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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 19, 2018
Bed rest

Airbnb hosts catering to tourist reap mega millions in earnings.

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  • October 17, 2014
Nine Tampa office buildings sold for $49 million

Boca Raton's IP Capital Partners acquired the nine Parkway Properties office buildings in Tampa with plans to improve and stabilize them.

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  • August 21, 2015
Mover makes sun splash

Solar power remains an expensive proposition for commercial building owners, but Jim Henderson says he's confident in the payback.

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  • March 8, 2025
Polk County’s SouthState completes $457 million sale of branches

The Winter Haven bank sold the branches in six states to a New York investor but is leasing them back.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 4, 2026
Rock star sells Sarasota estate for $7.5 million

The property near the north bridge to Siesta Key was owned by Stu Cook, the bassist for Creedence Clearwater Revival.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 20, 2020
Area company launches trading card grading division

CGC Trading Cards grades trading cards on a 10-point scale similar to the one used by CGC to grade comic books and other collectibles.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • December 24, 2024
Largest commercial transactions in the region per county surpass $1B

Five of the nine largest deals in 2024 in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk and Sarasota counties involved multifamily properties.

  • Transactions
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 18, 2011
Borrowed Time

The $3.6 billion deficit in the state budget is a pittance compared to the insurance disaster taxpayers will face when a major hurricane strikes. Eli Lehrer of the James Madison Institutes outlines steps lawmakers should take this session to avoid a crisis that could be worse than a hurricane.

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  • May 2, 2010
Optimism, hiring up slightly?

Small business owners are starting to feel better, a national survey suggests.

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  • September 7, 2012
North Port ranks as most affordable

Everybody loves rankings, especially the good-news ones.

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  • October 14, 2022
Ken Hargreaves, 37

WealthGen Advisors, president

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 7, 2018
Butcher passionate about perfection takes on meaty challenge

The beef is from the Revier Cattle Co. in Minnesota, nationally known for selling Black Angus beef to high-end restaurants. The chicken and pork, too, are single-sourced from top vendors. Cheeses and olive oils are also sourced to top companies, says Hane

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  • March 28, 2005
Snapshot of a Dream Job

After starting on the other side of the camera, Peter Turo, president of Photo-Tech Inc., turned his job into a 25-year career and a growing $6 million company.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 17, 2022
Bravo TV star, yacht captain muses on leadership principles at sea

Lee Rosbach whittles down good leadership to being a person of high honor and integrity. Without that, he says, you're sunk.

  • Leadership
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • July 16, 2022
Local artist shines light on business in the industry

Free-spirited artist Chad Mize doesn't have a background in business. But after a 20-year freelance career, he's learned a few things.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 16, 2011
Tax Watch

Lee County hoteliers are worried that politicians are eyeing the bed tax they collect for uses that won't directly benefit the tourism industry. Case in point: Some of that money recently paid for questionable water-quality studies.

  • Florida
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 11, 2015
Veggie delight

Tomato giant Lipman has diversified its operations across North and Central America. Growing organic vegetables is a big challenge.

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  • September 11, 2015
Cold storage planned for Tampa port

An Orlando business is scheduled to start operating the first cold storage logistics facility in recent history for Port Tampa Bay next year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 17, 2013
Ghost buster

The son of Cuban immigrants, Carlos Beruff overcame a poor childhood to find long-term success in homebuilding. Annual sales, near $60 million, are at an all-time high.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 21, 2016
Big swing

There's a subtle but powerful business lesson in the early days of a nonprofit's bold plan to bring a national museum to the region.

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