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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 31, 2003
Free Press (Tampa Edition)

This week's items: AXA Advisors LLC expands office networkSpeedcom converts $672,000 interest into common stockColdwater Creek to open Tampa retail storeLandMark Bank to open third branchSarasota Memorial listed on Money's best list

  • News
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 16, 2016
Dialed in

David Call, with a big new job at one of the biggest banks in the country, says size isn't a chief motivator.

  • Finance
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 29, 2017
2017 Top Deals: Tampa Bay

The Don CeSar leads the field.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 10, 2015
Corporate report

Xcelience expands, approved for incentives for 100 new jobs; Odyssey Marine Exploration reaches financing agreement; American Health & Fitness Solutions Olympus app cracks iTunes' top 100; Bloomin' Brands promotes executive to head Bonefish Grill restaurants; Cryo-Cell International pursing merger with Vegas firm

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 5, 2004
The War on Trade

Americans are sending $40 billion a month of their wealth to foreign nations. A retired GE executive argues against free trade. He says our standard of living is at stake.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 29, 2006
Family success

The Pezeshkan family name is well-known in construction circles in Naples. Another Pezeshkan has made his mark in the architectural field and offers lessons for succession planning.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • April 22, 2011
Tourism Tug-of-War

Tourism officials say legislative proposals to move Visit Florida back to state control jeopardizes private investment and the $61 billion industry.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 18, 2009
November foreclosure trends mixed

The axiom that all real estate is local applies to foreclosures, too.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 17, 2010
Yippy buys Clusty

Fort Myers-based Yippy purchased the Pittsburgh company for $5.5 million.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 11, 2011
Immigration bill clears House

The bill will require business owners to verify new hires.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 8, 2012
What if Europeans stayed home?

Until now, the euro and British and Scandinavian currencies have made the U.S. dollar relatively cheap.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 28, 2012
Home price index mixed

A home price index shows mixed improvement on the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 8, 2011
Commercial real estate mood up

You can't dampen the optimism of commercial real estate owners and brokers for very long. After all, these are the schemers and dreamers who built Florida.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 8, 2017
Area company included in $18M contract

Cruise Car of Sarasota was named a preferred vendor by the National Joint Powers Alliance.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 5, 2018
Franklin Street promotes Kersting to managing director

Tampa-based commercial real estate brokerage Franklin Street has promoted Tom Kersting, an Aon veteran who had led the company's Insurance Services division, to managing director.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 5, 2014
Always room for more wings

Restaurants are scouting for sites all over Southwest Florida.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • January 6, 2022
Two for 2022: CEO priorities

A look at two key themes for business owners going into the new year. 

  • Advice
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • June 25, 2022
Innovation lives elsewhere, according to new report

Research reveals some hard truths about Tampa Bay's knowledge economy.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 11, 2005
Newsmakers (Sara/Mana edition)

Newsmakers is available free of charge.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 19, 2004
Free Press (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Sarasota, Manatee restaurants win Golden Spoon awardsLandMark Bank to offer wealth management servicesCharter One opens Bayou Bleu in downtown SarasotaMLS of Florida opens Sarasota office

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