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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 23, 2020
Barbecue business opens amid pandemic, builds following

Pinecraft Barbecue, selling and renting a range of grills and smokers, has opened just in time for summer barbecues.

  • News
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 12, 2023
Target to open 1480,000-square-foot Pasco store, timing unknown

The Minnesota retailer will open on 16 acres in Wesley Chapel shopping center.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 9, 2007
Corporate Report

Romark announces new drug testSun Hydraulics buys stake in California companyOdyssey Marine Exploration in National Treasure campaignBlood Bank Cryo-Cell collects menstrual stem cellsVerizon opens Tampa Fiber Solutions Center

  • Industries
  • By Lorenzo Fernandez | Trusts and Estates Attorney, Williams Parker |
  • July 25, 2024
Secure Your Legacy: The Importance of Having a Last Will and Testament

Selecting the right individual(s) or entity to settle the affairs of the decedent is fundamental to the successful settlement of an estate.

  • Williams Parker
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  • By Liz Ramos |
  • January 5, 2024
Lakewood Ranch remains best-selling multigenerational community in US

Lakewood Ranch keeps its standing as No. 1 for the sixth consecutive year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 30, 2016
2016 Top Deals | Tampa

The top Tampa Bay commercial real estate sales of 2016 stand in stark contrast to those of the prior year, and reversed a trend toward investors buying downtown trophy properties.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 11, 2013
Walter Investment buys rights to $30 billion portfolio

The Tampa-based company agreed to acquire the mortgage-servicing rights for a large pool of Fannie Mae-backed loans.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 1, 2021
Medical supply giant to close area facility, lay off more than 500 people

Stryker is shutting down its Lakeland production facility, will begin layoffs Dec. 31

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 9, 2023
Commercial real estate off to a fast start across the region

A surge of deals at the end of 2022 was met by another flurry of deals to kick off 2023.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 2, 2022
Owners negotiating to sell Hyatt Regency in downtown Sarasota

A Tampa doctor confirms that the waterfront property is for sale, with talks ongoing with more than one potential buyer.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 12, 2006
Coffee Talk

Nervous Nellies make an appearacneHow to buy a piece of Babcock RanchA better yearfor Suncoast CEOStill Red HotChow downDagwood's dream comes to life

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 15, 2019
Benderson Development makes second St. Armands acquisition

Benderson Development Group has purchased a St. Armands Circle building for the second time in four months. This time the company spent $6.95 million to buy the building housing the Crab & Fin seafood restaurant, Tilden Ross Jewelers and Better Homes & Ga

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 15, 2021
Lone Star buys Discovery Village portfolio

Acquisition of a handful of senior living properties around the Gulf Coast by Lone Star Funds is part of a larger disposition by Healthpeak Properties

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 15, 2012
Game On

Sam Vrinios is a decidedly unordinary teenager. For one, his business is approaching $500,000 in total sales — and he's only 15.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 4, 2013
Save Up

An ultra-crowded industry didn't scare off Gerrid Smith. He aims to translate bravery — and a charity-focused business model — into success.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2014
Charles 'Chas' Bruck, 31

Principal, SoHo Capital

  • Class of 2014
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 27, 2022
The David and Jerri Hoffmann story: From no hot water to 2,000 employees

Couple were keynote speakers at 2022 NextGen Speaker Series kickoff event.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 11, 2014
Taylor Morrison, Fiddler Creek partner on 1,000-home Oyster Harbor

Fiddler's Creek in Naples has announced it entered into a joint venture with national homebuilder Taylor Morrison Home Corp. for the development of the new 1,000-home residential community, Oyster Harbor.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 10, 2012
Like it or not, privacy matters to some shoppers

The more potentially embarrassing the product, the less likely people are to buy it if it comes with a social media icon.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 6, 2013
Resident Techie: Chromecast: Good, but needs some polish

Last night I had a magical moment from one of the most seemingly mundane pieces of modern technology. Google's Chromecast isn't the first media streamer and, at the moment, it likely isn't even the best. But there's something special there and it goes way beyond the obvious.

  • News
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