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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 27, 2022
Atomic age: Next-gen cancer treatment centers coming soon

Proton therapy, a next-gen cancer treatment option, is coming soon to several Gulf Coast communities.

  • Healthcare
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 14, 2004
Where are they now

GCBR recently caught up with the standout entrepreneurs we've honored over the past six years. They're not standing still.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • March 3, 2023
Excitement builds for arrival of beloved Boston restaurant chain

Kelly’s Roast Beef has opened its first location outside of New England in Florida. Several more are on the way.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 18, 2005
Legal Briefs (Tampa)

Mechanik Nuccio trial team wins $1.2 million jury verdictJury awards $1.1 million to employee-leasing firmStetson establishes center for higher education law

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 8, 2008
Earth to Naples

Collier County already has the highest taxes on new construction in the state. Now, the city of Naples wants to raise them, too, just as the economy softens.

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • December 6, 2024
$5M Tampa luxury reseller puts eyes on the future while keeping it classic

Quality over quantity is not just a mantra; it's a business model for Catherine Ansel.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 28, 2014
Live to learn

The race in senior living to build memory care facilities is off to a fast start. One company, an industry leader for 30 years, hopes to find success by taking a detour from the pack.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 18, 2010
Corporate Report: Nov. 19 - Nov. 25

The latest news from Kirkland, Russ, Murphy & Tapp P.A., WFLA-TV, and more.

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 28, 2019
Contractor company now at Southwest Florida's Beck and call

With one market tapped out for growth opportunity, a builder and home services firm with a storied history boldly seeks new territory. Beck Companies is headed into a crowded space.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 19, 2009
Corvus Intl. pursues two projects

Corvus International LLC is returning to its commercial roots with a partner known for food and another who runs an executive airplane business.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 8, 2010
Charlotte County continues clean up

Charlotte County Economic Development Director Don Root was asked to resign Aug. 18 under pressure following a dust-up during a break in a meeting.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 21, 2010
Ex-Beef's president goes back to school

Nick Vojnovic, longtime veteran of the Beef 'O' Brady's chain of family sports pubs, agreed last month to step down from his position as president.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 21, 2011
Manatee County gets swallowed up in raise-gate

A brouhaha bellowed in Manatee County recently, when the seven county commissioners faced a thorny question: to accept or reject a state-mandated $272 raise.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 22, 2011
Tampa TV station ditches the 'W'

Tampa's WMOR-TV 32 operates less like an independent station and more like a locally based cable channel. Now it has rebranded to reflect its mission.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 6, 2017
Date first, then marry

One of the more established and respected branding and marketing agencies in the Sarasota-Manatee region, C-Suite Communications, has a new owner.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 21, 2015
Onetime Lingerie Bowl site to get $45M apartment complex

Pollack Shores Real Estate Group will build on land that made news in 2009 for failed plans to host a Lingerie Bowl there.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 22, 2019
NFL star's restaurant chain expands in region with multi-unit franchise deal

Walk-On's Bistreaux & Bar, a Baton Rouge, La.-based sports bar and grill chain co-owned by New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, has signed a new multi-unit development deal with Tampa franchisee Mike Lester.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 3, 2004
Hillsborough Incumbents Prevail

Thirteenth Circuit judges, most of them appointees, hold their seats.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • October 20, 2017
Gator Chomp

An innovative University of Florida internship program is off to a fast start in Sarasota. More communities are interested in teaming up with the school.

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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • November 24, 2025
Tropicana Field roof repairs completed ahead of schedule

With its dome roof now replaced, repairs to Tropicana Field will likely be completed before the Tampa Bay Rays home opener on April 6, 2026.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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