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  • By Steven Benna |
  • February 6, 2023
Top commercial real estate transactions for Jan. 17-23 in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

Three car wash sales, for more than $18 million, highlight this week's transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2008
Game On

A onetime cell phone companyexecutive is trying to exorcise golf's 'hollowpromises,' one lesson at a time.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Tiffany Rucker |
  • September 2, 2021
How to hire a nonprofit CEO in a pandemic

An integral part of the process, says one expert, is to ‘make sure potential candidates can hear the heart of your organization.’

  • Advice
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 26, 2020
Hurts so bad: How will Hertz bankruptcy impact region?

Questions linger after bankruptcy filing.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 9, 2015
Q&A | Clark Toole III

From a single $760,000 deal four decades ago, Clark Toole III has built a real estate career that finds him running Florida operations of the state's most active residential brokerage.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Steven Benna |
  • March 30, 2026
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A $39.5 million Tampa office building sale leads the week in transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 28, 2020
Survey highlights business damage, anxieties about ending shutdown

The topic of when to reopen is a hot one among business owners and executives.

  • News
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 26, 2016
Fringe benefit

One property owner in the middle of Collier County's rural fringe made enough money selling his development rights he took early retirement. It's how the system is supposed to work.

  • Strategies
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • January 16, 2025
$500M restaurant firm's success lies in milkshakes, closing for Super Bowl

The get-to-yes culture at Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, which is growing rapidly in the region, lies in a sweet symbol: a milkshake.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 12, 2023
Stephenie Davis, 37

A friend and mentor pushed a manufacturing CEO to ninja status.

  • Class of 2023
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 10, 2024
Michael Harris, 29

40 Under 40 winner Michael Harris is a senior associate at Halstatt Real Estate Partners.

  • Class of 2024
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 29, 2025
Sarasota golf course acquired, new management company hired

Serenoa Golf Club marks the entry into Florida for golf course management company Pinnacle Golf Properties.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Tim Cartwright |
  • December 2, 2022
5 things startups need to do to woo investors

The list includes focused management and a meaningful difference from the competition.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 1, 2012
A real estate Black Friday

Lower prices, combined with new market confidence are causing a bounce in retail interest.

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 5, 2017
Menu Mavens

Small changes to menu prices can cause big problems. One company, by getting in the middle of that stress, has built a thriving business.

  • Strategies
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • August 4, 2017
Window World

Windows and doors manufactured by PGT are used in buildings worldwide.

  • Manufacturing
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 12, 2018
Write Stuff

Commercial cleaning entrepreneur Todd Hopkins has turned his writing hobby into a successful side career as an author of faith-based business books.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 2, 2014
Snorkel on Steroids

A semiretired entrepreneur poured more than six figures of savings into his invention. Now he's poised to swallow some serious growth.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 27, 2025
Sarasota water bottle company wins over social media influencer

WellHouse will work with RossCreations in 2026. The startup also now has a distribution deal with Gold Coast Eagle Distributing.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 8, 2013
Stimulate success

Josh Evans, president of J.R. Evans Engineering, and Elizabeth Fountain, vice president, help property owners appeal for exclusion from high-risk flood zones.

  • Strategies
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