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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 4, 2013
Joel Chaffins, 34

President, Owner and Operator, No Place Like Home Care

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • June 1, 2018
When it comes to growth, marketing firm Spectrio won't hold the line

Headed by its new CEO, a former Google executive, Tampa Bay area marketing firm Spectrio has embarked on a growth surge.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 8, 2013
Corporate Report: Nov. 8

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 3, 2010
High Hopes

A Gulf Coast inventor has learned many lessons in a two-decade effort to turn his creations into mass-market triumphs. He hopes 2011 will be a breakout year.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 17, 2020
Coronavirus accelerating CRE trendlines

Industry groups say Covid-19 pandemic will heighten existing and emerging trends in the CRE industry

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 4, 2014
Reputation Redo

The Lani Kai Island Resort is the top party destination on Fort Myers Beach. Can it move upscale?

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 5, 2007
Staying on track

America's First Home keeps costs under control while staying nimble enough to shift with thechanging market. It's paid off.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2008
TO WATCH (Tampa Bay): Joy Gendusa

Being a good parent is what motivated Joy Gendusa to eventually become a successful entrepreneur.Gendusa, 43, a New York native, worked a number of jobs, including selling vacation packages at night and doing typesetting, earning $8 to $12 an hour.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 25, 2024
Foot Locker quietly moves ahead with relocating HQ from NY to St. Pete

Several months after Foot Locker announced it was moving its global headquarters to St. Petersburg, the details remain a mystery.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Technical high school construction completeLandmark Residential buys Colony At El ConquistadorU.S. Postal Servicesbuys land for McIntosh annex Myakka City cattle rancherbuys additional 220 acresCounty micro surfacingeight-neighborhood roadsCharles & Chase Groupstarts Regency House phase twoPunta Gorda Lodging buys Hilton landBrookwood Value Partnersbuys Bella Vida home lotsNaples investor buysJPMorgan Chase building Rollin' Oats owners buy Nature's Harvest storeSchool District of Pasco Countybuys Handcart property Kissimmee area Patel familybuys Tarpon Springs innTower Realty Partners Inc.to lease Tampa office building

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • January 1, 2016
Stretch it

Fyzical Therapy & Balance Centers is poised for major expansion in 2016. That includes up to 85% growth in franchises.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 2, 2019
Danish draft beer equipment maker drinks up growth

After spending more than a decade consolidating the majority of its U.S. resources, Micro Matic looks to conquer nonalcoholic categories.

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  • April 23, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Brighton Furnishings to liquidate Plaza Verdi negotiations said to be moving smoothlyPresident nominates Florida appellate Judge Virginia Maria Hernandez Covington for U.S. Judge

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  • August 24, 2020
Area hospital within a hospital for cancer patients opens

The Gulf Coast Medical Center’s Regional Cancer Center is solely dedicated to treating cancer patients.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 17, 2017
Sudden entrepreneur

An unexpected tragedy led to an unusual opportunity for an affable dentist. She has since overcome several obstacles.

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  • By Alicia Ceccarelli |
  • September 16, 2016
Big ideas

Forget the comedy clubs and seafood joints. Brien Spina has some grand plans for a new performing arts hall.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 22, 2024
Sarasota County tourism falls in August

The head of tourism for Sarasota County attributes the drop in visitors in part to Floridians.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 17, 2015
'City within a City'

A billion-dollar Canadian homebuilding firm has ambitious plans for a large swath of the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 29, 2008
Smile Factories

Coast Dental Services began in Tampa and is now throughout Florida and Georgia with its sights set nationally.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 15, 2008
Corporate Report

Blinkx offers to buy MIVA at $1.20 a shareChico's July reportshows 7% sales dipOmniReliant plans to buyInternet jeweler AbaziasFox European competitorto sell XpressO oscillatorsEtc... Alico Inc. addsnew quarterly dividendStarwood Land Venturepartners with D.C. developerPGT sets new dividend forright to buy more stockBrown & Brownissuing 7-cent dividendHyde Park Capital Advisorshelps guide Zickgraf saleRealtor Sellstate launchesnew branding campaignSource Interlink, XMrev-up consumer promoMoneyShow.com inkscontent-sharing dealProgress Energy Floridafiles nuclear plant applicationSolar energy project planned for Lowery Zoo

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