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  • By Jay Brady |
  • November 12, 2010
Government Digest: Nov. 12 - Nov. 18

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

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  • November 18, 2010
Corporate Report: Nov. 19 - Nov. 25

The latest news from Kirkland, Russ, Murphy & Tapp P.A., WFLA-TV, and more.

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  • February 22, 2013
Corporate Report: February 22

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • August 10, 2012
Corporate Report: August 10

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • August 17, 2012
Corporate Report: August 17

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 26, 2021
Developer builds successful niche with company HQs

As Southwest Florida’s economy has expanded in recent years, Seagate Development Group has tailored its services to meet the growth.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 7, 2021
Aakash Patel, 37

Tampa, Florida, business consulting expert Aakash Patel needed a big push to launch his own company, but the reward has been more than worth the risk.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 26, 2021
Tropicana Field redevelopment could result in I-175 shift

Proposal to relocate Interstate 175 that impacts neighborhoods has gained traction amid potential federal funding as the Tropicana Field development edges closer. The city intends to select a winning developer for the project in either May or June.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • May 5, 2021
Area college student scores Shark Tank win

University of Tampa's Shirah Benarde now aims to keep competitors at bay.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By CGI Windows & Doors Staff |
  • May 13, 2021
Meet the CGI Windows & Doors Celebrating Strength finalists and vote for the Grand Prize winner!

Meet the CGI Windows & Doors Celebrating Strength finalists and vote for the Grand Prize winner!

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 16, 2021
Strong roots: Credit union exec overcomes steep obstacles

Rocio Smith, Achieva Credit Union’s new market vice president, started her working life as a migrant farmworker. That memory is motivation — and lessons for other executives.

  • Finance
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • November 19, 2020
Area angel investing group evolves, plans for future deals

Bridge Angel Investors has invested in four companies, most recently Knack and Next Big Idea Club.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • January 15, 2021
Medical startup aims for Amazon-like reach

Area physician, first seeing the need in his own practice, creates a software business with a simple, yet significant mission: to make paying for health care a simple, transparent process.

  • Health Care
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 3, 2020
ULI's secret to virtual meetings

Commercial real estate industry group ULI has maintained member interest despite coronavirus pandemic

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 14, 2020
Builder nears $500 million in annual revenue

Stock Development sticks close to a core principle: diversification of revenue streams.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • September 11, 2020
CBD maker eschews quick and easy path to profits

Tampa, Florida-based CBD maker Summitt Labs takes a rigorous approach to manufacturing and marketing. The high standards, it hopes, will set it apart from competitors.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • September 25, 2020
OK Boomer: Lawyer builds niche with a certain demographic

With a strong background in business, an area lawyer has focused his firm on a specific demographic group — baby boomers.

  • Law
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  • By Jay Schlichter |
  • December 6, 2019
Defined exit plan eases transition at $34 million business

Exiting a business after decades building it up requires lots of planning, an entrepreneur recently learned.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • December 20, 2019
Area entrepreneur shifts model, jumps on family entertainment idea

Behind some fast success, big growth opportunities await for Jumpin Fun Inflata Park.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 27, 2019
Top Deals: Sarasota/Manatee

Apartments edged other sectors in top transaction activity in Sarasota and Manatee counties in 2019 as investors clamored to lock in yields, even as overall dollar volume dropped from the year before in absence of a few high-profile deals such as the sale

  • Commercial Real Estate
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