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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 8, 2017
Change it up

An inventor with a never-quit attitude aims to find success in virtual realty. 'I want to create the technology to catch that wave,' he says.

  • Strategies
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • February 7, 2014
Keeping it Fresh

After spending eight years working on the Freshy product line, C-5 Biotechnologies is on the brink of its first major distribution accounts. Now it just needs to be able to fulfill the orders.

  • Industries
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 15, 2016
Changing lanes

Steve Martin gave up a lucrative career in advertising to pursue his cycling passion with a bike shop. Bike Bistro has good coffee, too.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 9, 2023
Startup SWFL bank adds office less than a year after debut

Gulf Coast Business Bank raised more than $20 million prior to opening.

  • Finance
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • June 12, 2023
Sarasota, Tampa become hot beds for built-to-rent homes

Tampa alone saw a 160% increase over the past five years.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 17, 2023
214,000-square-foot Tampa industrial building sells for $22.95 million

The fully leased property near Tampa International Airport was bought by a Boca Raton investor with $15.1 million in acquisition financing.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 20, 2022
37-year-old Tampa office building sold to NY real estate investment firm

The Sason Organization buys more than 98,000-square-foot office building, paying an estimated $14.22 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 17, 2022
Business Observer 40 Under 40 winner makes national list

Chris Fils made the Investment News 40 Under 40 list, four years after the Business Observer.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 19, 2022
Report: Job seekers pursue a new minimum wage

Meager wage gains and inflation are pushing workers to find work with higher minimums.

  • News
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 17, 2022
Tampa biotech firm to give away $250K worth of products to schools

SynDaver Labs’ educational arm, SynDaver Education, will provide synthetic human, frog and dog bodies for teaching and research.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 21, 2022
The Ritz-Carlton Naples lays off more than 500 employees

The luxury hotel Naples is making job cuts as it looks to rebound from damage caused by Hurricane Ian.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 15, 2010
Mike's Pies new room for dessert

Mike's Pies Inc. has built its own legend for making award-winning “killer” key lime pie and other popular choices, available in Gulf Coast restaurants and supermarkets.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 24, 2010
No surrender for local firm

Art Lambert, co-founder of Sarasota-based LexJet, says he refused to let the recession dictate how he runs his business, a digital printing and software firm.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 15, 2011
St. Petersburg's Edwards buys troubled BayWalk

St. Petersburg mortgage executive, music mogul and real estate owner/investor Bill Edwards purchased the struggling BayWalk development for $5.2 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 17, 2021
Credit union, in anticipation of expansion, names new market leader

Rocio Smith has been tapped to lead Achieva Credit Union's operations in Hillsborough County, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 1, 2021
Women's clothing brand supports its core customer base

White House Black Market partnered with a national organization.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 19, 2021
Gated community soars in sales for 2021, with already $100 million in volume

Lakewood Ranch community The Lake Club expands with sales as buyers are attracted to its lifestyle offerings and amenities.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Jennifer Fowler-Hermes | Board Certified Labor & Employment Attorney |
  • November 5, 2021
Holiday Office Party? Avoid the Naughty List

Holiday Office Party? Avoid the Naughty List

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 4, 2020
Eastwind developing multifamily project in Posner Park

Siena Pointe, a 55-plus community from Eastwind Development,, becomes latest component to $500 million, mixed-use development in Polk County.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 27, 2020
Conference reels in high-level group of speakers

This is the second annual NaplesNext, an ideas festival.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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