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  • By Alicia Ceccarelli |
  • June 30, 2017
'Constant Development'

Naples hotelier and restaurateur Phil McCabe's appetite for economics, and risk, helped rebuild what's now a star attraction in downtown Naples: Fifth Avenue South.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 29, 2010
'Beacon for Change'

Two entrepreneurs seek to turn one Gulf Coast town into a technology hotspot — heavy on the optimism.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 21, 2011
'Frugal Fatigue'

The beleaguered restaurant industry is fighting its way back. It recently landed a few punches.

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 16, 2012
Brew Master

The business of beer manufacturing drafts an element of amusement, but achieving success isn't all fun and games.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 6, 2019
Dining delivery: Urban Brew & BBQ, St. Petersburg

Andy Salyards refuses to sacrifice in-house customers for those at home waiting for delivery.

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 9, 2019
SVN to open Tampa brokerage office

SVN is expanding its Sarasota brokerage operation to Tampa with a new office, SVN Coastal. It will be run by the same managing partners that operate the Sarasota office, Larry Starr and Matt Christian.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 12, 2014
Tampa Beachhead

In its quest to become a multibillion-dollar bank, Naples-based First Florida Integrity Bank opened its first branch on Kennedy Boulevard in Tampa.

  • Finance
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 27, 2013
Government shutdown

Cutting government waste can be done. But it takes a dedicated group of citizens to get elected and follow through on their promises.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 27, 2013
Progress report

The first year of a charter school, just like a new business, can be the toughest. An entrepreneurial-thinking school has felt the bumps, but the results, so far, have been encouraging.

  • Strategies
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 14, 2024
Damage survey opens for businesses after massive Sarasota rainfall

A survey is being used to collect information from area business owners about impacts from the recent rainfall in the region.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Denise Kalette |
  • February 22, 2013
One Step Ahead

In an increasingly competitive landscape, USAmeriBank adds an insurance agency to its arsenal as it tries to outrun its rivals.

  • Finance
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • October 17, 2019
Sarah Kitlowski, 35

President and chief operating officer, Omeza

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 18, 2017
Bed Heads

A Tampa-based e-commerce 'bed-in-a-box' startup is armed with a patented mattress. It also has a dream-big mission.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 25, 2006
Business titans shift to political arena

Businessmen Vern Buchanan and Tramm Hudson are leading Republican candidates to replace Katherine Harris as the party's nominee for the 13th District congressional seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. And since the district - which covers Sarasota, Hardee and DeSoto counties and parts of Manatee and Charlotte counties - is Republican-heavy, the winner of the Sept. 5 primary is considered a likely favorite to take the general election in November.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 4, 2010
Bethlehem Baptist Church building for charter school

Faced with growing space needs, Bethlehem Baptist Church in Sarasota is looking to relocate its pre-school, but its ultimate development plans will also affect more school age kids.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 5, 2013
Invention-factory guru expands to Florida

Pittsburgh-based firm designs products for individuals and corporations.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 28, 2011
Hot Properties: Real estate at full speed

Speed dating and speed networking is so passe, so 2009. The new speed trend? Super speedy real estate sales.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 30, 2019
Golf entertainment venue to open second location in region

The St. Petersburg location will open in 2020.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 19, 2017
Beer, beer, beer, beer, beer

Florida ranks No. 9 nationwide on total breweries.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 25, 2014
Florida: A mediocre tax state?

Florida, for all its no state income tax acclaim, is only a little better than average in overall state-local tax burden, according to the Tax Foundation.

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