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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 21, 2010
Security firm CEO taken by surprise

Greg Celestan was caught off guard at Ernst & Young's annual Florida Entrepreneur of the Year awards ceremony.

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  • April 8, 2010
Office prospects look more seriously for space

While it's no longer a shocker that office vacancy in the Tampa Bay market has hit the 20% mark, what might be surprising is that prospective tenants are even looking more seriously for space now.

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  • March 11, 2011
Gov. Scott spotlights job creators

Everyone knows Gov. Rick Scott has almost a one-track mind for his term. In fact, every time he delivers a speech, he's sure to mention the number: 700,000.

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  • January 18, 2013
Freight firm seeks to add some weight

Jim Brosious kicked off 2013 in a serious anti-recession kind of mood.

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  • November 2, 2012
Hulk Hogan, wrestler ... and restaurateur?

It isn't easy keeping a secret when it involves an entrepreneur as flamboyant as the wrestler Hulk Hogan.

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  • October 23, 2012
Reach for the sky, and your wallet

A big-time marketing opportunity on the Gulf Coast is up for grabs for a bold-thinking business.

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  • August 10, 2012
We want to know about business, not politics

Perhaps you might try to lower the incitement of our uncivil political discourse in this country.

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  • February 7, 2011
Pasco land brokers await RayJay move

Few things get real estate people excited like news of a possible corporate relocation.

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  • September 1, 2021
National eviction moratorium has soft impact in region

Tampa's evictions rate is off slightly since before the pandemic.

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  • October 7, 2021
Tiny-home community takes a giant leap forward

Escape Tampa Bay Village, a tiny-home community in Tampa, Florida, launches a new model as it expands its footprint.

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  • February 22, 2021
Shopping center to get new life, vacant grocery store could be split up

The Green Tree Shopping Center in Naples will have an open-air concept.

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  • March 23, 2021
Retailer appoints e-commerce exec to chief digital officer role

Jay Topper has more than 20 years of digital experience.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 14, 2021
Popular Italian chophouse in tony neighborhood re-opening by end of the month

Timpano Italian Chophouse to repoen late October, VIP event scheduled for Oct. 25

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  • May 14, 2020
Pizza restaurant reopens, resumes happy hours

Bavaro’s also offers contactless curbside pickup, online ordering and craft cocktails served in gallon sizes to go.

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  • May 10, 2019
Region outpaces others in Florida in population surge

The Southwest Florida region's rapid growth in people keeps on ticking.

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  • July 19, 2019
Area senior care company sponsors new, national PBS series

A Southwest Florida-based senior care advisory company has signed on as an underwriter for a new PBS series, Family Pictures USA.

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  • February 11, 2022
Business accelerator welcomes applications for next cohort

Tampa Bay Innovation Center in St. Petersburg welcomes applications for next cohort as it prepares to break ground on new facility.

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  • June 1, 2018
Sarasota County offers key downtown corner for sale

Sarasota County will take bids of at least $3.1 million through June 19 for nearly one-acre site at 20 N. Washington Blvd.

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  • November 4, 2019
Hospital system buys full ownership of large medical facility

The Bonita Springs facility will now solely be owned by Lee Health in an agreement that didn't reveal financial details.

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  • November 11, 2019
Entrepreneur showered with another award

MY Shower Door has been a leader in the Southwest Florida glass sector since 2003.

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