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  • By Dan Ping |
  • June 17, 2011
Shady Business

Florida Shade Co.'s plan to build shade structures in the Sunshine State is paying dividends. Now the owner sets his sights on positioning his firm for long-term growth.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 27, 2012
A Dry Idea

The entrepreneurial culture of 3M Corp. lives on through its retirees. Paul Johansen is an alumnus of that corporation and he hasn't let retirement get in the way of creating a new product.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 17, 2020
Gimme Shelter: Global rock star’s girlfriend buys $2M home in area

Melanie Hamrick, girlfriend of Mick Jagger, has bought a home in The Lake Club.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • September 8, 2017
Same Page

A pair of paper-based companies discovers a niche in a marketing world dominated by digital.

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  • October 13, 2017
Carla Trombly, 36

Senior VP, retail sales director, Florida Community Bank

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 26, 2017
See the wizard

Land O' Lakes firm hopes its new algorithm will provide easily accessible valuations for commercial building owners.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • June 5, 2014
Designing Doom

Jay Kamhi works with a famous toy designer to bring their cute and creepy baby dolls to market. With a potential movie or television deal, the duo believes Vamplets will make it big.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2014
Heather Doyle, 39

Assistant State Attorney, Division Chief for the State Attorney’s Office for the 12th Judicial Circuit

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 18, 2025
Report: Rays in advanced talks to sell to Jacksonville homebuilder for $1.7 billion

The team confirmed Wednesday that it had "commenced exclusive discussions" with potential buyers.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 13, 2012
ELECTION 2012: State Attorney 12th Circuit

Long-time local prosecutor Ed Brodsky is facing one-time prosecutor Peter Lombardo to be State Attorney for the 12th Circuit.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 9, 2006
Don't need an IT guy?

An intimate gathering of small business owners hears why consultants might be better than the old hope-for-the best theory when it comes to computers.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 14, 2005
Code Breakers Make It Big

From the living room of a Queens apartment to a 110,000-square-foot Class A office building in Pinellas, SCC Soft Computer is moving up. Revenue may exceed $60 million this year.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 16, 2004
No Sale

A recent SEC filing explains why F.N.B. Corp. decided it had to split in two.

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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • February 26, 2024
Tampa company shifts directions, invests millions to find and sell bitcoin

LM Funding has invested, and so far made, millions in mining for bitcoin. It has its sights set on much bigger dividends.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 20, 2006
Lou Lasday: Strategic Segmentation: One Size Doesn't Fit All

Markets need your focus to propel highest profit edge!

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 12, 2019
JLL, HFF becoming "One," implementing new program

Commercial real estate brokerage firm JLL is rolling out a new initiative to boost collaboration as it works to absorb former rival HFF, which it bought for $1.8 billion in early July.

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  • August 30, 2022
Transit authority receives $18M state grant to buy more electric buses

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection funds are from the federal government’s Volkswagen settlement.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 30, 2020
Manufacturer to hire 150 new employees in Florida

All interviews will be conducted via telephone or video conference.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 19, 2018
Manufacturing executive appointed to nonprofit board

All Star Children’s Foundation is building a 5-acre campus in Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • September 3, 2024
Boar's Head faces more lawsuits over listeria-recalled meat

The deli meat company headquartered in Sarasota is being sued for personal injury, wrongful death and other causes after selling meat contaminated with listeria.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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