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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 18, 2015
Frank approach

Frank Morsani's willingness to embrace change, coming after a hardscrabble childhood, is a bedrock principle behind decades of success.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 18, 2015
Bigger = Better

Consolidation will help Cushman & Wakefield and DTZ fill in the gaps of its real estate services.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • January 2, 2015
Brand buzz

Started by three execs who left big advertising agencies in Tampa, EraserFarm is poised to grow.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 10, 2015
Good catch

Turnaround specialist Chad Kovarik resurrected Action Craft, a manufacturer of premium flats and bay boats in Cape Coral.

  • Industries
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • December 23, 2024
Florida IRS criminal investigators close busy 2024, aim for busier 2025

The national office wrapped a busy year as well.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 14, 2008
THE CAPITALIST

Rescuing the Rustbelt: It is fascinating watching politicians say how they are going to rescue the "rust belt" regions where jobs are disappearing and companies are either shutting down or moving elsewhere.

  • Opinion
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 26, 2009
Horsing Around

After riding horses competitively, Robin Trupp spends part of his time as a litigation attorney on equine law.

  • Law
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 20, 2013
Double up

Sewing kits and slippers represent two of many lessons Candace Smith has learned during her road warrior career. Lysol wipes are big, too.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 18, 2019
Pair of older St. Pete Beach hotels are ripe for repositioning

Gencom Group's $100 million acquisition of the Grand Plaza Resort and the Beachcomber Hotel & Resort on St. Pete Beach may be part of a corporate shift toward more intense management while preparing for an eventual redevelopment of the properties.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 16, 2024
Creative entrepreneur helps beleaguered malls survive amid market shift

Mall operators seeking to draw more customers are turning to companies like US Design Lab to add a dose of fun to the experience.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 7, 2025
Tennessee investor pays $13 million for Fort Myers medical office

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a preview of St. Pete tower, a pair of properties sell to a California family, and land is for sale in Ruskin.

  • Florida
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • June 5, 2020
Launch pad: European software firm sees big growth ahead in region

Software development firm NIX United, which makes apps for iOS devices, has chosen St. Petersburg, Florida, for its U.S. headquarters.

  • Technology
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 18, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Chicago's Waterton Associates buys Tampa's Oaks ApartmentsArcherd Kingsway buys land to develop single-family homes Palazzo Di Oro LLC buys St. Petersburg facilityWestgate Plaza grocery center sold to PMAT investmentsTrammell Crow's Abberger named vice-chair of committeeBrokers, Realtors receive top Pinnacle Awards

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 16, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Coconut Grove Buyers Converting Turnbury ParkBig Jim buys second storage facilityNew Carlisle investor buys Glenbrooke apartmentsArthur Rutenberg buys more land for GreyhawkAmerican Financial Realty buys Wachovia branchesInvestment group converting Phillippi Shores Marina

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 2, 2013
Bite down

The dental practice management industry has swelled with competitors. A local firm's attack plan, backed by $66 million of Wall Street money, is to nimbly find new openings.

  • Strategies
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 6, 2024
Real estate exec: Troubled condo market will get worse

As new safety rules take effect, Florida’s condominium owners are struggling to adjust to the cost of the mandates, and a bad hurricane season could make things much worse.

  • Florida
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • April 29, 2011
Power Play

Florida comes to a crossroads on whether to give renewable energy incentives to electric utilities or independent renewable energy producers and installers. Tens of thousands of jobs, thousands of businesses and one future city on the Gulf Coast are at stake.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 30, 2023
Historic beach hotel wants to add 629 rooms as part of massive expansion

Golf, retail properties sold and a company buys three Manatee warehouse top the week's commercial real estate news.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 14, 2007
Faster Recovery

Ultroid Technologies, a St. Petersburg company, has developed a non-surgical product to treat hemorrhoids that cuts recovery time drastically.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 17, 2007
Home sales uber alles

Why wait for euro-carrying Germans to visit Southwest Florida? One homebuilder is selling Fort Myers and Naples homes directly to Germans in their own country.

  • Entrepreneurs
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