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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 13, 2017
Kat Merriman, 38

Prudential Financial, Financial Professional Associate

  • Class of 2017
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 20, 2021
Clearwater entrepreneur learned the hard way not to cut marketing budget — ever

Joy Gendusa of PostcardMania says ability to adapt as customers’ needs change pushed company to the top

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 5, 2022
Prominent Sarasota law firm finds new downtown HQ, leaving offices it's been at for nearly 45 years

Williams Parker will move out of its current offices on Orange Avenue into the Plaza at Five Points.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 1, 2020
Area family donates $5 million for breast cancer research, treatment

The Benderson family operates Benderson Development Co., a real estate company that owns and manages over 700 properties.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 28, 2025
Famed Tampa waterfront restaurant to be replaced by apartment tower

The site of the Rusty Pelican, a gathering spot since 1978, will be redeveloped as a 21-story building starting in 2027.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • September 9, 2020
Area businesses connected to dogs and cats see surge in business during pandemic

From veterinary centers to pet supply stores, companies are handling fluctuations in business with different strategies.

  • Strategies
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 14, 2018
Water Street Tampa poised for a trio of new office offerings

Strategic Property Partners, after focusing on hotels, restaurants and residences the past two years, is preparing to develop a trio of new office buildings as part of its $3 billion downtown Tampa project

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 3, 2023
7 principles to being a leader: Start with better breathing

Susan Freeman’s advice for those who seek a new path to become better leaders requires an open-your-mind (and body) spirit.

  • Leadership
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 19, 2023
Housing prices go up as mortgage rates go down

Two reports show that dynamics are improving for homeowners looking to sell.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 10, 2011
Wells Fargo expert: Tougher sell ahead

With gas prices nudging toward $4 per gallon, properties in remote locations could be more difficult to market through the remainder of this year.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 24, 2021
Warehouse-style building sells for $4 million

Ben Bakker of MSC Commercial represented Central Park of Commerce LLC in the sale.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 19, 2021
D.C. investor pays $65.6M for apartment community near historic downtown

Tampa developer DDA Development sells Icaria on Pinellas to RSE Capital Partners for $278,179 per unit.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 16, 2020
Nearly 100 home, builder lots sell in community in 2020

The newest enclave in the community, Genoa, has had 54 sales so far this year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 6, 2019
Securities fraud complaint alleges $7M scam

The Florida Office of Financial Regulation has filed an administrative complaint against seven firms and individuals, including Tampa, Florida, financial consultant Wally Mackey and his company, Sycamore Group Inc., for allegedly selling unregistered secu

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 1, 2013
AquaRamp

A group of engineering and business students at Florida Gulf Coast University undertook a project in fall 2012 to help Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida design a pool ramp for disabled people at their nature camp. The result: AquaRamp.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 21, 2015
How To ... Recruit an all-star employee

A LexJet employee went to hhgregg a few years ago to buy a washer and dryer.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 10, 2019
Walton Street Capital doubles down on Tampa hotel investment

Company's acquisition of the Tampa Hilton Downtown comes amid heightened attention over gains in the city's convention business

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • December 7, 2018
The eyes have it for inventive opthalmologist

Dr. Alexander Eaton of Retina Health Center invents XactDrop, a stabilizing eye drop device.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 27, 2024
Macaron company grows to 70-plus locations, a 'dream coming true'

The franchise strategy at Sarasota-based Le Macaron has multiple ingredients, with a focus on location, support and high-quality cookies.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 14, 2010
Foreclosure frenzy fizzles - finally

While the Cape Coral-Fort Myers area continues to earn its moniker as the Land of Foreclosures, some signs of easing are starting to appear.

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