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  • By Anita Todd |
  • October 9, 2015
Sunny days

Operators of a $5.5 million plant nursery learned a valuable lesson in the downturn: Downsizing is OK — in everything but customer service.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 22, 2024
St. Pete tag and title firm expands to 15 more states with acquisition

Tag Agency Professionals Inc., a St. Petersburg firm that handles tag and title work for vehicle dealers, has added 15 states to its customer list with the acquisition of a Virginia company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • October 7, 2023
$1 billion SWFL cancer services network begins trading on Nasdaq

The company aims to provide more services and treat more people in a fragmented market.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 10, 2024
Julianna Strout, 38

40 Under 40 winner Julianna Strout is the founder at SRQ Womens Expo.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 15, 2023
Sarasota insurance agent who defrauded seniors out of millions found guilty

A federal jury has convicted the 66-year-old agent of running a scheme that involved "Ponzi-style" payments.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 8, 2014
Flipped Model

Raising capital for a commercial real estate project is a universal obstacle. An energetic young entrepreneur thinks he has a solution.

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 24, 2014
Kids today

An executive less than impressed about the next generation didn't just vent about it. She teamed up with her daughter to solve it.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 7, 2015
Brand Reboot

Sales plummeted in 2011 at Jim Miller's e-commerce business. His solution: Find, then tell everyone, about the why.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 7, 2007
TECO Classic

TECO Energy, the parent company of Tampa Electric, has shed non-core assets and stepped-up employee training to return to its past successful formula.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 2, 2019
Commercial real estate investment sale hold steady and stable in first half of 2019

With nearly $1 billion invested in the Top 10 commercial real estate transactions along the Gulf Coast in the first half of the year, the region is showing little sign of losing interest among investors.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 29, 2023
Area company buys 70-vehicle luxury fleet in St. Louis

The Hoffmann Family of Cos. continues to grow through acquisitions.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 28, 2023
Managing broker hired to lead Sarasota, Fort Myers developments

ERES Cos. announced the team was expanding just eight months after opening its Sarasota location.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 27, 2023
Fort Myers call center opens $21M facility, plans 350 jobs

Pay starts at $16 an hour for positions at Alta Resources.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 7, 2022
St. Pete hospital welcomes new CEO

Sally Seymour, a former executive at HCA Florida Trinity Hospital, will lead HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 4, 2022
Manatee County waives certain building permits for rest of 2022

Commercial and residential damage in the county already exceeds $80 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 5, 2022
Charlotte County airport resumes full service

Punta Gorda Airport will continue serving as a staging area for emergency responders.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 1, 2022
Sanibel resort back in full swing since hurricane

'Tween Waters Island Resort & Spa made the announcement Thursday.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 11, 2023
Fort Myers CPA firm names new managing shareholder

Steven Davis has been with the firm for 22 years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 25, 2005
We Should Strive to be 'Aspirational'

The Manatee County superintendent of schools, Roger Dearing, complained to one of our sister papers, The East County Observer, recently: "Manatee County is going to be so overbuilt and under-serviced, it's not going to be a place to live."

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 15, 2005
Lawyers Host Judicial Pig Roast

More than 300 lawyers, judges and guests attended the Hillsborough County Bar Association's annual Judicial Pig Roast on April 9 at the Stetson University College of Law's Tampa campus.

  • Law
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