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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Technical high school construction completeLandmark Residential buys Colony At El ConquistadorU.S. Postal Servicesbuys land for McIntosh annex Myakka City cattle rancherbuys additional 220 acresCounty micro surfacingeight-neighborhood roadsCharles & Chase Groupstarts Regency House phase twoPunta Gorda Lodging buys Hilton landBrookwood Value Partnersbuys Bella Vida home lotsNaples investor buysJPMorgan Chase building Rollin' Oats owners buy Nature's Harvest storeSchool District of Pasco Countybuys Handcart property Kissimmee area Patel familybuys Tarpon Springs innTower Realty Partners Inc.to lease Tampa office building

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 8, 2008
Corporate Report

3M Health Care, Greystoneforge second agreement Chico's June sales down 5%,comparables also lowerGeoPharma distribution dealexpanded to Southeast AsiaBrown & Brown subsidiarymakes two company purchasesBeall's picks Dallas firm forcredit card, other servicesWalter Industries to open mine,doubles quarterly dividend

  • Industries
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 13, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Cobalt Capital acquires light industrial propertyChicago company buys Carrollwood Cove ApartmentsOffice Depot site sells for $133 a square footBlume Brothers Swap Largo warehouse property

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 11, 2008
Geriatric Shift

An established Gulf Coast home health care company is trying to avoid complacency - and embrace growth - by combining technology with elder care.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 15, 2011
Everywhere Fast

With social networking sites mushrooming on the Internet, tech entrepreneur Aaron Shepherd helps small businesses manage it all from one place.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 15, 2012
Corporate Report: June 15

Burger 21 expands, Brown & Brown promotes, Tech Data wins an award and Yippy buys a Canadian web company.

  • Strategies
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 17, 2025
Florida among top states for franchise growth in 2025: Report

Florida is expected to exceed 66,000 franchises — which will generate more than $73 billion — in 2025, according to a new study from the International Franchise Association.

  • Florida
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 10, 2025
Sarasota law firm secures $1M wrongful termination award

Shumaker represented a financial advisor who was found to have been unjustifiably fired by UBS Financial Services.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • May 20, 2016
Freeze frame

Christie Frankenstein came up with an idea for a genuine new product. Now she has to manage the growth.

  • Strategies
  • By Amanda Postma |
  • June 30, 2023
Private aviation club denies allegations that firm’s fleet has been grounded

The company faces allegations on several fronts.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 20, 2007
Lou Lasday:Work your brand in tough times

In lean times, marketing may propel you far ahead of your competition.

  • Opinion
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 8, 2007
Lou Lasday: Can't manage if can't measure

Corporate quantification isn't just batches of dull numbers, it's measurement for decisions and your corporate future.

  • Opinion
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 18, 2005
Legal Briefs (Tampa edition)

Marcia Cohen scales back law practice; bound for ParisPartners at Newman Levine & Metzler dissolve practiceJudge admonishes attorneys over failure to file by e-mailHolland & Knight reinforces private wealth services practiceCarlton Fields wins award at marketing conference

  • Law
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2008
TO WATCH (Tampa Bay): Arnie Bellini

Arnie Bellini appeared to be set. He had his MBA and CPA and a solid job as an IT consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers. But when the first personal computers came out, he had a vision: They would remake the way business was done. And, companies needed someone to maintain them and their networks.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 10, 2009
Commercial Real Estate Tampa Bay

Work begins on Meres Town Center

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 29, 2004
Free Press (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: University Park Country Club CafE renovated, expandedISP expands coverage by 30%Home to be given away to Manatee County family New training program for the boating started

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 22, 2003
Newsmakers

Dick Risner is a new superintendent at J.L. Wallace Inc., a Fort Myers-based general contracting company.

  • Strategies
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 24, 2003
Free Press

This week's items: Tampa Bay Technology Forum to hold annual dinner meeting Aclarian Mortgage starting Lakewood Ranch branch Suzuki of Sarasota wins new dealer awardPiano Distributors top Yamaha dealer

  • News
  • By Alex Walsh |
  • November 5, 2009
Preventive Care

It seems like common sense. The point of hiring an IT expert is to save money on technology costs. But according to Terry Hedden, that's not always how it works. He says it all comes down to incentives, and that his company has the right ones in place.

  • Strategies
  • By Jay Brady |
  • December 17, 2009
Government Digest 12/18/09

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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