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  • By Jay Schlichter |
  • October 4, 2019
Cape crusade: City leaders advocating for redevelopment and new growth

Establishing a commercial hub within a city — and chasing people's entertainment dollars — requires both bold vision and patience.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 30, 2018
Innkeeper makes history with an historic property

An innkeeper’s long list of up-at-night worries included a lousy air conditioning system. A rarely used government loan program provided a lifeline.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 21, 2007
Corporate Report

Cryo-Cell International finds maternal stem cell linesBank Of Florida appoints Michael Putziger chairmanSource Interlink Cos. contacted to bring magazines to BordersTIB Financial addsnew CEO for TIB BankLocal US Home division becomes Lennar Homes

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 22, 2008
From the gut

Michelle Nelson built a $2 million-plus technology business mostly on her leadership instincts. One big lesson for other entrepreneurs: Never go against your intuition.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 8, 2013
Find the veins

Joseph Magnant is a vascular surgeon who uses technology to find new patients. He plans to sell his idea to other physicians.

  • Industries
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 16, 2024
SRQ to add nonstop flight to New Hampshire

Allegiant Air will add a new destination to SRQ's roster of destination states.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 9, 2023
Commercial real estate off to a fast start across the region

A surge of deals at the end of 2022 was met by another flurry of deals to kick off 2023.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 17, 2006
Corporate Report

Look at briefs from Gulf Coast businesses for free.

  • Industries
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 28, 2005
Fair Trade

St. Petersburg's real estate department finds early dividends in going the extra mile for displaced businesses and residents.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2003
Real Estate Briefs

This week's items:Neal, Cassata buy Parrish landLocal group building large multi-tenant office buildingBeall's Inc. to convert former Osprey Jacobson'sPremier Community Bankbuilding new Venice branchAmerican Financial closes on t

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 9, 2021
Tampa firm looks to simplify critical insurance barrier through tech

Behind $20 million in new capital, a high-tech firm targets an unheralded niche in insurance.

  • Technology
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • December 30, 2021
Ready to Rumble: EDC has good feeling heading into the new year

The organization ends a tumultuous 2021 with some momentum for 2022.

  • Strategies
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • April 11, 2021
Water quality company looks to make a big splash in new markets

Area manufacturer is on the cusp of a big year, with new markets on the horizon and a glistening new headquarters to chase the work.

  • Industries
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 14, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Steiner Communities Acquires Trade WindsHalfacre owners buy Temple Sinai campusOffice Outfitters buys Venice buildingJRG Development plans restaurant/retail near outletsRenaissance Motor Cars to open on ClarkBlaikie, partners buy land for Blackfin Landing

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 12, 2018
Public companies pounce on acquisitions, chase $1B in revenues

The two largest publicly traded companies in the Sarasota-Bradenton region have laid out big plans to get even bigger — with each chasing $1 billion in annual sales. An inside look at each company’s strategy reveals some interesting insights.

  • Leadership
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 17, 2006
Coffee Talk

Conservancy sides with Babcock: The Conservancy of Southwest Florida, a Naples-based conservation group that has tangled with developers, says the sale of Babcock Ranch to West Palm Beach developer Syd Kitson and Morgan Stanley should proceed.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 14, 2006
Colonial-ism

Colonial Bank is snapping up real estate as it plans to double its presence from Tampa to Naples. It aims to take market share from regional and national banks.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 16, 2018
The road to a new warehouse was long and winding

Maintenance Too Paper Co.'s John Hargreaves' plan to move into a bigger building in Bradenton took more than three years and a lot of heartbreak.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 8, 2022
$7.7B fund, after moving from NYC to St. Pete, expands research team

One of the promotions at ARK Investment Management is for a newly created position.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • November 22, 2022
Tampa CEO says insurance industry on verge of highest price hikes in decades

Trevor Baldwins says Tampa-based insurance firm BRP Group is up for the challenge.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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