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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 25, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

Ranch's condo rush: Palmer Ranch is in the middle of a condo conversion rush.Stretching for success: It took the loss of an employee who was being groomed for the chief operating officer job to convince Lee Wetherington he needed to diversify his company's top operational position.Health care: businesses still buying despite cost: Two-thirds of small businesses provide health insurance benefits for their employees, according to a new study from the International Profit Associates Small Business Research Board. Consumers like little banks: Banks have had happier depositors and borrowers during the past two years, according to the University of Michigan's latest quarterly American Customer Satisfaction Index.Around and around: The way Irish American Properties is acquiring property for the Fruitville Road roundabout it would seem that it was a done deal.

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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • July 23, 2010
Riding a Wave

The Media Crew, a Largo ad agency, is realizing unprecedented revenue growth through online displays. Its principals are staying focused on managing their business to avoid getting swept up by a rising tide.

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 7, 2021
Saya Heathco, 39

Moving to Florida "for a guy," marketing expert Saya Heathco's career took off despite Chicago colleagues' doubts.

  • Class of 2021
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • July 5, 2018
The largest company in the region's big goal: stay No. 1

As a distributor, not a manufacturer, of IT products and services, Tech Data has to remain well ahead of what propels innovation — the companies and products that only a select few insiders might be talking about today, but could very well be household na

  • Leadership
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 29, 2016
Commercial repeat

Despite high valuations and concerns about economic growth, experts say commercial real estate will repeat with another year of solid performance.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 15, 2025
'Reluctant Tampa celebrity' Blake Casper is all-in on the way to $100M

Turns out there's life — and a smorgasbord of opportunities — after selling a supersized portfolio of McDonald's restaurants. Blake Casper proves that through some shrewd and stylish choices.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 17, 2024
Softball bat maker plans to double workforce, add baseball bats

The owner of Pure Sports Technologies moves to Manatee County with his eye on the ball — baseball — as he expands his bat manufacturing business.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 22, 2010
Verizon sponsors USF athletics

The telecommunications company will be a premier corporate partner of the Bulls.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 3, 2011
Employers unsure about growth

Florida businesses are concerned about growth potential next quarter.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 18, 2011
Florida banks under enforcement

Many Florida banks remain under the close watch of federal regulators.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 28, 2012
Apartments sell for $4.98M

The Bryan Dairy Place Apartments has 96 units and was built in 1986.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 25, 2011
New trauma centers approved

The Florida Dept. of Health approved new facilities in Pasco and Manatee.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 16, 2016
Financial firm expands to St. Petersburg

The independent firm is associated with Raymond James Financial Services.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 30, 2021
Restaurant tech company chews on growth opportunities

Momentum keeps building at Omnivore, with high hopes for a feast-like 2022.

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • December 23, 2021
Longtime entrepreneurs dive headfirst into business idea amid pandemic — now it's valued at $12 million

The founders of Bushwacker Spirits were told repeatedly to put off starting the company until after the pandemic had run its course for a year. Good thing they didn't listen.

  • Strategies
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 4, 2005
'Condo-Converter'

It's simply a matter of getting the most bang for the buck, a beach developer says of hotel-condo conversions.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 19, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Corvus, Lemon Development buys farm and garden siteJohn Cannon Homes starts new headquartersU-Store-It buys Metro Self StorageCucumber farmer buys more than 600 acres

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 25, 2008
Designs on Growth

Haneke Design helps clients use type, photos and infographics to tell their story more effectively and make more money.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • November 11, 2021
Main Squeeze: Sarasota hotspot to become home to gourmet lemonade franchise

Area couple goes all-in on a new-to-Florida lemonade-based franchise concept. Even before the first location opens, growth plans are flowing.

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 29, 2008
The Flower Guru

A Gulf Coast florist, known to dozens of florists nationwide as a "never ending machine of ideas," is competing against - and beating - industry heavyweights.

  • Strategies
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