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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 24, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

Roaring Toyz to roar into national bike show: Could a small sport bike shop in Sarasota be the next Orange County Choppers?Rushing takes top honor: Karen Rushing, clerk of the circuit court and comptroller for Sarasota County, received the President's Clerk of the Year Award from the Florida Association of Court Clerks and Comptrollers at the organization's annual summer conference in Ponte Vedra.It's a done deal, almost: The Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice is going to be a landholder real soon.Cracker Barrel pegged: The folksy restaurant chain, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc., is being sued over a peg from one of its tabletop brainteaser games.Concrete solution: Mexico?: The Associated General Contractors of America has called on U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez to intervene in the increasingly dire shortage of cement in the United States before major economic disruptions occur.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 6, 2020
Young co-founders seek to upend staid industry

Backed by some prominent board members, eNotaryLog has ambitious plans.

  • Law
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • December 26, 2023
2023 in transactions: Top commercial real estate deals nine counties in the region

Eight deals surpassed $100 million, while two were over $200 million, in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk and Sarasota counties.

  • Transactions
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 9, 2025
Kiarra Womack, 26

40 Under 40 winner Kiarra Womack is senior scholarships manager at William G. and Marie Selby Foundation.

  • Class of 2025
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 27, 2006
Learning to Share

A retired fire-chief-turned-Realtor is trying to change the way his field shares data. Turns out it's a hot issue.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 17, 2006
Back from the Bust

Groups devoted to supporting the tech industry had growth problems of their own during the industry's slide. Being more active in the community and reaching out to untapped markets has helped them come back.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 30, 2011
Queen of Soaps

Entrepreneur Deanna Kelly sells soaps and other bath products by emphasizing their beneficial attributes. She stocks her stores with more than 600 products.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 19, 2021
Midtown Tampa about to blossom

Midtown Tampa, a $500 million, mixed-use development in the Westshore area of Tampa, is preparing to debut retail, lodging, residences and offices on 22-acre tract.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 28, 2020
A post-COVID World

Developers like Bromley Cos., the master developer of Midtown Tampa, and architects are implementing various measures to enhance wellness and safety in buildings in design or under construction now.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 5, 2019
q&a: Mike Griffin

Mike Griffin, who has been promoted to lead commercial real estate brokerage firm Savills' Tampa office, intends to grow the firm's presence in the region through recruitment and technology.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 22, 2017
Buy Side

A Chicago firm has bought more than a dozen Naples commercial properties in the past three years, and has more in its sights.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 7, 2006
Real Estate Briefs

Toll Brothers Inc. plans Palazzo VillageChico's buys land for expansionThrogmartin Co. breaks groundWaterford Cos. acquires land for Villa VenetoAmSouth buys building for Bayshore branchVision Homes builds Gladstone ParkSchickedanz Homes buys land for Wyndrush CondominiumsPublix acquires two parcels in Treasure IslandSafety Harbor investors buy PALM HARBOR Plaza

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 26, 2010
USF gives execs shot at 'green belt'

Registration is under way at the University of South Florida College of Business for Lean Six Sigma “green belt” certification.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 22, 2010
Florida benefits from volcanic ash

The ash cloud keeping Europeans away from Florida is also holding some visitors here. Officials at Tampa International Airport are watching developments carefully.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 23, 2011
When Grand Prix and Dali collide

Let's say you're a fan of surrealist art but not open-wheel street racing. If you're in downtown St. Petersburg next weekend, you could be out of luck.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 21, 2011
Tampa Bay & Co. names CEO

The tourism-promotion organization taps Kelly Miller to lead.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 16, 2013
Wood named Humanitarian

Hodges University names Naples businessman John R. Wood as Humanitarian of the Year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 27, 2012
Firms file additional claims

Law firms claim clients' broker knowingly invested money in risky assets.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 27, 2012
Unlicensed contractors nabbed

A Manatee sting apprehends 14 men for contracting without a license.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 16, 2021
Flights to Canada resuming

Air Canada begins flying to Toronto out of Tampa International Airport July 17

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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