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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 15, 2010
Banking on Insurance

Consolidation in the banking sector because of the economic crisis is spreading to other financial services, including insurance brokerage. BB&T's acquisition of Oswald Trippe is the latest example.

  • Finance
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 20, 2006
Coffee Talk

WCI Communities: A buying opportunity?: At what point do the stocks of homebuilders become so ridiculously cheap that they're worth buying?Military salute: Sarasota resident Burt Bershon has been recognized for his efforts to bring military academies back to U.S. communities. Bershon, who founded the Sarasota Military Academy in 2002, was recently awarded an Eagle Laureate for creating The Charter Military Schools Development Corp. in late 2003.Former Buccaneer Warren Sapp is back: NFL Star Warren Sapp, a defensive tackle who helped the Tampa Bay Buccaneers win their only Super Bowl, plans to open a HipHopSodaShop on Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, near the University of South Florida.Davis Lucas offers business-ethics insight: Davis Lucas, the chairman of Bonita Springs-based residential developer The Bonita Bay Group, makes few public appearances and when he does, it's usually for the benefit of a local charity.Condominium's loss is apartment's gain: So with the condo conversion market way down, is it truly gloom-and-doom time for the apartment market? Not completely.Paying premium prices at the pump: The high price of gas is reaching into entrepreneurs and executives' pockets yet again.Bleak showing for Florida venture capitalists:Just two Florida firms made Entrepreneur magazine's 2005 list of the top 100 venture capital firms, and both, Palm Beach Capital Partners and HIG Capital Management of Miami, are based in South Florida.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 1, 2009
A rare sight on the Gulf Coast

What's rarer than a Florida panther sighting? How about a new bank opening.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 26, 2010
Community profits, adds capital

Community Bank of Manatee earned $105,000 in net income last quarter.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 26, 2010
Dynamic Innovations to hire 100

The manufacturer received a $41,000 incentive grant from Manatee County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 14, 2010
Aerosonic Corp. breaks even

The Clearwater-based manufacturer barely profited from $7 million in sales.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 8, 2010
SunTrust Tampa Bay names CEO

Allen Brinkman takes over for the recently promoted Daniel Mahurin.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 9, 2010
Resource One moves to Sarasota

The cleaning product manufacturer leaves Largo for incentive money.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 16, 2010
Creative wins St. Leo job

Creative Contractors will build St. Leo University's new business school.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 20, 2010
Neal opens Central Park

Neal Communities announced plans to start building homes in Central Park in Lakewood, a new Lakewood Ranch community.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 12, 2010
Martinez joins JPMorgan Chase

Former U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez has joined the investment banking giant.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 27, 2013
Crab shack chain pinches new location

Pinchers Crab Shack will open a restaurant in Cape Coral, its ninth location.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 17, 2012
Bayview PR is now B2

Pinellas County firm will undertake campaign management in its expanded role.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 2, 2011
Walter names new CEO

The CEO of Western Coal will take over after its merger with Walter Energy.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 3, 2011
xByte gets $75K to hire 38

Manatee County helps the Bradenton firm increase its employee head count.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 6, 2011
Bridgeport Center renovations nearly complete

Flagler is nearing completion on its three-year, more than $1 million improvement plan at Bridgeport Center in Tampa's Westshore market.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 6, 2011
Rogers Towers hires competitor

The Jacksonville firm hired a Henderson Franklin veteran for its new office.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 9, 2011
Sinkhole rates may be phased in

Citizens Property Insurance Corp. will meet Monday to address rate hikes.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 14, 2011
Fox adds Silicon Valley office

The Fort Myers-based electronics supplier expands into the western U.S.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 26, 2011
USF Foundation brings in $111M

The organization's annual total sets a new record by more than $30 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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