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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 18, 2012
When memes attack

Richard Gitlin was photographed for a Business Review article in 2010 and soon became a meme.

  • News
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 26, 2024
$2.1 billion sale of apartment communities includes Florida properties

A New York investment firm bought 18 properties across the state from a multifamily developer founded by Lennar.

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 10, 2025
English finance firm closing Tampa office, laying off 307

Wise U.S. says the job cuts are permanent and will start in April.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 28, 2011
Clear Growth

Crystal Culbertson, co-owner of Crystal Clear Technologies, took 2006 off to rethink her firm's strategy. Unprecedented growth followed.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 8, 2013
Fresh Start

Mediation services are a fast-growing segment of the legal industry. An entrepreneurial husband-wife team seeks to capitalize on the trend with a focus on divorces.

  • Law
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 4, 2013
Dan Vanderheyden, 35

Owner and chief operating officer, Legion Systems

  • Class of 2013
  • By Emily Leinfuss |
  • November 2, 2012
Grand Expansion

Travel services haven't died with the Internet, they've just changed to match the times.

  • Strategies
  • By James R. |
  • March 28, 2014
Use customer experience to drive value

To best understand how customers view your product and brand, put yourself in their shoes for a few transactions.

  • Strategies
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 15, 2012
Please, say thank you

Randall Kenneth Jones says there's money to be made by being courteous. You can thank him later.

  • Strategies
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 15, 2016
New boys

The third generation of a family business approaching $50 million in sales has a big challenge: Maintain the culture while modernizing the company.

  • Strategies
  • By Sharon Hillstrom |
  • February 28, 2025
Manatee Technical College, Bradenton Area EDC partner for talent pipeline success

The school and the EDC work together to prepare students for local jobs in manufacturing and aviation maintenance, among other sectors.

  • Opinion
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 24, 2014
The M word

Bonita Springs enacted the nuclear option of growth management: a development moratorium. As the recession fades, the familiar development battles pitting anti-growth activists against developers reemerge.

  • Florida
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 9, 2011
Big Branding

Sabal Trust Co. espouses conservative practices to reflect its goal as a trust firm. A big investment on rebranding shows the firm can take chances as well.

  • Strategies
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 22, 2022
University rolls out series of programs for entrepreneurs

The Startup Studio, at the University of Tampa’s Lowth Entrepreneurship Program, offers micro-courses focused on ideation, mindset and product validation.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 16, 2012
North American Development Group buys troubled Seminole Mall

The price equated to $34 per square foot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 31, 2012
New Doctors Express to open

The urgent care area franchise enters Clearwater with its fourth location.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 20, 2021
Grocery-anchored center sells for $12.3 million

Imperial Plaza, a Polk County shopping center on Havendale Road anchored by Winn Dixie, sold

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 4, 2019
Fast-growing accounting firm lands new owner

Marcum has merged with Skoda Minotti, picking up its Tampa office.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 9, 2020
High-end storage facility being built — for wine

Carl’s White Glove Persona Storage & Wine Vault is expected to be open by May.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 25, 2019
Finding kitchens for ugly food

Krazykrops gleans and delivers produce rejected by grocery stores because of their appearance

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