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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • March 27, 2024
St. Pete Pier restaurant names familiar face as new top chef

Teak restaurant, located on the St. Pete Pier, has promoted Felicia Lacalle to executive chef after a year working as executive sous chef.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 16, 2023
New flagship Fleming's steakhouse underway in Tampa, east Manatee next

A restaurateur is building its new 13,000-square-foot flagship restaurant and plans to grow the chain to 100 locations, starting with a new location in Manatee County.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 26, 2009
Government Digest

A look at state and local government

  • Florida
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 8, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

It's not the Rays; the problem is the stadium, location: In the early 1960s, the pathetic Boston Red Sox couldn't attract more than 4,000 baseball fans for a home game. Why, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays draw twice that to St. Petersburg on a bad night.Banks' books say it all; but FDIC is worrying: Florida community banks saw their return on assets rise to an average of 1.19% during the first quarter of 2005, riding strong loan demand from the state's housing construction boom.Moving across town: Lonnie Homenuk has left his job as executive vice president at Tampa's Chesapeake Atlantic Holdings Inc. after about five years.Motion picture group seeks recourse: Paramount Pictures Corp. is suing John Doe in Tampa federal court over the illegal distribution of 7,500 bootleg copies of "Sahara," a movie that won't be released officially on DVD or VHS until next month.Coast Bank settles suit: Two subsidiaries of Coast Financial Holdings Inc. have settled a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by a former employee, according to a June 28 regulatory filing.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 2, 2020
Crisis relief is tantalizing, but patience, paperwork, will be key

Bankers, attorneys agree: having an up-to-date financial house will be a big asset in receiving federal funds.

  • Finance
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 23, 2012
A Better Position

A Naples technology startup didn't get the venture capital funds it sought in 2008. But that turned out to be a blessing.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • December 8, 2023
Food truck-entertainment concept is off to a fast start

Fort Myers restaurateur Mathew Baum invested $5 million into a concept that links eating with entertainment and seeks to expand across the region.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 10, 2024
Ryne Johnson, 33

40 Under 40 winner Ryne Johnson is the owner of Spirit Movers.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 5, 2009
Peninsula Bank takes Days Inn, Veranda

Peninsula Bank has taken back the 38-room Veranda Inn and the 73-room Days Inn in Venice in lieu of foreclosure from Best Southwestern Motels for a value of $2.42 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 14, 2005
Parking Plot

A Tampa valet service with alleged underworld ties goes to court - of all places - when a former employee starts a competing company.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 14, 2022
Chase Mayhugh, 39

Senior advisor, Mayhugh Commercial Advisors

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 30, 2008
Search and Deploy

Frank Ferreri has returned to the search firm business, this timewith his own company that finds financial and IT professionals.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • April 7, 2022
Summit makes business case for big spending on resiliency

The Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council’s resiliency summit on April 5-6 in St. Petersburg, Florida, painted a grim picture of the region’s future if leaders don’t get serious about the effects of climate change.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 9, 2007
Saving the News

NewsBank is bridging the gap between newspapers and the Internet. It recently signed a deal with Google to give users access to newspaper archives.

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • August 28, 2015
Read and Comment | The Dirty Clean Power Plan

“There are no solutions, only choices.”— Thomas SowellLet's take Thomas Sowell's astute truism a step or two further.

  • Opinion
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 26, 2010
China Bound

International trade is a two-way street, though you wouldn't know it from all the China-bashing by politicians lately. One Bonita Springs-based company is benefiting from the export boom to China and other developing countries.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • February 23, 2009
Government Digest

A look at governmental events from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 22, 2021
Beverage distributor says billionaire investor's money is for growth not to purchase the company

CEO Tom Pepin says Maryland investment firm will his prominent beverage distribution company grow — but insists the business was not sold.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 15, 2020
New medical practice aims to defy odds

Launching an oncology practice is a rare act these days. It requires a counterintuitive mindset, patience and, among other necessities, a lot of capital.

  • Healthcare
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  • By Janelle Makowski |
  • February 18, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

Pricey proposition: The $40 million question hanging over downtown Sarasota: "Will Toronto-based Kolter Property Co. buy Richard Zipes' Metropolitan property at U.S. 41 and Gulf Stream Avenue for that price or not?"Poster child: One Hundred Central and Whole Foods Market was recognized by the International Council of Shopping Centers as a panel case study at the recent conference on Open-Air Centers in Phoenix.Former Munroe's site to become DJ's: Since Rick and Suzanne Munroe sold the Munroe's downtown restaurant building last year, some Sarasotans have wondered when the next restaurant would appear at the high-profile location. Connecting the dots: AirTran Airways, a low-fare carrier that recently began service to Sarasota, plans 25% of its growth this year on cross-country routes as it expands from its main region.

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