs Congressman Jim Davis honors

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  • December 8, 2006
Corporate Report & Third Quarter

Global Imaging Systems buys N.J.'s Copy DynamicsWalter Industries settles shareholder lawsuitsTampa Electric wins $134 million in tax creditsE Solutions sells exchange hosting to Elephant OutlookThailand company hires Syniverse TechnologiesSigns Now reporting record 2006 sales, franchise growthWilsonMiller sponsors calendar promoting land stewardship Chico's FAS Third Quarter

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • January 6, 2026
Family-owned garden center opens third store in region

MRT Lawn and Garden Center is now open in North Venice.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • February 26, 2021
Homebuilder's flexible model pays big dividends

Daniel Wayne Homes, with a model to bring the past into the present, has seen a surge in interest and sales. It pays, too, to remain flexible to market shifts.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 6, 2025
$300M Tampa project positions Coke Florida for generational growth

Coke Florida has opened a new automated distribution and sales facility on 156 acres in Hillsborough County that simplifies its processes and improves efficiency.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 8, 2011
Happy people spend more money

Gulf Coast business owners and executives who have struggled to survive the recession might get sore from the multiple eye rolls to come out of the latest academic study on the economy.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 13, 2017
Business seeks to sprout

Sprouts Farmers Market has selected Sarasota and Tampa as the latest proving grounds for a so-far successful strategy of selling natural and organic foods at discount prices.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 8, 2021
Hope Preserve gains traction

Health care-centric, mixed-use development in Fort Myers completes a trio of land sales involving more than one quarter of its 46 acres.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 6, 2023
Higher interest rates will slow residential developers looking for land

But demand for land to build multifamily in downtown Sarasota and other locations will remain healthy, says Ian Black Real Estate.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 12, 2022
Buyers backing out of home sales nationally hit record numbers, three area cities top the list

A recently released report finds that rising mortgage rates are forcing people to back out of contracts for homes.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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