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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • March 25, 2010
Filter Family

Who says American manufacturing is dead? At Melitta USA's factory in Clearwater, they're producing 10 million coffee filters a day.

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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • June 11, 2010
Lean Manufacturing

Clearwater's Boyd Industries has quietly made a name for itself in orthodontic circles, making chairs and related furnishings for more than a half-century. Sales have stabilized during the recession, but the company itself isn't reclining.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 14, 2010
Brothers in arms

Nelson and Verne Nieves outbid better-established firms by relentlessly controlling expenses. Now that they have a track record, they're poised to take more business.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 30, 2010
Corporate Report: April 30 - May 5

New information from Sunovia Energy, Walter Investment, and more.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 11, 2011
Biggest winners

Medical providers might learn a few things from the founders of a medical weight-loss clinic franchise who take the Ritz-Carlton approach to helping their patients.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 22, 2013
Gates refocuses on Florida

After diversifying operations in Central America, Todd Gates turns his focus back on Florida as the recovery continues.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 22, 2013
Commercial Crocuses

The commercial real estate market is recovering slowly, but market observers say leasing activity is picking up noticeably from Tampa to Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Dan Ping |
  • May 20, 2011
Clear and Concise

Orange County has a new mayor and a new attitude toward working with the development community. A task force created by the mayor will attempt to make the development review process more efficient and less costly.

  • Strategies
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • April 15, 2011
Beyond the (e)Bay

Triad Retail Media struck its biggest online advertising deal yet with the popular merchandising site eBay. The company's founder views it as a gateway to a $50 billion marketplace.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 2, 2012
Corporate Report: November 2

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 8, 2012
Old School

Ave Maria School of Law draws students from the nation to its Naples campus.

  • Law
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 5, 2021
The future of retail is in question at one of Tampa's oldest malls

As the massive transformation project at University Mall continues, its leaders are also thinking philosophically: what does the mall of the future look like?

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 16, 2021
Area TikTok financial advice star builds massive audience

Spirited young financial entrepreneur whips the world’s biggest banks in getting out in front of a highly sought-after demographic.

  • Finance
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 25, 2020
Industrial Juggernaut

In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic — or perhaps even because of it — distribution space in along the Interstate 4 corridor is flourishing

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 15, 2020
LaKendria Robinson, 32

Director of Business Connect and community outreach, Tampa Bay Super Bowl LV Host Committee

  • Class of 2020
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 13, 2020
Julia Silva brings "daunting energy" to new role

Broker has spent nearly three decades leveraging knowledge about industrial real estate. At brokerage firm JLL, she'll apply it on an entirely new plane.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 24, 2020
One That Got Away

A Tampa broker's experience with a "heartbreaker" of a deal resonates amid Covid-19's effect on CRE sales

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 22, 2020
Retailers overcome 'panic mode' on path to reopening

Gulf Coast retailers are opening their doors with new measures in place to battle the coronavirus.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 12, 2020
A Good Fit

LandQwest, of Fort Myers, needed a CRE vet to boost its image and run its office in Tampa. Stevens Tombrink needed a new challenge. What happened next…

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 28, 2019
CRE brokers are on the move in Tampa

Commercial real estate brokerage firms are breaking with tradition and offering top agents financial incentives and better opportunities to convince them to switch alliances.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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