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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 12, 2023
Six months in the planning, Lakeland power plant to be demolished

Total Wrecking & Environmental will implode the facility on Saturday — on a livestream.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 28, 2021
Prominent grocery chain and hospital team up to deliver prescriptions bedside

The new delivery service will be offered free of charge.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 5, 2018
Film commission concludes search for new leader

After a national search for a new leader, Film Tampa Bay named interim head Tyler Martinolich its commissioner.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 1, 2016
New community's $7M clubhouse nears completion

The lakefront Island Club is the focal point of Naples Reserve.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 16, 2018
DataSnapshot: What's in a name?

Apparently, more than we could imagine.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 12, 2024
Tampa Premium Outlets adds 9 new tenants, a 10th on the way

The Simon Property Group-owned shopping center off of Interstate 75 in Pasco County continues to add to its retail roster as the area grows.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 25, 2020
Restaurateur to staff: 'We're going to have cuts'

Restaurateur Dan Bavaro expects to lay off half of his staff — 50 people — as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • August 9, 2013
The nightmare of Obamacare

This is sick. No, it's sickening. Obamacare.

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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • September 28, 2023
Tampa General Hospital, USF team up to add nurses to workforce

Tampa General invests $4.4 million into the University of South Florida's nursing school to enhance training.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 21, 2006
Walsh: Winners change to remain winners

Are you playing to win?Or are you playing not to lose?Those two questions should spark a lot of thinking about your approach to your business. They certainly tweaked the minds of about 50 Tampa Bay chief executives recently at a session of the CEO Council of Tampa Bay, a group that meets about twice a month to help CEOs of growing companies ... "play to win."

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  • April 23, 2004
Sarasota's Mr. Friendly

From Sarasota to Orlando, Steve Sandor and partners are opening new Friendly's restaurants and discovering success. Their first location, in Sarasota, is third in the national chain in annual sales.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 7, 2014
Quiet giant

ACI Worldwide is the third-largest company in Naples, but few people have heard of it since it relocated from New York City two years ago.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 5, 2009
The Hard Part

A mixed-use project revolving around condos is near completion, despitethe market turmoil. The next challenge: Landing buyers and tenants.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 15, 2025
Fort Myers flood insurance costs to drop by 20%

The city’s FEMA rating has improved to a Class 6, which means residents will see big discounts starting in October.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 6, 2022
Well-known real estate company welcomes longtime instructor back from retirement

Darla Furst is the company's new educational trainer and consultant after retiring as a branch manager in 2020.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 9, 2007
Gulf Coast Week in Review

Bush officials fight water warTampa Mayor pushes light railSembler to sell BayWalkPolicyholders face Poe tabTECO Energy gets out of shippingSarasota: Supermajority RulesSuper-sized community to growStoneridge closes Bradenton plantFirst Home fires 204 employeesLee building permits near lowParker Hannifin buys Shaw Aero

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 15, 2007
Strategy Combo

A slowing market means First State Bank's growth rate might drop as much as 10% this year, even as executives bank on a strategy that combines two methods. Says its new president: "We have to hustle."

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  • By Denise Federer |
  • January 17, 2020
Create harmony in a conflicted leadership team

Personality clashes don’t have to mark the end of a leader’s tenure.

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • November 22, 2024
Incoming Tampa airport CEO is cleared for approach

Michael Stephens will assume the role after Joe Lopano’s departure scheduled for April 2025.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 23, 2012
Reach for the sky, and your wallet

A big-time marketing opportunity on the Gulf Coast is up for grabs for a bold-thinking business.

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