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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 10, 2023
$729 million SWFL community bank names new CEO

The leadership change represents the first time in the bank’s 20-year history that it will operate under a new CEO.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 18, 2009
Minnesota bank steps out of the cold

Community bankers in Sarasota are abuzz over the latest competitor to the join the trenches, this one via a government-forced ousting of two other institutions.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 4, 2011
Reinvent Rewards

The recession still forces entrepreneurs to find a better way. Advertising industry veteran Steve Smith seems to have found one, and it turned around his entire outlook.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 30, 2010
July 30: TIBB, BBGI, NGNM

TIB Financial takes hit; Beasley Broadcast ups profits; NeoGenomics reinvests.

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  • February 8, 2013
Corporate Report: February 8

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • April 29, 2011
Asset Maintenance

Coral Gables-based Flagler bought Tampa's Bridgeport Center at the top of the local office investment market. Rather than letting the building languish amid falling property values, it put $1 million into improvements.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 3, 2012
Snowbird Economists

Economists and investment strategists flock to Florida to visit snowbird clients, hopscotching the state like rock stars on tour.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 25, 2021
Hertz to buy 100,000 Teslas, hires Tom Brady to star in ads

The Hertz Corp. is investing in electronic vehicles and infrastructure as it moves beyond bankruptcy

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 6, 2019
Dining delivery: Pita Pit, Fort Myers

Pita Pit owner says meal delivery offers more good than bad parts.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 7, 2020
Tampa continues to surge in national survey

Strong demographics and job growth throughout Tampa Bay and St. Petersburg are fueling investment and residential development throughout the metro area

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 12, 2014
Peek at Naples wives

Leave it to reality TV producers Chuck Ardezzone and Frank Monti with Naples-based ITZ Studios to persuade some of Naples' most glamorous ladies to reveal details of their personal lives in a reality TV show that will be called “Paradise Coast Wives.”

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 13, 2015
A classic twist

A high-traffic location, once a bookstore, is now a restaurant with a new look and feel.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 19, 2025
Pinellas eye care practice to pay $600K in kickback scheme settlement

Pinellas Eye Care P.A., doing business as Gulfcoast Eye Care, will also cooperate with the federal government in the ongoing investigation.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • October 16, 2023
Top commercial real estate transactions for Sept. 18-24 in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A $70.5 million multifamily deal in Sarasota County paces the week's transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 10, 2025
Leading Tampa homebuilder names future president, seeks CFO

Homes by WestBay founder Willy Nunn will be the CEO, while Mark Metheny will be president.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 28, 2022
Numbers of hotel rooms built drops in 2021 but rebounding in 2022

After hotel construction slowed down the past two years, signs point to a resurgence.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 17, 2021
Mother-son duo conquer Wall Street trend — from Sarasota

Betsy Cohen and her son Daniel, despite living 1,200 miles from Wall Street, are SPAC leaders.

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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • August 9, 2023
Sarasota attorney, entrepreneur dives headfirst into next big career challenge

Lawyer, referee, businesswoman, TV analyst and now soccer club president Christina Unkel accepts a new challenge.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • March 31, 2025
Bradenton company awarded roofing technology patent

Crazy Seal has secured a patent for its material to seal leaking roofs.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • February 18, 2025
North Carolina internet company bringing fiber optic internet to Pinellas

It will be the Lumos' first foray into the Florida market.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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