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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 2, 2023
Longtime Bucs team doctor and Tampa surgeon dies at 83

Dr. Joe Diaco was one of the longest-running team doctors in NFL history.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 29, 2008
Osprey Optimism

A large commercial development project on the Gulf Coast - the first phase, anyway - is actually close to completion. Could more good news follow?

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 14, 2006
Commercial RE Briefs

North Port group expands Bobcat medical centerThe Wilder Cos. buys in Punta Gorda, plans developmentFirst new hotel since Charley under construction in CharlotteWaterford condo/retail development starting in 2007Florida's west coast hoteliers buy Bradenton Budget InnJeffrey Wogoman Tile, Marble relocating down the streetFirst Florida buys building for Lee County headquartersPointe Group Management buys 100 Carillon ParkwayCincinnati investors buy Goodyear storeRLJ Development closes on Palm River Road hotels

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 14, 2003
Thorns of Deception

In a tale of broken trusts, more than a dozen clients claim Bradenton attorney Richard Groner mishandled their money prior to his suicide.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • December 10, 2010
'Ideas Factory'

Gov.-elect Scott's economic advisory council, made up of Florida and out-of-state budget experts, comes with impressive credentials and lots of ideas they're happy to share with the new administration.

  • Florida
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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 21, 2011
Forecast 2012: Tampa Bay

Members of the Tampa Bay business community comment on next year's outlook.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 14, 2022
Terin Cremer, 37

Managing partner, Barbas Cremer PLLC

  • Class of 2022
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  • By Lou Lasday |
  • May 20, 2011
The Corporate Facelift

Transform your enterprise. Cut the fat, smooth the wrinkles and sculpt a new face.

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • August 9, 2013
The nightmare of Obamacare

This is sick. No, it's sickening. Obamacare.

  • Opinion
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  • By Elizabeth Djinis |
  • October 7, 2021
Jennifer Zimmerman, 37

Heel Hoodie, Owner/Creator

  • Class of 2021
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 8, 2021
One-time CFO uses seashells to dip into her creative side

Ginny Dickinson’s massive collection of beach pieces has led to a new passion: making statues.

  • Executive Diversions
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • October 26, 2018
Wyatt Chocklett, 33

Chief operating officer, Doctors Hospital of Sarasota

  • Class of 2018
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  • By Elizabeth Morrisey |
  • December 2, 2016
Hard work

Former small town mayor Javier Marin brings passion and patience to his new Polk County job.

  • Florida
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • February 21, 2014
Wild card

Pam Avery is one of three women hotel general managers in the Tampa Bay area.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • December 6, 2013
True networking

Despite recent cuts, staffing giant Kforce Inc. continues to push top sales performers like Rachel Grannan to maintain its growth.

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  • By Denise Federer |
  • February 10, 2026
Family wealth transfer: More at stake than money

The emotional considerations of leaving your wealth to the next generation in a family business can be an obstacle to a smooth transition.

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  • By Jay Heater |
  • July 10, 2023
Robotics company finds new life for $135K specialized machine

Two Lakewood Ranch businesses, RND Automation and Certified Collectibles, combine to make a donation to State College of Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 30, 2023
NY billionaire talks about his St. Pete tower on visit

John Catsimatidis Sr. filmed a commercial and gave an update on his 46-story tower under construction in downtown St. Petersburg.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • August 3, 2018
Construction on new Atlanta Braves spring training facility moves forward despite rainy season

The Atlanta Braves spring training facility under construction in North Port in south Sarasota County calls for hundreds of workers, pounds of steel and cubic yards of concrete. A sneak peek reveals progress made and challenges ahead before the team can '

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 6, 2006
Let the Competition Begin

Sweetbay Supermarket CEO Shelley Broader says Kash n' Karry was "an aging beauty that was never really beautiful." Sweetbay will go head-to-head with Florida's largest supermarket chain, Publix, on its home turf.

  • Entrepreneurs
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