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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 19, 2016
Beat this

A high-end real estate agent with a booming career didn't let some dreaded health news wreck her plans.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 30, 2013
Score seeks more

A nonprofit that connects retired executives with business owners for mentoring opportunities is looking for volunteers.

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

Amgen plans to add 450 employees in Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 28, 2015
Sarasota call center plans 350 new jobs

Firm seeks people to fill customer support positions that serve multiple clients.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 28, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Saints and sinners: Hey entrepreneurs, are you looking for the next big product or service for which a grateful world would enrich you?Fuel costs to hit construction: Detroit's SUV makers are worried a lot these days. But they will soon have some company to share their worries on rising fuel costs.No turkeys here: The Tampa Bay area's chief judges David Demers and Manuel Menendez Jr. must be smiling.We might talk a little banking, too: Nearly every room has a balcony facing a breathtaking body of water.Home sales up: Home sales increased 17% in the Tampa Bay area in February, according to the Florida Association of Realtors.

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  • June 3, 2010
THURSDAY'S CUP: Peachy deals still available

Despite dozens of nibbles, a chain of 10 Peach's restaurants in Sarasota and Manatee counties still remains for sale almost a year after it officially hit the market.

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  • August 4, 2010
Aug. 4: KFRC, HSNI

Kforce clients may be rehiring; net income nearly doubles for HSN, Inc.

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  • May 10, 2013
No foolin' around: Company fills its fun cup

The question of how to utilize social media to drive more sales, or at least potential sales, confounds many Gulf Coast executives.

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  • October 17, 2012
$1B firm surges in Sarasota

Right at Home, a national in-home care firm, reports significant local growth.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 26, 2015
Low-priced home inventory dwindles

The median price of an existing single-family home in the Naples area rose 18% in September compared with the same month a year ago.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 20, 2009
See Through Success

When Greg Burkhart launched a window-installation firm during a recession — the one in 1992 — his inner circle thought he was a tad mad. Crazier still: He's now pumping money into the company to outlast the recession.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 2, 2023
Investor using three LLCs buys Bradenton shopping center for $12.1M

The Winn-Dixie-anchored Southwood Shops is fully leased as new owner takes over the 42-year-old shopping center.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 7, 2022
Construction starts on 60,000-square-foot facility for national building supply distributor

The Charlotte County facility will include warehouse and office space when completed next year.

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  • September 3, 2009
Ashton Woods Homes buys Citrus Park Place

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  • October 7, 2010
Cadence takes better deal

After agreeing to sell to Trustmark Corp., Cadence Bank has changed its mind.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • December 20, 2012
Tampa company targets growth in Panama

The principals of a new Tampa-based company, PanEx Partners LLC, aim to market U.S. construction materials and services in Panama.

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  • November 1, 2011
Hotel occupancy swells in September

Tampa-St. Petersburg market is ranked No. 1 atop the top 25 markets in the study in hotel occupancy rate growth with a 13.5% increase.

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  • August 19, 2011
Investor buys Naples Place, plans improvements

Laura Biggins of Jupiter purchased the 52-unit Naples Place apartment complex on Bayshore Drive between U.S. 41 and Thomasson Drive for $1.1 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 6, 2011
CEC Motor moves to Manatee

The manufacturer plans to hire 36 employees over the next five years.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 18, 2013
Real estate firm moves in new executive

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate names a new head for relocation

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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