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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 15, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

New beginnings: After five years, Phil Wolff has split from Sarasota's Levin Tannenbaum Wolff Band Gates & Pugh PL.St. Patrick's Day in May Is Sarasota the new center of green?: The Florida Green Building Coalition Inc. sure thinks so. Happy hammers: The Associated General Contractors of America, the largest and oldest national construction trade association in the United States, has reason to be jubilant. Waiting to learn: Get ready to add another three months to the wait for a consultant to design a University District on North Tamiami Trail.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 11, 2008
It takes a biker village

Motorcycle dealer Scott Fischer is planning to build a biker mall that will bring together brands such as Harley Davidson, Buell and Kawasaki. The economic downturn brings new opportunities.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 26, 2009
Gulf Coast Week

Regional business news at a glance

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 25, 2009
Corporate Report: Odyssey buys stake in SMM Project

Tampa-based deep-ocean shipwreck recovery company Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. acquired a minority interest in SMM Project LLC, an investors group that recently purchased a majority interest in Bluewater Metals Pty Ltd, an Australian company with licenses for the mineral exploration of 150,000 square kilometers of ocean floor in four regions of the South Pacific.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 25, 2010
Back in Style

Even the fastest-growing franchises can stall in an economic downturn. But a WineStyles franchise owner is taking advantage of the recession by improving operations.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2010
Gulf Coast Week: July 16 - July 22

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • By Lou Lasday |
  • July 9, 2010
'Sizzle' to 'Fizzle'

It's not just professionals who burn out, it's their service enterprises that do, too.

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  • By James R. |
  • May 31, 2013
Whatever happened to growth?

As the economy sputters into recovery, don't miss capitalizing on the next growth cycle. What your company can do to prepare now.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 28, 2011
Gulf Coast Week: Oct. 28

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • March 22, 2013
Corporate Report: March 22

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • June 24, 2011
Room to Grow

Satisfied clients recommend companies with good customer service to others. Just ask AgileThought, whose revenues have increased tenfold in five years.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2012
Corporate Report: July 6

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 21, 2020
Auto dealership's counterintuitive pandemic sales strategy pays off

Longtime Tampa, Florida, auto sales executive John Marazzi, 55, has never seen anything quite like the COVID-19 crisis.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • October 28, 2016
Reaching out

Gilbert Design Build looks toward the future with a new name and second location.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 5, 2017
Profile

'I don't think the industrial market here will slow down anytime soon. The current environment is the best I have ever seen.'

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 21, 2017
Train Rolling

Not many companies can successfully hire, and then train, and then retain, 150 people in one year. A Tampa firm is undaunted in its mission to accomplish that feat.

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  • By Alicia Ceccarelli |
  • September 16, 2016
West side story

Amy West has a new executive role with PNC Bank that will take her to a chunk of Florida. But a core part of her work, the dedication to relationships, will remain the same.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • February 5, 2016
Corporate report

Job recruitment firm names new GM; Bank expands into Tampa, names leadership team; County promotes building official; Architecture firm names new partners; Community management company hires regional VP

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 19, 2016
Economic question of the week

What economic headwinds, if any, does the Florida Gulf Coast's commercial real estate market face in 2016?

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 5, 2015
Corporate Report

Chargebacks911 eyeing Europe, adds Arizona sales group; Clearwater agency sells to Virginia firm; ACI Worldwide handling payments for Missouri bank; Premier Eye Care moving operations center; Premier Eye Care moving operations center; Premier Eye Care moving operations center

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