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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 25, 2011
Program the Future

Universities will be the key to attracting new technology companies to Florida. One professor at Florida Gulf Coast University is planting tech seeds at the young school.

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 3, 2020
Nonprofit begins construction on $3 million restaurant, training facility

Naples-based Connor & Gaskins Unlimited recently broke ground on the project.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 5, 2020
Federal Reserve issues warning about CRE values

Federal Reserve Board report says commercial real estate prices nationwide could face a correction as a result of COVID-19 pandemic

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 30, 2019
Brains behind big — and profitable — ideas get their due

The National Academy of Inventors spotlights the University of South Florida's many entrepreneurial faculty members.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 13, 2014
Franchise leader pumped for growth

An ambitious effort to marry franchise-based marketing and branding techniques with the physical therapy industry is paying off for Jim Abrams.

  • News
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 6, 2023
Business as usual for Clearwater company — despite NYSE delisting

A credit agreement with lenders remains in place after Digital Media Solutions was stripped of its place on the exchange.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 21, 2026
One year in, growing St. Pete insurer posts $2M profit

Patriot Select Property and Casualty Insurance Co. was launched at a time Florida regulators and leaders were looking to lessen the burden on homeowners — and state-run Citizens Property Insurance.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jim Stinson |
  • December 2, 2023
Tampa hospital completes $300M acquisition, forms new unit

Tampa General Hospital has acquired Bravera Health, the hospital's largest expansion in recent years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 8, 2008
Tax Act

The rush to beat a tax increase in Lee County distorted the commercial real estate market and will result in a glut of empty space. Meanwhile, the highest taxes in the state on new construction in Collier County keep a lid on new development.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 27, 2007
Growth Surge

Oldsmar-based Network Liquidators has grown to become an adviser to clients and has seen revenues for the first six months of this year surpass all of 2006.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 29, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Westin Hotel to be built at Tampa's Rocky PointFirst quarter sees industrial and office market as robust NCO Financial Systems building on N. Florida Avenue. sold for $5.3 millionYankees star Alex Rodriguez invests in area properties Wisconsin-based ABC Supply buys office propertyVenetian Garden in Clearwater soldNew owner for Swan Lake on N. Lakeside DriveOffice buildings on West Cypress St., Tampa, sold for $13.4 million

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jay Brady |
  • July 23, 2010
Sports Craze

Sports facilities, businesses and teams have become highly prized trophies of local economic development efforts and more than just a seasonal tourist attraction. More new facilities are on track.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 28, 2017
Latvala: Term limits the root of the 'rough' session

'Lost in that is trying do what's right for the state.'

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 11, 2010
Fraudster targets contractors

The U.S. Department of Transportation warns of recent fraud activity.

  • News
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • October 9, 2025
Katarina Kesty, 36

40 Under 40 winner Katarina Kesty is founder and medical director of St. Petersburg Skin and Laser and founder of Kesty AI.

  • Class of 2025
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • February 23, 2009
Government Digest

A look at governmental events from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 22, 2021
Beverage distributor says billionaire investor's money is for growth not to purchase the company

CEO Tom Pepin says Maryland investment firm will his prominent beverage distribution company grow — but insists the business was not sold.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 23, 2020
Go with the flow: 'Waterpreneurs' fuel area firm's unique business model

Clearwater, Florida-based OriginClear, which has already disrupted water treatment infrastructure, sets its sights on an even more imaginative business model.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 15, 2020
New medical practice aims to defy odds

Launching an oncology practice is a rare act these days. It requires a counterintuitive mindset, patience and, among other necessities, a lot of capital.

  • Healthcare
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 4, 2020
Back-to-school sales fizzle in Florida, several other states

With schools nationwide struggling to figure out how to reopen amid the COVID-19 crisis, grocery and drugstore chains have taken a big hit when it comes to sales of school supplies.

  • News
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