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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 3, 2014
Word for 2014: Revelation - alarm over the State

Happy New Year. Let's hope it is.

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • March 20, 2025
Developer accused of scare tactics over Mira Mar preservation

The either/or scenario of twin condo towers to provide capital to preserve the historic structure, or a 10-story apartment "box," was continued by the Planning Board until April.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 19, 2022
Recession conundrum reaches deep into the region, with multiplying impact

Between an onslaught of data, inflation, job numbers and more, a solid grasp of what’s known as the dismal science has rarely been more essential to running a business better.

  • Strategies
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 7, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Prestige Builders Buys Citation ClubInvestment group plans Village West condo conversion Two doctors buy Silverstein Institute landRobert Harris Homes buys land for The PaddocksWhole Foods building certified by Green Building Council

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 26, 2005
Top 30 Deals

Here's a sampling of some of the biggest real estate deals of the year - from Tampa Bay to Naples.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 29, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

LWR Communities gears up for Lake ClubBeach City Market, Grille sold, available for leaseSarasota County buys about 500 acresSecond PurchaseWCI buys land for Bradenton development

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Yacht dealer acquires site for showroomPort Charlotte group pays $55 a foot for Paulson flexFormer owners reassume Lehigh industrial park landThomas Ranch developer trades with countyLongboat Key resident buys former Starfish MotelRainmaker Trading Co. buys two Venice storesTwo office buildings sell for $19.25 millionGrocery chain Aldi buys land for Plant City storeTwo investment groups buy B-of-A buildings

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 1, 2008
Thomson: Review & Comment

A Time storysaying Florida is over does not fit with all the facts.

  • Opinion
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 12, 2021
Relinquishing a CEO role can be hard — yet rewarding

Entrepreneurs often struggle with knowing how, and when, to leave a company they started. A pair of dynamic leaders who recently did it reveal their secrets.

  • Leadership
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 14, 2022
‘Be Better’

The 2022 class of 40 under 40 winners chases dreams with vigor and is dedicated to constant improvement.

  • Class of 2022
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 10, 2006
Making their own mark

One investor finds the Gulf Coast an inviting place to do business despite the rise in property insurance premiums. All those cars on the road mean customers for merchants creating demand for commercial space.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 19, 2007
Walsh: Talk about an insurance disaster

Our new governor and speaker just want to be liked. Their prescription: 'make,' 'mandate,' 'require.' And this will help?

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 9, 2007
Corporate Report

Compress Technologies works with Haitian broadcastingElder Automotive buys Tampa's Saab dealershipDiamondhead, Trump end development discussionsNeoMedia Technologies links users at Mexico tennis matchRaymond James Financial division tops national brokerage survey Nicholas Financial opens new officesNeoGenomics ready to open California LAB

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 23, 2007
Earning the American Dream

EMSI outsources its medical device manufacturing to India, China and Taiwan. Its founder and CEO started with more faith, persistence and determination than capital.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 14, 2007
Corporate Report

Evolution Underwriting buys agencyAdministrative Concepts promotes new CEOIOWorld Media grows Internet radio service

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2007
Corporate Report

Amscot hits 150 stores, CEO plans to continue to growMichigan's Wireless Toyz buys Beepers 'N PhonesGeneral Dynamics Ordnance gets contract for target practice ammoTaylor Woodrow merges Towers, starts new acquisitions strategy Bank of Florida Corp. closer to Old Florida acquisitionPilger made Mathews CFONicholas Financial bumps credit line $10 million

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 11, 2007
The Real Numbers

The Naples Area Board of Realtors wants to change the way existing-home sales are reported statewide. The group faces an uphill battle in light of the residential downturn.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 5, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Alex Gutierrez builds spec Euro-Tech facilityKeenan Development buys land for Keiser building twin City commission approvesThirteen Fifty MainBrooke Chase Associates relocates to Second Street

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 1, 2005
Out on a Limb

Marketing institutional-grade properties to high net-worth investors is tricky business. The Tampa office of CB Richard Ellis has found a way to do it.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 7, 2006
Structured Success

John Jackson gave the Earthworks Land Development the organizational shakeup it needed to survive by using military-style leadership techniques. Now it's time to grow.

  • Entrepreneurs
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