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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • August 25, 2023
Tampa seeks downtown concierge workers

The city of Tampa is hiring "walking concierges" who don't mind the toasty temperatures.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 27, 2012
Harnessed Power

A Sarasota-based firm spreads the love on its projects. A recent one included work for at least five other Gulf Coast businesses.

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 16, 2018
Coworking spaces spring up in Tampa

Co-working space continues growth spurt.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 22, 2025
Tampa heavy equipment rental property part of $67M portfolio deal

The national real estate investment firm Alterra IOS bought a 12-property portfolio totaling more than 43 acres and 165,000 square feet of warehouse space.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • August 14, 2025
Marriott Vacations Worldwide to cut 136 jobs in Lakeland

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. is laying off 136 employees from its Lakeland office, blaming the cuts on a new operating model

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio and Amanda Postma |
  • May 2, 2022
Car condo business revs up for amenities battle as demand powers expansion

The surging exotic and classic car market has driven into a pressing need across the region: more storage space. Several enterprising developers have gassed up to meet the demand.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 20, 2022
Containerized cargo continues hot streak at local port

SeaPort Manatee recorded a new all-time high of handling well more than half a million short tons of containerized cargo.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 17, 2025
Ringling College president announces retirement plans

Larry Thompson will continue to serve through the 2025-26 academic year, planning to step down in May 2026.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • May 15, 2020
Higher grounds: Coffee company hits its stride as it aims for the top

Raphael and Sarah Perrier, the husband-and-wife team that runs St. Petersburg, Florida-based Kahwa Coffee Roasters, have seen big rewards come from big risks.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 15, 2011
Protect your business from triple-X lookalikes

Your business may be threatened by adult industry doppelgangers starting next year — but there are options to thwart their amorously themed existence.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 29, 2016
Net lease deals keep shining

The market for net-lease commercial real estate deals involving Gulf Coast properties appears to be healthy as ever, based on a series of transactions executed recently by a new Texas-based investment fund.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 22, 2011
Heavenly Hair

When she was just 16, Christa Lemonakis watched her best friend lose all her hair to cancer. She started a company vowing to help cancer patients and others deal with hair loss.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Ted Carter |
  • March 23, 2018
British entrepreneur seeks to win over America with translation software

From a launch in Britain to now Southwest Florida, a tech entrepreneur has high hopes for his unique software firm.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 29, 2007
Coffee Talk

Businesses fight back: We're not bad: The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce is out to prove that businesses, both big ones and small ones, from developers to diamond sellers, aren't the enemy of the good life on the Gulf Coast.Judge advocates secrecy pact: The Spanish government got another step closer to getting long-awaited details of the estimated $500 million in sunken treasure salvaged by Tampa-based deep-sea explorers thisWestshore projects slow down and stop: South West Shore Boulevard has some of the last large tracts of waterfront land in South Tampa available for redevelopment.Company seeks motivation in new name: An entrepreneur's two-year quest to stop a sales slide and focus on a new direction has led to one of the riskiest decisions a company could make: A name change.ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 1, 2010
Florida offers tax amnesty

A new law allows tax delinquencies to be resolved without penalty until Sept. 30.

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  • By Jay Brady |
  • April 22, 2011
Tourism Tug-of-War

Tourism officials say legislative proposals to move Visit Florida back to state control jeopardizes private investment and the $61 billion industry.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 6, 2023
Well-known wine festival draws in nearly $26 million

The Naples Winter Wine Festival set a record in its 23rd year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 19, 2010
Lincare earns $45.5M in profits

The company's performance represents a 26% increase in net income.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 21, 2022
Sarasota man behind $80M Ponzi scheme gets decades in prison

57-year-old convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud and money laundering sentenced to federal prison for “insidious scheme.”

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 6, 2025
Fort Myers land company shutters citrus production, cuts 170 jobs

Alico Inc. is closing its citrus division after more than a decade of declines due to storms and greening.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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