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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.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 26, 2011
Manatee plans to reduce fees

School and transportation impact fees will likely be suspended for two years.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 26, 2011
Negative equity issues persist

Florida remains among the top five states in terms of underwater mortgages.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 19, 2012
Fort Myers home prices up 33%

Foreclosure sales are down 50%, pushing the market's median up.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • February 9, 2023
Tampa liquid bulk logistics firms to merge

By joining forces, Boasso Global Inc. and Quala will have approximately 3,400 employees and be able to better serve clients throughout North America and Europe.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 18, 2022
Tampa karaoke DJ gets pinched for fraudulent crab-fishing business

Robert Humphrey Jr. has been sentenced to 10 years of probation and must pay $412,500 in restitution to the victims of his fraudulent Bahamas-based investment scheme.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 1, 2010
Entrepreneur hopes to find more success

Ken Sanborn, the quintessential entrepreneur, is at it again.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 18, 2021
Realtor heads to Tokyo for Olympic adventure

Leah Secondo has been in sports broadcasting for more than 30 years.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 4, 2020
Delayed invasion: Gasparilla won't set sail until spring

Pirates, rogues and buccaneers will parade in Tampa in late April as organizers postpone the popular festivities.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 25, 2020
Mercury Advisors re-finances Tampa apartment tower

Mercury Advisors and ECI Group's have recapitalized the debt on their 22-story Channel Club apartments.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 20, 2020
Route change for entrepreneurial Grand Prix driver

Race car driver and winemaker Kevin Buckler promoted his new red wine collection in St. Petersburg despite the cancelation of the Firestone Grand Prix.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 7, 2019
Major grocer inks sweet deal with organic stevia sugar alternative maker

Naples-based Pyure Brands to offer stevia product in nearly 1,200 Publix stores.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 17, 2017
Polk County theme park rides growth wave

The newest ride at Legoland Florida Resort lets kids “become the ninja,” with the help of technology that's not found anywhere besides a Legoland park.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • March 3, 2017
Like a bull

University of South Florida's entrepreneurship program has grown into a nationally known business launching pad.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 30, 2011
Queen of Soaps

Entrepreneur Deanna Kelly sells soaps and other bath products by emphasizing their beneficial attributes. She stocks her stores with more than 600 products.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 9, 2025
Giovanni Humphrey, 37

40 Under 40 winner Giovanni Humphrey is CEO of Guerilla Apps.

  • Class of 2025
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 18, 2026
$6.8 billion redevelopment plan gains supporters

In the week's top commercial real estate news, Florida Citizens' rates dropping nearly 10%, a $15 million renovation finishes in Naples, and a church buys a former radio station property in Tampa.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 5, 2021
Local brands hope to score big wins in signing college athletes

NCAA rule change opens floodgates for businesses — but vague and varying details of the regulations could pose issues.

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 13, 2009
Let's not give judges more power; kill HB 1121

In whom would you trust the handling of money more — the state judiciary or county clerks (who also serve as county comptrollers and county auditors)?

  • Opinion
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 20, 2023
$564M homebuilder sets its sights on new counties, multifamily market

Homes by WestBay, in following a pattern since it was founded more than a decade ago, makes some bold moves to stay ahead of trends — and grab more market share.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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