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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • August 7, 2023
The friendly business card has a new foe: Digitalization

The business card industry considers a paperless future.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 29, 2006
Going Up

Phil Camillo, who once sold training materials to rocket scientists, really knows how to make a sales pitch. His latest success? Winning a national elevator pitch contest for entrepreneurs.

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  • By Denise Kalette |
  • January 17, 2013
Taking charge

PODS are sprouting in driveways across the country. New CEO John Koch tackles the logistics of growth, and may take the company public.

  • Strategies
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 27, 2026
Sarasota County charter flight firm aims to quadruple volume in 2026

Amid a surge in clients, opportunistic air charter business AvSky Charters refuses to relent on white-glove service.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 26, 2007
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Sarasota's MPL Lodgings buys Siesta Key hotelGettel Automotive Acura start date nearsNorth American Properties plans Bee Ridge centerLutgert Development starts Tavira developmentFoster & Foster Actuaries relocating to Parker CommonsLee County locals open Sanibel Sweet TreatsShamrock-Hostmark buys Westshore DoubletreeAsbury Automotive Group takes over three Tampa dealershipsXcelience acquires Laurel Street building

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 6, 2011
Corporate Report: May 6

The latest news from Ceelox Inc., Technology Research Corp., and other Gulf Coast companies.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 14, 2024
Sarasota business owner sent to prison for real estate fraud

Jose “Jay” Manuel Santiago, who owned Santiago & Sons Construction in Sarasota and was an HOA president, is involved in two separate fraud cases.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 20, 2023
Publix is doing away with GreenWise-branded stores

The Lakeland chain will transition its GreenWise stores to the traditional Publix brand.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 26, 2004
Legal Calender (Tampa edition)

The tampa legal calender is provided free of charge.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 23, 2009
Hard times for hoteliers

Tampa hotel broker Lou Plasencia says he hopes he never again experiences days in his industry like he is now. About 40% to 50% of some of his clients — hotel owners — cannot pay their debt service. By this summer, that figure might climb to 60%.

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  • May 21, 2004
Legal Calendar (Tampa edition)

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 29, 2013
Manufacturing, financial firms relocating to Pasco

Officials say county job creation incentives help attract new companies.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 9, 2012
Bank's troubles exposed, possibly prematurely

There's an unusual postscript to the recent news that federal regulators shut down Lutz-based Heritage Bank of Florida.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 11, 2012
Golden State bonks another business loose

The exodus of California businesses continues to make news.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 13, 2012
You're hired: Trump to win award in Sarasota

The Sarasota Republican Party will name Donald Trump Statesman of the Year at a dinner right before the Republican National Convention in Tampa.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 10, 2011
Alico, NeoGenomics post losses

Alico's quarterly net loss was $92,000; NeoGenomics lost $3 million in 2010.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 11, 2021
Hospitality industry confab picks area for major late summer event — in person

Connect's hospitality marketing event in Tampa in August is expected to provide a major economic boost for the region’s hospitality industry later this year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 14, 2020
Lender funds nearly 2,000 PPP loans, opens three branches during pandemic

Tampa, Florida-based Suncoast Credit Union has been busier than ever during the coronavirus pandemic, opening three new branches and funding more than 1,900 Paycheck Protection Program loans, totaling $49.5 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 10, 2020
Bank's expansion creates new space for symphony

An offer for a new office comes at the right time for the Southwest Florida Symphony.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 18, 2019
St. Pete Pier names tenants

The City of St. Petersburg has selected 17 mercahnts to be tenants in the St. Pete Pier Marketplace retail concept at the $76 million attraction, slated to open in March.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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