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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 12, 2018
Executive Diversions

Who's doing what for fun?

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  • August 17, 2012
Corporate Report: August 17

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • September 11, 2020
CBD maker eschews quick and easy path to profits

Tampa, Florida-based CBD maker Summitt Labs takes a rigorous approach to manufacturing and marketing. The high standards, it hopes, will set it apart from competitors.

  • Strategies
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • June 28, 2019
Sports agent once called 'female Jerry Maguire' offers acute business advice

Among the pieces of Molly Fletcher's advice: Don’t be afraid to fire difficult clients.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 22, 2019
Restaurant giant, boosted by delivery, embarks on renovation project

Staying relevant in a sea of competition, changing tastes and other obstacles is a prime challenge for one of the biggest restaurant companies in the region.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 13, 2017
Brad Fuller, 38

CEO, Lightspeed Voice

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 20, 2017
Strategic Pivot

Boston-based Farley White Interests has targeted the Gulf Coast as its primary market for acquisitions outside of New England.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2015
Kelly Davis, 37

Attorney, partner, Quarles & Brady

  • Class of 2015
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • March 14, 2024
British retailer wins repeat business with customer-first strategy

Entrepreneur Carole Lannon loves Tampa Bay, and she loves her native England. Now she combines both with a thriving business, London Pride.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 25, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

Candy Swick buys Main Street officeAmSouth Bank buys Grand Pavilion landCasto buys North River Shopping CenterCorvus International acquires two Riviera Dunes piecesRealco Florida buys part of Main StreetDF2 Racing comes out of retirementSandcastles of Sarasota buys Alley CatsPrestige Builders buys Camden at Palmer RanchLancer Group plans Tamiami condos

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 20, 2022
First home in new affordable housing project in Tampa completed

The city program awarded lots to developers who agreed to build affordable housing for local residents.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 5, 2005
Thomas Sowell: The Lure of the Free Lunch

I first became aware of the law of gravity as a child when I pedalled by tricycle off the porch and crashed into the yard. Gravity was of course operating all along, whether I was aware of it or not.

  • Opinion
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  • June 27, 2008
Innovation through Collaboration

Marketing collaboration creates opportunities to share resources and explode your profits.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 17, 2020
Market Spotlight | Tampa Bay retail

COVID-19 pandemic has yet to erode the momentum the retail sector in Tampa Bay has experienced in recent years, but a reckoning could be in the offing.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • June 15, 2020
Barnes & Noble opens new store in area

At all stores, including the new store in Sarasota, Barnes & Noble has several safety precautions in place.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Michael Hinman |
  • July 3, 2015
Custom made

The head of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection got his start at St. Petersburg College.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 11, 2005
After the Breakup

Three prominent plaintiffs' law firms reorganize and form new firms.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 29, 2005
Q&A with Laura Spencer

The Gulf Coast Business Review sits down with the new COO of Tervis Tumbler.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 4, 2020
SPP taps Cushman for Water Street offices

Brokerage firm Cushman & Wakefield will lease and manage 1001 Water St. and the planned 400 Channelside Drive in the Water Street Tampa development.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 16, 2016
Got skills

Ross Edlund has taken the slow and steady approach to growth with his comfort food restaurant chain. That strategy is about to change.

  • Entrepreneurs
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