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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 20, 2016
College displays patent power

License and option agreements are also up at USF.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 9, 2016
Like a boss

Women-owned financial advisory firms outdo firms owned primarily by men in operating margin and median revenue per staff, among other key metrics, according to a new Investment News report.

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  • January 27, 2017
Kick down the door

In a move Masonite International executives call a transformation of the company, the Tampa door manufacturer is rebranding its marketing with a tagline of “Open to extraordinary.”

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  • May 26, 2017
A better brand

A global business education organization sees an opportunity for an evolution.

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  • August 7, 2017
Architecture firm names three new principals

Wannemacher Jensen Architects recently is also celebrating its 25th anniversary.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 26, 2018
Urban Style Flats trades for $46.25 million

Urban Style Flats, a 481-unit St. Petersburg apartment project, has been sold to a New York joint venture for $46.25 million, Pinellas County property records show.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 9, 2014
Bradenton Smoothie King owners earn crown

The Cotrone family picks up Franchisee of the Year honors.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 17, 2014
PODS buying largest franchisee

Clearwater-based PODS Enterprises Inc. purchased the assets of Storage Mobility LLC, which is active in 21 markets.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 21, 2014
Living Waters Community Church buys, renovating former Albertsons

The price equated to $67 per square foot.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 12, 2014
Sarasota Polo Club reins in new leader

Tom Hughes has been involved in the sport for 50 years.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 4, 2013
UT creating new Entrepreneurship Center building

The university is constructing a seven-story building with space for parking, classrooms and a safety center.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • December 4, 2013
Infrared window firm plans 25 hires, expansion

Manatee County-based IRISS has outgrown a facility it opened earlier this year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 9, 2016
Manufacturer aims to crack commercial market in $2M deal

Venice-based PGT Inc. also formed a new subsidiary.

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  • September 30, 2016
Attention, shoppers

Don't mess with Wal-Mart.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 7, 2016
Biter reviving apartments plan

More than 1,400 new apartments are slated to come online in downtown Sarasota during the next year or so, an explosion of product in a city of roughly 55,000 made possible by macro trends and the city's adoption of a residential overlay district that granted density bonuses to developers.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 20, 2014
Naples home prices rise 10%

The median price of an existing single-family home in Naples rose 10% in September as the inventory continued to drop.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • November 21, 2014
Icahn backs new Hertz CEO

Activist investor Carl Icahn says the new CEO of Hertz has experience turning around struggling companies.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • July 30, 2015
Bed maker will open new Pasco plant

Leggett & Platt expects to create nearly 125 jobs when it takes over 80,000 square feet of space in Spring Hill.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • August 13, 2024
Breeze adds Connecticut flights to Sarasota, Fort Myers

Breeze Airways is adding routes to southwest Florida from New Haven, Connecticut.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • May 1, 2025
Postwar St. Petersburg hotel gets new look with renovations

Skybeach Resort, a two-story hotel with Old Florida charm on the waterfront just off the Skyway Bridge in Pinellas County, recently completed a series of renovations.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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