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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 14, 2014
Corporate Report: Feb. 14

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

  • Strategies
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 22, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Renaissance Vinoy Deal Valued at $44 MillionVenture pays $30 million for assisted-living facilityDeveloper purchases rental properties for $106 millionOpus South closes dealto build luxury condosREIT pays $26 million for east Tampa property

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 28, 2006
FCCI: Healthier, Bigger, Wiser

FCCI's $58 million acquisition of an Indiana insurer came with some costly surprises. But the board has no regrets. It helped transform the company.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 28, 2025
Area's biggest homebuilders to seize opportunities in 2026 after rocky '25

Inflation, tariffs and of course interest rates have dented the homebuilding sector. But, says homebuilder Ian Schmoyer, a "good operator is going to find margin, find a way to get through it."

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 17, 2020
Businessman merges two kinds of green in new bank

Ken LaRoe's latest venture continues his unwavering belief in triple-bottom line banking.

  • Finance
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 13, 2020
Couple's grit, creativity leads to tasty company

Angie and Dan Bastian's secret sauce for a thriving business — and lucrative exit — lies in a underutilized principle: Go forward, with gusto, but without all the answers.

  • Strategies
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 15, 2021
Music Man in the Boardroom

Johnny Crowder balances running a tech start up that offers mental health support and life on the road as frontman of a heavy metal band

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 3, 2026
Looking back to look forward, Palmetto balances past, present and future

The Manatee County city, which is seeing a boom of sorts, is looking to maintain and promote its character while preparing itself for major changes already in the works.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2007
'Best Year Ever'

Rising interest rates boosted income at Bank of Tampa, which had as much as 36% of its deposits in checking accounts in 2006. As for real estate loans, the bank has a lower percentage than other community banks.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 7, 2006
WALSH: Excessive profits? No, we should thank oil companies

People who don't understand how the free market works - i.e. Congress, socialists, protectionists, union organizers, government activists, et al - have become predictably shrilll lately over the retail price of gasoline.

  • Opinion
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 12, 2003
Business Divorce (Tampa edition)

Messy split pits a former Tampa-based law partner against Miami's Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer PA.

  • Law
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Alex Walsh |
  • December 4, 2009
Delivering for clients

All of the business done by Dermazone Solutions utilizes one main technological feature: a patented “nano-sized” nutrient delivery system for skin care products. The company has used that product to significantly expand the firm's scope of work.

  • Industries
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 21, 2011
Gardening Gartner

How Fort Myers landed technology consulting firm Gartner is a lesson in how to recruit companies to the Gulf Coast. Now, the company is doubling its presence here.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 23, 2021
Small Firm, Big Differences

Plaza Advisors has succeeded in selling Gulf Coast retail centers through experience — and a willingness to limit screen time

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Amanda Postma |
  • December 23, 2021
Longtime entrepreneurs dive headfirst into business idea amid pandemic — now it's valued at $12 million

The founders of Bushwacker Spirits were told repeatedly to put off starting the company until after the pandemic had run its course for a year. Good thing they didn't listen.

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 15, 2020
Krystin Olinski, 34

Director, PRESS PR + Marketing

  • Class of 2020
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 9, 2025
Christina Reynolds, 39

40 Under 40 winner Christina Reynolds is founder of ShortStaf.

  • Class of 2025
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 25, 2023
Tampa Bay Rays' top official juggles multiple tasks in building winning team

Brian Auld does a lot of work that doesn't necessarily make the sports, or news, headlines.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 18, 2026
Hillsborough College president says Rays' stadium plan is a big win for all

Kenneth Atwater spoke with the Business Observer about a how proposed deal to build a stadium and mixed-use development on the school's Dale Mabry campus.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 15, 2008
TAMPA: On the brink

While St. Petersburg has blossomed into a downtown living success, Tampa rallies to do the same, but it has to follow a different path

  • Entrepreneurs
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