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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 3, 2016
School plans $11M academic complex and museum

The $11 million project includes a permanent home for the Mother Teresa Museum.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • May 22, 2015
Pampered pooches

High-end pet resorts on the Gulf Coast aren't begging for business.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • December 30, 2016
Big break

Jacqueline Darna's anti-nausea wristbands are on the brink of entering big-box retailers. Serious attention came after she won a competition at a baby expo.

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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • January 22, 2010
Brewing Success

Ted Abrams used to love the turnaround — getting a struggling business back on track. But nine years after righting his last ship, he's still with the same company — and the ship has long turned around.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 9, 2005
The Deal Maker

Mayor Joseph Riley made Charleston's center city a vibrant attraction for tourists, business and residents. All it took was a lot of deal making. You do 'whatever works.'

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 2, 2015
Surgical maneuvers

Doctors Hospital is adding and buying health care space on its campus to accommodate growth and provide better patient services.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • May 1, 2015
Image conscious

Construction executive Mark Weaver is fixated on two things outside of work: concerts and photography. He's combined both into a passion.

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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • February 12, 2024
Report: Tampa Bay wages 15.6% under US average

A pair of new reports analyzing Tampa Bay finds that while people love to move here, the influx of people has exacerbated traffic and affordability issues.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • June 27, 2014
The Visionary

A CBRE industrial broker has been chasing the former headquarters of Kearney Construction since 2009. Now that he has the property, Rick Narkiewicz just has to figure out how to sell it.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • July 14, 2023
St. Pete Bank buys Sarasota building for $235,000 plans full-service banking center

BayFirst National Bank had been renting the space since January 2022. With the purchase, the center will be transformed into a full-service bank.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 21, 2007
Drive to Succeed

From poor beginnings to pouring concrete, Bill Manfull has come a long - and prosperous - way in a colorful life. Says Manfull: "I'm just a simple working guy who happened to make a lot of money."

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  • January 4, 2019
Hotel group trades traditional hotel shuttle for Uber

Scarlett Hotel Group started an Uber program for guests first in Omaha, then in Sarasota in late summer 2018.

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  • May 6, 2022
Hurricane Season is Here: Understanding Employee Pay During and After a Hurricane

Hurricane Season is Here: Understanding Employee Pay During and After a Hurricane

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  • July 27, 2012
Motor On

A Gulf Coast entrepreneur followed his passion, motorcycles, in his latest business venture. Now his prediction of pent-up demand has started to roar true.

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  • July 15, 2010
Gulf Coast Week: July 16 - July 22

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • By Lou Lasday |
  • July 9, 2010
'Sizzle' to 'Fizzle'

It's not just professionals who burn out, it's their service enterprises that do, too.

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  • By Alicia Ceccarelli |
  • September 16, 2016
West side story

Amy West has a new executive role with PNC Bank that will take her to a chunk of Florida. But a core part of her work, the dedication to relationships, will remain the same.

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  • By Jay Brady |
  • May 20, 2011
Shakedown

Hillsborough County's request for proposal process for big construction projects may not meet the legal definition for bid shopping. Disputes abound on all sides.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 7, 2015
In Memoriam: R.B. Chips shore 1941-2015

From his office or a boardroom or a bar stool for a drink after work, R.B. “Chips”

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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • November 11, 2011
Rags to Roaches

Bruce Barry developed a wild imagination while living under a New Jersey boardwalk. His vision has helped his firm defy the downturn.

  • Entrepreneurs
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