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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 1, 2017
Insurance agency named top in state

East and Greenwell Insurance Agency awarded Allstate's Agency Achievement Award.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 5, 2018
Franklin Street promotes Kersting to managing director

Tampa-based commercial real estate brokerage Franklin Street has promoted Tom Kersting, an Aon veteran who had led the company's Insurance Services division, to managing director.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 5, 2014
Always room for more wings

Restaurants are scouting for sites all over Southwest Florida.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 24, 2020
Apex Awards honor region's brokers

Realtors Land Institute awards recognize top land-focused brokers nationwide, including six from the Gulf Coast and Central Florida

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Steiner |
  • November 10, 2017
Stay on Course

A GE Aviation plant tucked away in Pinellas County has gone high-tech with its latest products to help pilots navigate better.

  • Manufacturing
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 23, 2015
Commercial Real Estate Profile: Steven Kossoff | Meridian Development Group, Tampa

Some people doubted Steve Kossoff and his then 5-year-old company, Meridian Development Group, could pull off the Winn Dixie challenge in 2006.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 19, 2014
New focus

Losing a leadership role at a fast-growth company jarred Michael Corley. But he recovered.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • June 27, 2014
Dream Job

Michelle McKenna-Doyle is the NFL's first CIO and first female executive. Now she's bringing her entertainment background to leverage technology to improve the fan experience.

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 6, 2012
If capitalism is to prevail, you need to speak up

Capitalists, Believers in Capitalism, Defenders of Capitalism, it's OK.

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 6, 2012
If capitalism is to prevail, you need to speak up

Capitalists, Believers in Capitalism, Defenders of Capitalism, it's OK.

  • Opinion
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • December 28, 2022
Tesla facility under construction boasts a smooth ride

The facility in Lealman was built on a quick timeline of seven months.

  • Technology
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 10, 2006
Thomson: Tourism Tax Can Cut Two Ways

The tourism tax can help the industry, but also can be dangerous to some tourism businesses.

  • Opinion
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • September 24, 2010
Penny For Your Routes

Land use lawyer David Singer heads the campaign to add another cent to Hillsborough County's sales tax for mass transit. As he sees it, it's a matter of paying now or incurring steeper costs later.

  • Florida
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 6, 2022
Metro Development Group

Prominent developer expects another strong year, but significant threats could slow growth.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • August 25, 2017
Find the Value

Patricia Staebler, with sales on a roll and a six-week backlog of work, is on the verge of a major business tipping point.

  • Strategies
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  • By Ted Carter |
  • September 15, 2017
Stay Awhile

Cape Coral's comeback from the recession continues to present opportunities for entrepreneurs.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 20, 2016
Mini marvel

For something so small, Alexey Gusev and his team of chemists at US Nano have big plans.

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  • February 20, 2015
Corporate report

Builders Exchange recognizes Stephen Sutter with Lifetime Achievement Award; Naples property appraiser named Appraisal Institute chapter president; Hann Powerboats sells two boats to Air Force; Kinderhook Industries' fund buys Clearwater's CSDVRS LLC; Truck It Smart application pre-installed on Rand McNally new trucker tablet; ConnectWise buys ScreenConnect to integrate with LabTech; Former West Point superintendent named university president

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  • March 23, 2007
Costliest Year Yet

From life insurance to workers' comp to property coverage, insurers take risks on their clients. They gamble they'll take in more than they pay out.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • July 7, 2025
Historic, yes; could be better

Credit Speaker Perez and his House colleagues for finally reining in spending. But there are still political gimmicks and pet projects in the budget.

  • Opinion
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