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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 22, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Never miss an opportunity: The Florida Bankers Association used this month's deadline for filing personal income tax returns to tweak credit unions.A Good Deal?: Akerman Senterfitt apparently secured a good deal for the Class A space it just leased in the SunTrust Financial Centre.Not that positive on Fourth Street: Banks have become to St. Petersburg's Fourth Street North what automobile dealerships do for Tampa's North Dale Mabry Highway.Deadline approaches: Judging by the lack of sensational headlines, Hillsborough County Attorney Renee Lee just may sail through her upcoming annual performance evaluation. CRA insurance: Bank of America must not be through buying other financial institutions.A vacation with bite: Exactly what consumer is the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota targeting?

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 11, 2008
Sale to employees

Succession planning is a difficult task, but one company's recent employee stock ownership transaction may be the best solution in this economic environment, despite the costs involved.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 28, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Real impolitic When Democrats start sounding like central bankers, could a tumble by the American economy be far off? What a dealBuying Horizon

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 28, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Buying Horizon University Parkway office space red hot Barbara A. Peterse, president of the First Amendment Foundation, says it isn't easy to keep open as much as possible about Florida government.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 9, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: DayStar Communications prepares for rate changeSuncoast Offshore Grand Prix officials are bracing for what could be a significantly more expensive event next yearFirst National Bankshares of Florida buying more

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 9, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: H&K scores big in Florida First National Bankshares of Florida Inc. buying moreNational Federation of Independent Business report says state GOP favors business

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 28, 2011
Clear Cut

Resourceful American manufacturers such as Sarlo Power Mowers can compete effectively against imports.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 23, 2021
Better days ahead for waterfront high rise, developer says

Miami investor targets Fort Myers in recently buying a pair of residential towers for a combined $120 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 15, 2021
Community bank makes its first-ever acqusition

In keeping lesser qualified suitors at bay, Hillsboro Bank finds the just-right merger partner next door.

  • Finance
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 6, 2019
Return to Seller

Parkway Property Investors has teamed with Swiss-based Partners Group to buy a collection of Westshore and downtown Tampa office buildings — some of which Parkway had owned previously.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • February 6, 2020
Company reorganizations: communication is crucial

A look at 10 common pitfalls when communicating a reorganization — and how C-level executives can avoid the danger zone.

  • Advice
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • February 7, 2020
Homebuilder grows through focus on demographic niche, regional expansion

Many builders salivate over add-ons and customizations that drive up the price of a home. One firm takes the opposite approach — with solid results.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 27, 2019
A Question of Risk

St. Petersburg-based Stoneweg has chosen to focus on Class B, workforce apartments to invest in, together with green initiatives aimed at conserving energy and resources and money. The company also is embarking on new development to help meet an ambitious

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 3, 2018
Skin deep: Makeup maker finds a successful niche

Kristen Flaharty, founder and owner of Trilogy Labs in Fort Myers, has built a successful small-batch skin care product business by cultivating relationships with skin care professionals and private-label retailers.

  • Industries
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 24, 2017
Calm Waters

The Tampa area's residential market shows no signs of dramatic slowing in the year ahead, data show.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 26, 2016
A moving tale

During a two-year search, Coast to Coast Moving & Storage had three deals fall apart before finding the right fit for its headquarters.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 20, 2015
In the tank

Four companies pitched investors for capital at the first open meeting of VenturePitch SWFL. Which firm has the best chance to make it?

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • June 4, 2024
Manatee sheet metal manufacturer buys seven machines to boost efficiency

Gator Stamping CEO lives by one his business mantras: ‘You can never rest on what you do. You've always got to be reinventing yourself.’

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 7, 2024
Sarasota restaurant space on the market for $2.2 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Chilean manufacturer buys land to build a $25 million plant in Lee County, a bank branch sells in Tampa, and a developer lists the Sarasota shopping center it opened last year.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 15, 2023
1,300-home master-planned community coming to Punta Gorda

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a popular bike shop sells its building in Fort Myers, a boat company buys a warehouse near St. Pete, and an office building is for sale in Sarasota County.

  • Florida
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