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  • By Elizabeth Djinis |
  • April 22, 2021
Mask company battles supply and demand dynamic

Running a mask manufacturing business isn’t the cinch it was 12 months ago. One company’s path shows the pitfalls — and promise.

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 30, 2014
Bright Shiny Objects

A high school dropout with an appetite for learning is the master builder behind a rocket ship-like success. His firm has gone from $2 million to a projected $30 million in annual sales in four years.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 24, 2018
Big call: Local companies receive retail giant's blessing

Walmart's fifth annual open call competition was a success for three Gulf Coast companies that will soon find their products on the retail giant's shelves.

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • December 16, 2022
Chef returns home to Tampa with modern Chinese concept

Richard Hales promised his mother he'd return to Tampa to open his own restaurant. Just 25 years later, he's finally fulfilled that promise.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 23, 2007
Gulf Coast Week

Hooters founder gets winBrokers look over ProgressTampa lays off 100A Grande decisionJeb joins bank boardBabcock gets early nodCollier County raises taxes

  • Finance
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 25, 2005
Headed for a Fall?

A new study fuels debate about the price of Sarasota area real estate.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 1, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Bank hunts for new CEO: Less than six months after opening, Liberty Bank has lost its president and chief executive.State gets Holder bill: Lawyers for Hillsborough Circuit Judge Gregory P. Holder, who was subjected to a recently concluded judicial ethics hearing, have delivered an invoice for their services.Rollercoaster ride: Cary Frounfelter and his 10-year-old daughter were enjoying Busch Gardens last summer when he was told to get off the Montu, an inverted rollercoaster.Name change is official: Just when Tampa Bay area residents thought they could stop asking: "What's a Fifth Third?"You've got to believe: Tampa attorney Scott Tozian, who specializes in the defense of lawyers accused of wrongdoing, is defending Richard Albritton, a circuit judge in Panama City.All in all, Florida's OK: We always look forward to the Taxpayers Network's annual booklet ranking the nation's states on such characteristics as demographics, taxes, government, economy, education, public safety and health and welfare.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 31, 2006
Real Estate Briefs-Sara/Mana

de Morgan Homes creating Villages of AvignonKaplan, Bennett, others buy land for subdivisionInvestors buy Ellenton Sleep InnLAKESIDE SITE WORK BEGINS

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 12, 2006
Coffee Talk

Nervous Nellies make an appearacneHow to buy a piece of Babcock RanchA better yearfor Suncoast CEOStill Red HotChow downDagwood's dream comes to life

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 26, 2003
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 10, 2004
Dropping Anchor

A lawsuit claims insiders at Tampa bottle maker Anchor Glass made out in an IPO while investors went down with the stock.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2008
Gulf Coast Week

City budget proposedWater pipe repairs, a new downtown art museum and widening Bruce B. Downs Boulevard are among the items in the city budget proposed by Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio.History center grantOne of the Gulf Coast's emerging attractions, the Tampa Bay History Center, recently received a $1 million grant from the Kresge Foundation, but it must continue its fundraising to meet a deadline for the grant.Alligator Alley lessorsSix companies are vying to lease Alligator Alley, the 78-mile toll stretch of Interstate 75 that crosses the Everglades from Collier to Broward counties.Fort Myers airport traffic dropsPassenger traffic at Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers fell 6.1% to 503,000 in July compared with the same month last year.Naples visitor count risesThe number of visitors staying at hotels in the Naples area rose 3.5% to 110,700 in June compared with the same month last year, according to Research Data Services.Local company expandsL-3 Aviation Recorders, one of the world's largest manufacturers of airplane cockpit voice and flight data recording systems known as black boxes, has committed to remain in Sarasota for at least another decade.Soccer moves forwardThe effort to bring back the Tampa Bay Rowdies soccer team took another step forward recently as an investment group filed documents to rezone land so they can build a 5,000-seat soccer stadium in Town n' Country, a northwest suburb of

  • Finance
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 10, 2010
Condo Haven

Florida's condo market may have been decimated by the real estate crash, but there appear to be pockets of strength. The Naples-Bonita Springs area may prove to be an island of stability on the Gulf Coast.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • June 25, 2010
Your Landlord, Yourself

Owners of single-occupant office buildings may have to look no further for a potential buyer than their current tenant. But does it automatically make sense to own a building as cheaply as you can lease?

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 7, 2013
Corporate Report: June 7

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 5, 2011
Scott Scorecard

How effectively did Gov. Rick Scott implement his agenda in his first legislative session? Editor Matt Walsh grades the governor.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 2, 2011
Corporate Report: Sept. 2

The latest news from HealthPlan Holdings, Sykes Enterprises, and other Gulf Coast companies.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 13, 2021
Residential Surge

Gulf Coast housing markets have stayed hot in 2021, but a lack of inventory threatens future gains, brokers say.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 17, 2022
Break new ground: Construction firm gets creative with hiring

To combat a labor shortage, construction firm Robins & Morton, which recently expanded to Tampa, Florida, revamped its recruitment and training programs. It also started taking a chance on less-qualified applicants who showed potential.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 17, 2019
40 under 40: Rock stars abound in the region

The Business Observer's 2019 40 under 40 issue is testament to the region's hitmakers.

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