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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 8, 2025
Hoffmann Family to develop Estero golf course on site it bought for $14.5M

The company is developing the course Old Corkscrew Golf Club, which it bought in 2022.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • October 1, 2024
Tampa Electric donates to local organizations after Hurricane Helene

The funds are intended to aid the communities affected by the storm.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 9, 2025
Clearwater company expands into Pennsylvania with purchase of distributor

Decks & Docks, which already has a substantial national footprint, says the acquisition of Service Wholesale Inc. expands its distribution and product offerings.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • January 23, 2026
Tampa developer names new president

Former Laine Development CEO Alissa Sieben has been hired as president of Souza Development.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 23, 2020
Business owners chase loans to make payroll, survive

With confusion at the top of the list, entreprenuers and bankers in the region muddled through the first two weeks of financial relief.

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 18, 2013
It's not the name that counts; it's the content

GCBR is now the Business Observer.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 28, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Saints and sinners: Hey entrepreneurs, are you looking for the next big product or service for which a grateful world would enrich you?Fuel costs to hit construction: Detroit's SUV makers are worried a lot these days. But they will soon have some company to share their worries on rising fuel costs.No turkeys here: The Tampa Bay area's chief judges David Demers and Manuel Menendez Jr. must be smiling.We might talk a little banking, too: Nearly every room has a balcony facing a breathtaking body of water.Home sales up: Home sales increased 17% in the Tampa Bay area in February, according to the Florida Association of Realtors.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 25, 2008
Corporate Report

Pinellas brownfield program earns grantSirion Therapeutics shows positive trials for DurezolRomark Laboratories rolls out new drug studyOdyssey court case forces preliminary IDsGold Coast Eagle scores 97% in customer survey

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 15, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: New accounting problem at SunTrust may have implications for other financial institutionsAndrew Greenberg recognized as expert in copyright and intellectual property law'Negligent misstatement'

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 11, 2003
Regional Roundup

This week's items: CHARLOTTE BANK ACQUISITION BALD EAGLE AVIATION SWITCHES AIRPORTSCHECKERS REPORTS SECOND QUARTER WEBMD FLORIDA OFFICES RAIDED TAMPA COMPANY PICKED FOR COURTHOUSE

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 3, 2012
Donut Dough

There's serious growth brewing in the business of fried dough and ice cream. Dunkin' Donuts wants a big bite.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • October 15, 2020
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OFDC Commercial Interiors, account executive – Sarasota

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 25, 2010
Management Stars

Property management companies are lining up to help banks and other lenders manage distressed commercial real estate. It's one of the few bright spots in an industry decimated by the recession.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 13, 2020
Couple's grit, creativity leads to tasty company

Angie and Dan Bastian's secret sauce for a thriving business — and lucrative exit — lies in a underutilized principle: Go forward, with gusto, but without all the answers.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • May 25, 2022
With big changes comes big (communication) responsibilities

Although business isn’t necessarily personal, it pays to develop a custom-made plan to let people know a shift is coming.

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  • By Rod Thomson |
  • June 1, 2012
Marketing Like Crazy

PostcardMania never let up on the marketing gas, even when the economy tanked and revenues fell. It paid off.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 25, 2011
Queen of Style

Marina Zelner says department stores and many boutiques ignore the full-figured women's fashion market. She is seizing the opportunity.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • August 26, 2020
Retail, dining destination uses outside setup to its advantage amid pandemic

Hyde Park Village in Tampa has promoted outdoor shopping and dining experiences lately.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 13, 2020
In the weeds: Florida's medical cannabis industry on the rise

State closes in on 16,000 legal cannabis industry jobs.

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  • By Ted Carter |
  • March 9, 2018
Deal Maker

With some $300 million in real estate acquisitions, the Hoffmann family has cemented its confidence in one Southwest Florida market. Now it's on the hunt for new opportunities.

  • Strategies
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