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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 17, 2007
LEONARD: Web 2.0 is us

The trick to understanding the phenomena of 'Web 2.0' is realizing how amorphous it is, and taming it.

  • Opinion
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 9, 2024
50-year-old Pinellas County health care group closing, cutting 245 jobs

Florida Blue-affiliated Diagnostic Clinic Medical Group has notified the state, patients and employees that it is closing its three offices and will cease operations.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 3, 2015
Credit union gets OK to buy lender

Government regulators approved Achieva Credit Union's $23 million acquisition of Calusa Bank, marking the first time a credit union has acquired a bank in Florida.

  • News
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • April 29, 2011
Government Digest: Apr. 29

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 24, 2014
BB&T Insurance promotes local exec

John Laurie oversees 26 insurance brokers in the Bradenton-Sarasota market.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Alex Walsh |
  • September 24, 2009
Inventing a Market

Triad Digital Media is thriving off of its novel approach to online advertising. By placing ads on websites where people already plan to spend money, Triad's clients get a dramatically higher return on their advertising investment.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • February 22, 2024
Door manufacturer consolidates headquarters in Ybor City

Masonite signed a long-term lease for the former Kforce building in Ybor City, moving its two corporate offices under one roof.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 27, 2024
Holmes Beach businesses in recovery after car crashes

The storefronts are boarded up across the street from one another along a busy stretch of Marina Drive.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • September 26, 2025
Longboat hotel reopens nearly a year after storm

Owners Harold and Christine Cullison reopened Sandpiper Inn after working hard to rebuild from hurricanes Helene and Milton.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 12, 2012
Investor Protectors

The financial crisis exposed many problems in the industry, and Naples law firm Vernon Healy has benefited.

  • Law
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 21, 2005
Who's Coming to Dinner

The who's who of the National Restaurant Association will soon hit Sarasota.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 16, 2013
Boca Raton developer buys, restarting Portofino Springs Townhomes

The price equated to $394,832 per acre.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 24, 2022
47-year-old Sarasota apartment complex sells for more than $260,000 per unit

A local investor has bought Parkside East and will give it “numerous updates and enhancements.”

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 1, 2019
New York firm buys Highwoods Preserve building in Tampa

Strategic Office Partners' purchase of the Highwoods Preserve I building in Tampa from Highwoods Realty is anchored by Syniverse Technologies.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2018
Real estate website ranks top housing market to watch

A recent report highlights the North Port area as a housing market to watch.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 29, 2016
Computer bugs proliferate

Tampa can claim a No. 1 ranking that won't come up in a chamber of commerce press release: Most malware infection rates among the 150 largest cities in the country.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 25, 2010
Central Park Realty buys 39 condos

The Sarasota-based residential and commercial real estate firm Central Park Realty Corp. purchased 26 units in the Pinecrest Arms condominium and 13 units in Beneva Village for a total of $2.04 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 6, 2011
Miami contractors buy, developing Bella Casa

A Miami company purchased 26 completed units and another 120 partially developed units in the Bella Casa condominium development for $2.4 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 1, 2016
No rules, just big

Healthy eating, smaller portions and superfoods have been all the rage in the restaurant sector for a few years. Gluten-free and locally grown products top the trend lines, too.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 25, 2019
TPA Group is both far away and close by

Atlanta-based TPA Group has several large-scale developments underway along the Gulf Coast, including a new corporate campus for Gartner Inc. in Fort Myers.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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