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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 28, 2011
Lake Mary company buys Best Western

Perfect Hospitality LLC, a company led by Dhimant Shah of Lake Mary, purchased the 51-room Best Western Plus Manatee Hotel for $2.9 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • January 22, 2015
Westchase firm nabs best product honors

The Eva-Dry dehumidifier was named best product of 2014 by Design Journal.

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  • September 13, 2007
Coffee Talk

Diamonds are elected officials' best friend, too: In terms of sheer size, Gemesis, a Lakewood Ranch-based company that manufactures cultured diamonds, is more than doubling its physical location. It's adding a 31,000-square-foot building to its campus in a corporate park near the University Boulevard exit of Interstate 75.Naples Realtors may publish monthly stats again: Every month, the Florida Association of Realtors publishes existing-home sales data for every metropolitan area.Help us find the top tech companies: Technology rules. From Tampa to Sarasota, Fort Myers and Naples, entrepreneurs have developed amazing technologies that wowed us with their ingenuity. For five years, the Review has highlighted their successes with our annual Technology Innovation Award issue.Shake it like a Polaroid: Part-time Naples resident Michael London is going to shake things up at Polaroid.Tampa CFOs, CIOs will be hiring: CEOs could use a little good news on the Gulf Coast economy.Fighting business comes out swinging: Andrew Neitlich is having a solid first round in his effort to build a franchise-based nationwide mixed martial arts league headquartered in Sarasota.Make traffic tickets go away with convenience and humor: Products claiming to save the "busy business executive" valuable time are as common as a 90-degree August day.Banker takes home statewide award: Charlie Murphy, the chief executive officer of Sarasota-based Bank of Co

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  • July 26, 2012
Women's org comes to Tampa

Femfessionals will host its inaugural event Aug. 15.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • April 14, 2014
Techies go for the gold

The Clearwater Technology Alliance plans to host the first Tech Olympics.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • December 21, 2007
Corner Control

George Bushong has come a long way in six years, from sheer survival to systematically fortifying his company.

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  • May 30, 2008
Everyman CEO

Marty Miller leads Melitta USA into an increasingly competitive future, but he has a good brand name on his side.

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  • September 18, 2015
Pool rules

Building a national brand isn't only about social media likes and viral clicks. One organization found success in doing things the old-fashioned way.

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  • August 12, 2005
Home Health Care

Expansion into neighborhoods, creation of a Top 10 health care system and no wait time in the emergency room top Gwen MacKenzie's to-do list for Sarasota Memorial.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 18, 2009
Sweet Survival

An $800,000 investment in a frozen dessert business nearly turned sour when the lead entrepreneur suffered a few major setbacks. The comeback, however, is already underway.

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  • August 29, 2003
Cautiously Optimistic (Tampa Bay Area real estate forecast)

Office and industrial construction aren'twhat they once were in the Tampa Bay area.But residential and retail remain hot.

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  • January 19, 2018
Play the Tune

Noel Rosa dreamed of being a rock star — not making the instruments behind the songs. But the shift led him to a lucrative business opportunity.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 19, 2012
The Elephant in the Room

Can executives get past the election? Some say they won't make any plans for 2013 until they have more certainty about taxes, health care and other critical business issues.

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  • March 23, 2017
Workers wanted

The trade industry labor shortage has turned into a major obstacle. Are solutions forthcoming?

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  • October 10, 2014
Miranda Monahan, 38

CEO, M-PowerTech

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  • October 16, 2015
Daniel James Scott, 37

Executive director, Tampa Bay Technology Forum

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 10, 2012
Mesmerizing Appeal

The company with the biggest budget won't win the battle for the best brand. The champ instead will be the firm that delivers the most memorable experience.

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  • March 24, 2021
Area homebuilder wins national rising star award

Ryan Perrone founded Nautilus Homes in 2010.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • June 17, 2021
$13 million foundation announces new treasurer, board members

The four new members are part of the 2021-22 board of directors

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 20, 2022
Flour mill in Tampa to be razed, making way for development

A downtown group says demolition of the former mill now owned by Water Street Tampa developers will help connect local neighborhoods.

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