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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 9, 2023
Developer pays nearly $60 million for St. Pete hotel

A popular event space sold, an office brings nearly $8 million and work starting on affordable housing project top the week's commercial real estate news.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 3, 2009
Her Own Style

A super-sized gamble is paying off for a gutsy entrepreneur who left a six-figure salary to go solo. 'I haven't given up on this economy yet,' she says.

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  • October 29, 2010
Gulf Coast Week: Oct. 29 - Nov. 4

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • June 11, 2010
Magnetic Attraction

Allen Braswell returns to his hometown of Clearwater to establish an eastern presence for his company, Pico-Tesla. Its mission is helping Parkinson's patients through electromagnetic therapy.

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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • April 27, 2010
Road Manager

Randy Strutz brings a varied background to his new role as senior vice president of sales at Quality Distribution Inc. He's not inclined to do the job from behind his new desk.

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  • July 8, 2021
Printing company purchases second press to keep up with demand

Sensing an opportunity to grab more market share — and to keep up with a big push in demand — a printing company makes a nearly $1 million investment in its future.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 28, 2021
Surprising post-pandemic market means growth for law firm

Hot market leads Shumaker to expand its Sarasota real estate and development practice.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 27, 2019
Make a name: Homebuilder's surge led it to branch out with new brand

Riverview, Florida, homebuilder Homes By WestBay launched a foray into the market for more-affordable townhomes in 2019.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • November 16, 2018
Project about Florida in year 2030 reveals pressure points, opportunities ahead

More than 10,000 people participated in town halls and planning sessions for Florida 2030.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 1, 2019
The robots are coming to Florida's west coast — for these jobs

According to a January report from the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institute, four of the top 25 and eight of the top 50 metro area most vulnerable to losing jobs to automation are on or next to Florida’s West Coast. No. 3 is Lakeland-Win

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 15, 2019
Behind fast-track classes, group aims to solve labor shortage

The labor shortage that plagues a variety of fields in the region has met a formidable foe: classes that get workers on the job — quickly.

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  • By Cheryl O'Neill |
  • July 24, 2014
How to increase sales in a competitive market

No matter what industry you are in, what worked well a few years ago isn't good enough today. This is no time for trial and error or order taking; this is the time to sell.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 11, 2023
Despite challenges, money pours into open-air malls

A pair of purchases shows that although lifestyle centers might not be the magic bullet that saves malls, they are worth the investment.

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  • September 9, 2022
Sarasota food bank names new CFO

Michael Ziebell, who had been in the position since 2019, officially retired Sept. 2.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 8, 2022
Southwest Airlines brings residents of Tampa, Kansas, to Tampa for vacation

The all-expenses-paid trip included three nights at the Floridan Hotel and excursions to Busch Gardens, ZooTampa at Lowry Park and other local attractions.

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  • January 23, 2010
Short sales suggest more price drops

There's a lot of important trend numbers to follow in the current residential foreclosure spike, but Peter Murphy, president of Tampa-based Home Encounter, sees one number as most important — 71%.

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  • September 7, 2011
Mompreneur launches baby business

Tampa moms: Amy Lundy feels your pain. The sleepless nights, relentless crying and crippling social isolation are all things she experiences with her 9-month-old.

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  • September 13, 2011
Insurance industry braces for higher rates

Insurance executive Keith Mercier isn't a worrywart, but because his business is all about preparation, he is on the precipice of some serious anxiety these days.

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  • October 19, 2012
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  • April 3, 2020
Area media firm announces layoffs, CEO pay cut

Company’s stock price is down 57% since Feb. 14.

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