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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 17, 2019
Philanthropist opens wallet for university’s new campus

Tampa philanthropist Kiran Patel has donated $230 million to Nova Southeastern University for the construction of its new Tampa Bay regional campus in Clearwater, Florida.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 17, 2019
Aquarium chooses builder for $130 million project

Willis A. Smith Construction President and CEO David Sessions says project will have 'worldwide recognition because of its cutting-edge design.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 9, 2022
Developers reveal some details on long-awaited $80M mixed-used project

Construction on The Residences at Orange Station in the Edge District planned to start in the fall

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 19, 2018
Capstone emerges as mystery buyer of Sarasota theatre

Capstone Management emerges as the mystery buyer of the Players Centre for Performing Arts in Sarasota, which sold last week for $9.5 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • September 1, 2017
Cool construction

Finish Tower in Sarasota

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • August 21, 2015
How to ... Keep employees (and morale) during rough patches

People remember how they are treated in both the good and the bad times, according to Ryan Toth, Beck Construction's regional director of Florida. The 67-employee company has been through both.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 9, 2025
Bradenton to buy Tropicana land after price drop

Following a year of due diligence and negotiations, the city of Bradenton is set to buy more than 30 acres from Tropicana.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 29, 2024
Entertainment venue and new towers coming to Water Street Tampa

The 56-acre — and growing — mixed-used development just outside downtown Tampa is expanding as the developer looks to lure expanding companies.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • March 7, 2025
$1.2M design contract for Pittsburgh Pirates' Bradenton facility nears approval

A third baseball field, parking lots and renovations are included in the contract before the Bradenton City Council.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 5, 2023
Virginia furniture retailer converting long-empty Tampa Rooms To Go

Basset Furniture bought the store that closed in late 2020 and plans to open its fifth Florida location in the space.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 20, 2009
Commissioner's claims thinning out

State Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty's claims of new capital propping up the property insurance market are again being called out — and this time some powerful people in the state are taking notice.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 12, 2010
Buffett's star pick remains mysterious

Todd Combs, the Sarasota native recently hired by Warren Buffett to manage a large portion of investments at Berkshire Hathaway, has quickly developed an elusive reputation.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 14, 2011
Ford forges forward with Florida spearhead

The counterintuitive decision by Ford Motor Co. executives to reject billions of dollars in federal bailout money in 2009 has paid off in unexpected places.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 24, 2010
Clublink buys WCI golf courses

ClubLink US Corp. purchased eight golf courses and associated facilities in Sun City from WCI Communities for $8.7 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 5, 2013
Blue Rock, Goff Capital buy Westbury at Lake Brandon

The price equated to $106,011 per unit and was $3.25 million less than the apartment last sold for in early 2007.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 2, 2013
Beer man pours on the jokes

Retired Marine Col. John Saputo, a decorated veteran, wags a sharp wit under his tough guy exterior — though it sometimes gets lost in running a $90 million beer distribution business.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 1, 2012
Nothing is flat about local entrepreneur's expansion

Steve Martin's Gulf Coast taco empire continues to grow.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 12, 2012
Chomp to success, one store at a time

Steve Martin keeps opening more Tijuana Flats restaurants on the Gulf Coast, yet the question of why he has launched another business in a recession keeps dogging him.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 11, 2020
Waterfront developer wins awards

BTI Partners takes home honors for its 52-acre, mixed-use Westshore Marina District project in Tampa from USA Property Awards.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 8, 2020
Report: executive women suffer from more self-doubt than men

Imposter Syndrome is real in the C-Suite occupied by women.

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