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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 24, 2009
Pools of Profit

The pool supply business would seemingly be crushed by the recession. But one Gulf Coast entrepreneur has risen above the rubble.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 23, 2016
Diamond rush

A first of its kind road project in Florida is halfway done. A big bonus hinges on the second half.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 10, 2020
Down Under cuisine on an upswing

Tampa, Florida-based Bloomin' Brands is adding more Aussie Grills in the domestic market. The fast-casual concept debuted last year in Saudi Arabia and then expanded to Hong Kong.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 6, 2020
Ready to rumble: New gym concept hopes to be a contender

Heavyweight boxing champ Floyd Mayweather's training regimen has been turned into a fitness franchise that recently arrived in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 23, 2024
Sarasota ice cream shop gets new owners

Roger and Wendy Shenk purchased Main Street Creamery after managing the shop for the past two years.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 10, 2019
Dog days at credit union's latest branch

Suncoast Credit Union opened a new branch in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 9 that caters to customers, coffee lovers and even dogs.

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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • October 12, 2023
Chelly Conley, 32

KnowBe4's director was hired to install a diversity and inclusion program.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 1, 2022
Raymond James to acquire New Jersey firm

Jersey City, N.J.-based SumRidge Partners has agreed to be acquired by Raymond James and will be part of the St. Petersburg, Florida, firm's fixed income capital markets division.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 9, 2018
Watershed for Water Street

Years in the planning stages, Strategic Property Partners' $3 billion Water Street Tampa is now gelling, as a half dozen new projcts prepare to go vertical in their construction.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • May 15, 2023
Clearwater Marine Aquarium’s new CEO shakes up leadership team

Joe Handy has named a new COO, a chief zoological officer, three vice presidents, a director of media relations and a director of sales.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 8, 2011
Happy people spend more money

Gulf Coast business owners and executives who have struggled to survive the recession might get sore from the multiple eye rolls to come out of the latest academic study on the economy.

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  • July 17, 2015
Entrepreneurial docs win accolades

By day, Alexander Eaton and Hussein Wafapoor see dozens of patients at their ophthalmology practice, Retina Health Center in Fort Myers.

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  • March 7, 2018
Airport announces nonstop service to Nashville

Allegiant Air now has nonstop service to 41 destinations from the Punta Gorda Airport.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 7, 2022
Naples builder names new local director of operations

Josh Willard 23 years of construction experience

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • January 17, 2012
HCI pays extra $1.2M dividend

The company showed $62 million in cash holdings on its latest statement.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 8, 2020
Large area software firm recruits new top HR executive

Tony Dinkins has more than 30 years of human resources leadership experience.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 16, 2019
Fifth on first

Fifth Avenue South has seen a surge in new tenants.

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  • November 22, 2019
Entrepreneur plots moves to monetize 135-year-old trade magazine

New Editor & Publisher owner Mike Blinder aims to go where the publishing industry will be — before it gets there.

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  • November 25, 2016
Whirlwind of a deal

After years of near misses in attempts to raise capital, it's nice to finally be liked.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 3, 2019
Commercial Question of the Week -- Opportunity Zones

"What is the biggest misconception that investors and others have about Opportunity Zones?"

  • Commercial Real Estate
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