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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 4, 2008
Cover Update: Message in a bottle

Gas prices rose and home sales fell in 2007. People were watching their dollars more. But that didn't discourage Michael Probst from continuing to expand Cork & Olive or change the business model for the Tampa-based, service-oriented retail wine chain.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 23, 2006
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  • October 23, 2008
Organic growth

The biggest challenge for Mindshare Technology has been taking on only as much business as it can handle by offering custom software for companies.

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  • November 20, 2008
Brand New Brand

An almost 10-year-old company rethinks itscustomer image during tough economic times.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 14, 2011
Link Up

Facebook and Twitter grab the social media headlines. But an entrepreneur in the recession trenches contends there's a better outlet for executives.

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  • July 1, 2010
Beyond Numbers

40 UNDER 40 WINNER: Meredith Zdon, 34, St. Petersburg

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • December 29, 2024
Hyatt Regency Sarasota to be demolished in 2025 for mixed-use development

The current hotel will be razed and two towers built in its place on Boulevard of the Arts.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 19, 2026
Fort Myers Beach cottages being rebuilt, will start at $2.6M

Construction has begun on the site of the Cottages of Paradise Point. The new homes will meet new resiliency standards and will be sold rather than rented.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 13, 2023
Largo industrial site sells for $9.75 million

The property on Enterprise Boulevard was bought by a pair of New Jersey investments firms in expansion mode.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 1, 2022
Development group allows first responders to train on land in Naples

Seagate Development is offering Collier County fire and police the use of land for training exercises.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 8, 2022
Sarasota IT firm expands through new majority investment

The move was in line with Four Winds Technology Group's strategic growth plan, which includes acquiring technology companies.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • June 14, 2022
Boca Raton Wi-Fi firm expands to Southwest Florida

Madgig Networks handles Wi-Fi services for a variety of buildings.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 21, 2022
National logistics company leases almost 350,000 square feet of industrial space in Lakeland

The Massachusetts distribution company took space at the Key Logistics Center just off of I-4 in Polk County.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • October 10, 2022
Home at last: 150 pets returned home after hurricane

The Lost Pet Services has been searching for lost pets throughout Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • January 9, 2023
Parrish community slated to bring over 4,600 residences

The master-planned community will occupy more than 1,900 acres.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 1, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Miami investment group buys 362 rental apartments

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  • January 22, 2010
The 12 days of bureaucrats' haze

Hillsborough County's planning and growth management department prides itself as being “the County's full service community development department that conducts planning, zoning, development review, permitting and inspections services.”

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  • December 23, 2009
Pet Supermarket buys Rex A.V. store

Sunrise-based pet-supply retailer Pet Supermarket Inc. purchased a 12,040-square-foot former Rex Audio Video and Appliances store on U.S. 41 for $1.3 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • December 3, 2009
Highwoods Properties buys Westshore offices

Raleigh, N.C.-based Highwoods Properties purchased a 219,815-square-foot, 10-story office building in Westshore for $22.25 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 3, 2009
Hayes buys MLK building

Nashville-based Hayes Pipe Supply purchased three buildings, totaling 12,731 square feet, on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near Clewis Avenue for $1.21 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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