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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 11, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

Sell community banks: Punk Ziegel & Co. analyst Richard X. Bove is out with his latest take on the economy and how it will affect the business of banking.Second homes as investments: Marvin Rose of Rose Residential Reports read the report as did many who follow national real estate trends.Stating the obvious: Tampa lawyer Tim Corcoran has taken the unusual step of publicly stating the obvious about the current election for the 13th Circuit representative to the Florida Bar Board of Governors.Silence not golden: Gold Bank has hit the publicity jackpot, thanks to a customer and a primetime national television show.Gone fishing: St. Petersburg attorney Greg Hoag needs boats.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 11, 2006
Commercial Real Estate

N.Y., Chicago firms buy Club NaplesBonita Beach Road Facility AcquiredAmSouth Bank buys at Summerlin, Boy ScoutAIMCO pays $118,000 per unit for BaLayeOhio Group plans Laurel centerHoneywell International buys contaminated propertySMH acquires physician office buildingManatee Urology Moving to DowntownNew diagnostic center buys 1250 Tamiami

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2008
TO WATCH (Tampa Bay): Bob Johnston

Bob Johnston's best decision as an entrepreneur is one he admits he would never recommend to his children.The decision: At 21, dropping out of college, marrying his wife and moving from Tallahassee to Tampa to help run a little fondue restaurant business called The Melting Pot in 1985.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 30, 2009
Saw blades buzzing

Adams Group is just one of a dozen firms in the country that can build large-scale casework in public and corporate buildings.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 13, 2015
Jackets required

Celebrities and executives seek out Dominic Lacquaniti's suits, preserving a craft that's disappearing.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 6, 2015
Face time

A Gulf Coast consumer products firm covets a new segment of customers. It requires deft marketing.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 28, 2011
Starry Thoughts

A local commercial real estate firm with a national reach is expanding — quickly. Considering the dismal market, it's quite the counterintuitive move.

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 1, 2018
Tampa Bay Rays acquire soccer club

The Tampa Bay Rays appear to have a deal in place to buy the Tampa Bay Rowdies soccer club from St. Petersburg, Florida, businessman Bill Edwards, and gain control of Al Land Stadium, the Rowdies' waterfront home.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2016
Mason Tush, 34

Co-owner, CB’s Saltwater Outfitters

  • Class of 2016
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 13, 2006
Corporate Report

Look at briefs from Gulf Coast businesses for free.

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 12, 2013
Corporate Report: April 12

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 10, 2019
Industrial developers are going the Last Mile

Spurred on by consumer and retailer demand, industrial developers are focusing on the latest trend in logistics and shipping.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 9, 2023
Construction big job driver across entire region

A just-released study finds that the construction industry is major employer across the Gulf Coast, which tops much of the country with jobs in the field.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 11, 2011
Sock it to Them

A clothing product that has changed little over the years, socks, is ripe for a rebirth. A global company hopes it has the right recipe.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 3, 2020
Expert: No extended downturn for downtown

Urban planning expert David Dixon says companies that prize innovation will want to bring remote workers back into the office, which bodes well for the ongoing transformation of downtown Tampa, Florida.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • February 17, 2022
Meow! Tampa company's cat NFTs valued at $250M

Tampa-based Cool Cats LLC has expanded into the world of 'gamified' NFTs with the launch of Cool Pets.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 1, 2022
Dramatic multifamily rent increases are jarring

Trio of markets in the region are in a cutthroat race for biggest average monthly rent increases in the Southeast.

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  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 14, 2025
Iconic Longboat Key inn closes, property listed for $15.5M

Damaged in 2024's storms, the Wicker Inn Beach Resort resort is for now for sale.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 16, 2025
Chicken tender restaurant makes airport debut at SRQ

A new fast-casual dining option is now open at the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 21, 2025
Lakewood Ranch tech company plans $800M software firm acquisition

Roper Technologies expects the deal with Subsplash to close by the end of July.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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