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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 21, 2016
Sunshine overcomes gold

Florida beats New York and California when it comes to small business owners who believe less is more with government.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 9, 2017
News-Press site hits market for $8.5 million

Gannett Co., owner of the News-Press in Fort Myers, has put the newspaper's current site on the market for $8.5 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • July 15, 2016
Build-a-Brand

A business with 90 years of history certainly has plenty of stories to share. McKibbon Hospitality is ready for its storytelling moment.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 20, 2022
Education nonprofit named semifinalist for $1 million prize

RCMA is one of 32 up for the Yass Prize.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 1, 2021
Flood insurance firm receives $100 million capital infusion

HCI Group subsidiary TypTap Insurance Group will use Centerbridge Partners’ $100 million investment to expand nationally.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 19, 2020
Homebuilder uses billboards to attract job candidates

In October, Neal Communities put up two large-scale hiring advertisements, one on either side of a billboard.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 25, 2022
Cybersecurity startup names industry veteran to board as growth picks up

Andrew Peterson has previous experience of scaling up startups including one that ended in an $825 million sale.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 25, 2022
Amazon buys Pasco industrial park, will invest $150 million in new facility

The Seattle-based retailer plans a 517,000-square-foot robotic sorting center

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 16, 2018
Top 500: A unique treasure trove of information

The Business Observer's 2018 Top 500 ranks the top 500 companies from Tampa/Lakeland to Naples by revenue.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 22, 2016
Tampa-St. Pete market gets ready for the ferry

An inaugural launch trip is planned for early November for the Cross-Bay Ferry.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 3, 2015
Local company makes smart move

Economic development officials in the Tampa Bay region love to talk up regional cooperation. A win for Clearwater, for example, is also a win for Bradenton, the line goes, because a job is a job.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 5, 2025
Naples developer cites affordable housing law for luxury Sarasota project

The Lutgert Cos., which bought several parcels on Ringling between Palm and Pineapple avenues, is planning 167 residential units and nearly 19,000 square feet of commercial space.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • April 27, 2026
Wholesale distributor puts nearly 400 Tampa employees on notice amid pending sale

Republic National Distributing Company plans to shutter its Tampa facility by June 21.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • May 28, 2018
Area businesswoman — one fan is a Kardashian — delivers on new baby-centric business

Erika Perry , 32, started the company in 2014, while she was living in Chicago. The Stork Bag. The name plays off the iconic image of a stork delivering its infant package and also shows that it differs from the typical subscription box. (Items are sent i

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 28, 2018
Top commercial real estate deals for 2018 in Tampa Bay

A high-end resort topped the list of commercial real estate sales in the Tampa Bay area in 2018, but significant office sales and apartment projects also cracked the top five transactions list.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 23, 2024
Fort Myers Beach residents to pay more for flood insurance than others in Lee

A FEMA ratings downgrade and probation means residents of the barrier island will lose a 25% policy discount starting in April.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 5, 2023
Young real estate whiz launches multifamily development firm

A 30-year-old former CBRE multifamily investment sales broker has decided to head out on his own and begin developing apartment communities.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 20, 2005
Bank Turn

A group of south Hillsborough County business owners, rebuffed by thrift regulators, decide that starting a state-chartered bank makes better sense.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 9, 2006
Patience Pays Off

After nearly a decade of no-gos, Joe Romanowski is finally ready to begin building - and selling - the 686-unit Perico Island condo project.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 17, 2022
Luxury Sarasota handbag manufacturer captures big wins

BSwanky turns five-years-old this year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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