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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 27, 2021
Music star turned entrepreneur brings boutique clothing store to area

Kittenish, developed by Jessie James Decker, is set to open in South Tampa’s Hyde Park Village retail district.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 2, 2020
Advertising firm goes wild with new contract

ZooTampa at Lowry Park has selected Paradise Advertising & Marketing Inc., based in St. Petersburg, Florida, as its agency of record.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 16, 2020
National coronavirus charity program launches area chapter

Frontline Foods now has 34 chapters.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 3, 2022
Construction begins on Tiger Woods' golf venue

As one begins in Tampa, another nears completion in Sarasota. That location is expected to bring 70 jobs to the area.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 23, 2024
Sarasota ice cream shop gets new owners

Roger and Wendy Shenk purchased Main Street Creamery after managing the shop for the past two years.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 11, 2021
Prominent luxury beach hotel plans major renovation project

The renovation at the Ritz-Carlton Naples, beginning in May, will add new suites and a lounge and redesign interiors at the five-diamond resort.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 25, 2010
Gulf Coast Week: June 25 - July 1

Regional business news at a glance.

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • September 21, 2018
Bay to bay: West Coast exec transitions to Gulf Coast

In January, Atlanta-based SunTrust Bank appointed a new president of its Tampa and southwest Florida markets. Tim Schar, 48, comes to SunTrust from San Francisco-based Apple Pie Capital, a financier for franchise businesses.

  • Finance
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • February 10, 2022
Creative license: Insurtech startup brings fresh perspectives to market

St. Petersburg, Florida-based Kin Insurance is a lean, tech-driven industry disruptor. Throw some ‘Florida Man’ hijinks into the mix and anything’s possible.

  • Insurance
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • December 12, 2023
New College, Sarasota-Bradenton airport agree on $11.5M land deal

New College of Florida's East Campus sits on land it leases from Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. The lease is set to expire in 2056.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 15, 2017
Dream Team

The banking sector is on the cusp of a significant shift, led mostly by technology. How can it survive, and thrive?

  • Finance
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 9, 2008
Transition Time

Dave Cole leads the North American division for a company in Pinellas Park that makes coatings for eyeglass lensesthat transform them from clear to shaded in the sun.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 29, 2011
Fantastic Finds

Jesse White built a successful retail business by selling lots of stuff others might call junk. To White, though, the store is 'like a dream.'

  • Strategies
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  • By Stephanie Shreve |
  • March 3, 2022
Growing your business — even as supply chain crisis lingers

While supplies are down, communication — with customers, vendors and more — is going to have to go up.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • October 25, 2018
Jacqueline Darna, 33

Founder and CEO, NoMo Nausea

  • Class of 2018
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 27, 2017
The Scoop

A fast-acting, resolute couple launched a business with next to no experience. They quickly learned a key business lesson: stay nimble.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 1, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

PIE in the sky: It's not easy being Noah Lagos.Analyst: BB&T not for sale: BB&T Corp. is bringing its annual meeting to St. Petersburg. Will the North Carolina bank be booking the honeymoon suite at the Vinoy?One hot ticket: Don't wait too long or you just might not be able to buy a ticket to the annual George E. Edgecomb Bar Association's 22nd annual scholarship banquet. Last year, Tampa's association for black lawyers filled every seat in the large conference room at Tampa's Hyatt Hotel.Walbolt re-elected chair: For the seventh consecutive year, the shareholders at Carlton Fields PA have elected Sylvia Walbolt as chair of the firm's board of directors.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • August 19, 2021
Social worker-turned-entrepreneur relishes counterintuitive strategy

By going filling a gap in a crucial need, Elizabeth Dosoretz — starting well before the pandemic — is building a fast-growing mental health practice.

  • Healthcare
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 18, 2014
Good Business

Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida is the second-largest vending-machine operator in the region. It's the latest venture as it diversifies beyond its traditional retail stores.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 26, 2023
Golf entertainment venue hires 400 as it readies eighth Florida location

Topgolf will now have three locations on the west coast of Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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