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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2003
The Art of Banking

Veteran Bay area banker Joseph M. Wheeler came out of retirement to work where he can truly practice his craft. He says decent earnings will come eventually at Atlantic States Bank.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 15, 2017
Hitting Critical Mass

Gulf Coast apartment buyers find advantages in acquiring multiple properties.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 31, 2023
Las Vegas cannabis company pays $49M for Florida dispensaries

Planet 13's purchase of VidaCann, which has a large Gulf Coast presence, gives it an immediate foot print and the infrastructure to double its Florida store count quickly.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 21, 2004
Legal Calendar (Tampa edition)

The Tampa legal calendar of events is provided free of charge.

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 13, 2012
You're hired: Trump to win award in Sarasota

The Sarasota Republican Party will name Donald Trump Statesman of the Year at a dinner right before the Republican National Convention in Tampa.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 10, 2011
Alico, NeoGenomics post losses

Alico's quarterly net loss was $92,000; NeoGenomics lost $3 million in 2010.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 6, 2019
Dozens apply for St. Petersburg Pier Marketplace slots

The St. Petersburg Municipal Pier Marketplace project has received 70 applications from prospective vendors, who will compete for 17 slots in the project that is part of the city's $76 million pier renovation.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 2, 2017
Firm fails to hit jobs target, owes county $200K

Sarasota County wooed Enzymedica from Charlotte County in 2012.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 28, 2015
First Watch makes doozy of a deal

Leading breakfast, brunch and lunch chain will have more than 250 locations.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 14, 2023
258 jobs cut regionally, 161 at single Tampa Bay company

Three companies notified the state Monday that they were eliminating jobs in Tampa, Fort Myers and Oldsmar.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 20, 2025
Bloomin' Brands cutting 100 corporate jobs in Tampa

The restaurant chain announced in an SEC filing that the layoffs will operations staff and contribute to $22 million in annual savings.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 2, 2014
The new Bucs in town

Say arghh to the newest Buccaneers on the Gulf Coast.

  • News
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • October 10, 2024
David Gordon, 37

40 Under 40 winner David Gordon is president/partner at Kurtz Homes Naples.

  • Class of 2024
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 3, 2022
Hertz hires Hillary Clinton speechwriter for top spokesperson role

Liz Boyer was also an attorney with a prominent national law firm.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 4, 2011
Fountain of Work

Entrepreneurial engineer Josh Evans gives prospective clients a heads up on future government regulations. It's paying off for his newly formed company.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 14, 2013
Corporate Report: June 14

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 13, 2013
Condo recovery

Engineer Paul Benson started a construction firm at the bottom of the recession. Now he's riding into the recovery.

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 26, 2018
Retro Rebirth

JMC Communities will spend $130 million to revive a storied inn, turning it into the showpiece of a new luxury residential development. Will the end result satisfy historic preservationists who fought the project?

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • January 26, 2018
Close for Comfort

The hotel market is getting congested in and around Sarasota. One of the newest entries, without a national branded flag, has a unique target.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 19, 2016
On the dial

Sometimes big deals start with a simple phone call.

  • Entrepreneurs
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