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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 19, 2006
Lou Lasday: Multiple Messages

A successful advertising campaign should be diverse. Repetition creates a reputation.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 10, 2017
Ask him anything

Norman Love has won the hearts of chocolate and candy lovers all over in the last 15 years through Norman Love Confections, his Fort Myers-based Willy Wonka-esque company. The business makes at least 7 million chocolates a year, in addition to gelato and cakes. It includes a retail, wholesale and online operation.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • November 6, 2015
'All in'

Youth sports is highly competitive — both on the field and for a franchise firm. A full-time focus is part of one company's winning formula.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 21, 2023
Sarasota food bank CEO announces retirement

Sandra Frank had originally expected to retire in 2020, but the pandemic and Hurricane Ian had other plans.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 9, 2022
Restaurant holding company expands C-suite to accommodate growth

St. Petersburg-based WOWorks promotes from within to fill chief brand officer and vice president of marketing roles.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 1, 2021
Medical practice plans 88,000-square-foot headquarters project.

Project could be one of the largest in the region in 2021.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 18, 2015
Commercial Real Estate

BayView forms finance arm; 'It's 2005 all over again'

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 21, 2024
Sarasota commercial portfolio on the market for $77 million

The portfolio includes six properties and are all within a 1-mile radius on Cattleman and Fruitville roads.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • February 18, 2026
Second MarineMax shareholder urges sale of company

Levin Capital Strategies is urging the company to consider an activist investor’s $1.1 billion offer.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • January 12, 2026
Largo tops national ranking for cities with most manufactured homes

Manufactured homes make up roughly 28% of all housing in Largo — the highest share in the nation.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 9, 2022
Sarasota food bank names new CFO

Michael Ziebell, who had been in the position since 2019, officially retired Sept. 2.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 8, 2022
Southwest Airlines brings residents of Tampa, Kansas, to Tampa for vacation

The all-expenses-paid trip included three nights at the Floridan Hotel and excursions to Busch Gardens, ZooTampa at Lowry Park and other local attractions.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 23, 2010
Short sales suggest more price drops

There's a lot of important trend numbers to follow in the current residential foreclosure spike, but Peter Murphy, president of Tampa-based Home Encounter, sees one number as most important — 71%.

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  • September 7, 2011
Mompreneur launches baby business

Tampa moms: Amy Lundy feels your pain. The sleepless nights, relentless crying and crippling social isolation are all things she experiences with her 9-month-old.

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  • September 13, 2011
Insurance industry braces for higher rates

Insurance executive Keith Mercier isn't a worrywart, but because his business is all about preparation, he is on the precipice of some serious anxiety these days.

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  • October 19, 2012
Bryn Wesch

COO/Deputy CFO, Novus Medical Detox Center | NewPort Richey | Health care

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 3, 2020
Area media firm announces layoffs, CEO pay cut

Company’s stock price is down 57% since Feb. 14.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 2, 2018
Plans for second Crystal Lagoon development take shape

Metro Development Group has released additional details about Southshore Bay, near Wimauma, Florida, southeast of Tampa — the second master-planned community in the United States to feature a Crystal Lagoons amenity.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 10, 2018
County shatters bed-tax revenue record

Visit Tampa Bay says hotel profitability jumped by 10% in May.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 2, 2017
Young hoops stars to jam region

Culligan City of Palms Classic will be held in December.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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