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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 Anita Todd |
  • July 31, 2015
Be excellent

Dean Saunders, who has brokered billions in dollars of real estate sales, is constantly in relentless pursuit of improving things around him.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 1, 2022
Outback Steakhouse co-founder acquires Glory Days Grill restaurants

Bob Basham, a Glory Days franchisee, buys out the brand’s corporate parent and its 22 company-owned eateries.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 21, 2010
Inland American buys Malibu Lakes

Oak Brook, Ill.-based Inland American Real Estate Trust Inc. purchased the 356-unit Malibu Lakes Apartments west of Tarpon Bay Boulevard and east of Interstate 75 for $31.02 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 15, 2019
With acquisition, law firm expands influence in nation’s capital

GrayRobinson buys Washington, D.C.-based lobbying firm Eris Group LLC.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 24, 2014
Vantage Properties buys land for Gulf Coast Town Center outparcels

The price equated to $200,356 per acre.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Lindsay Downey |
  • July 6, 2012
Visual Victory

Home makeovers have a seen a recession-era lift in popularity. A forward-thinking entrepreneur hopes to capitalize on the trend, with technology leading the way.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 13, 2017
W.T. Pearson, 28

Owner and broker, Pearson Commercial Real Estate Services LLC

  • Class of 2017
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2014
Amy Martz, 32

Photographer and Art Director, Self-employed

  • Class of 2014
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 26, 2011
Madison Marquette buys into Mercato, other centers

Washington, D.C.-based Madison Marquette has taken a majority ownership interest in four Naples retail properties, including Mercato, Crossroads Market, Neapolitan Way and Midway Plaza.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 21, 2014
Sarasota home sales hit 10-year record

Total number of closed transactions in the county is the best since April 2004.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 16, 2012
John Wooden's lessons get local treatment

Bradenton-based IMG Academies heads straight to the top for its latest leadership development initiative: John Wooden.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 25, 2012
Binder & Binder partners buy Sarasota Business Center II building

The partners purchased a 24,000-square-foot flex building for $900,000.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 9, 2023
Study: Florida in the bottom half of best states to raise a family

A host of reasons put the state near the bottom of the pack when it comes to being family friendly.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • May 11, 2018
Virtues of loyalty: Marketer rewarded with big growth

Kobie Marketing CEO Bram Hechtkopf discusses how an evolution into brand loyalty is driving big growth for the St. Petersburg-based firm.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 4, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Ethnic study finds home-buying differencesDiscount Auto Parts advancesTougher billing, higher deposits planned for Sarasota?Tooting our horn

  • News
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 2, 2026
Tampa car dealer sentenced for defrauding banks, stealing $470K Rolls-Royce

The dealer's brazen scheme involved falsified loan applications and an attempt to ship the Rolls-Royce to Dubai, court documents say.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 13, 2024
Coca-Cola to close Pinellas County plant, lay off 200 people

The soft drink company is the third manufacturer since Feb. 5 to announce it is closing a local plant and cutting jobs.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 5, 2010
Entrepreneurs buy Venice Holiday House

Two Sarasota entrepreneurs purchased the 167-unit Holiday House hotel in Venice for $1.3 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • November 7, 2024
Lakeland auto group sells pair of Tampa car dealerships

The longtime auto dealer is down to its last two locations in Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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