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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • December 6, 2023
Bloomin' Brands looks to address activist investors and woo customers

Outback’s parent company, Bloomin' Brands, has come out of the pandemic a leaner company, but a decline in customers has some investors and analysts worried.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • November 26, 2025
Executive Q&A: ULI chair's 20-year old prediction on Tampa's growth comes true

Tampa developer Phillip Smith talks about his goals for his term as chairman of ULI Tampa Bay, what attracts developers to the region and the challenges that lie ahead.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • August 30, 2022
Airport executives race to keep up with post-pandemic travel demand

Amid construction at RSW and SRQ, execs navigate rising material costs and a shortage of workers in expectation of handling the rush of passengers better.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 28, 2007
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Automotive Management buys 15 acres on Pine RidgeSouth Dakota's Summit Group plans Fort Myers Hyatt PlaceMonmouth Real Estate buys Charlotte FedEx warehouseTA Associates fund acquires 210 WatermarkChanges in Latitude buys Siesta Key StorageCorona family invests in Peridia office buildingSea Crest Apartments sells for $8.2 millionGentile Group buys 11 Wyndham propertiesTwo partners buy Port Richey Comfort Inn

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • September 8, 2023
PNC Bank: Business owners' optimism strong

A PNC survey has business-owner soaring while hiring concerns linger.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 14, 2022
Housing finally coming to USF’s Sarasota-Manatee campus

The university has won approval to build an approximately $39 million housing and student center on the campus.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 2, 2023
Longtime Bucs team doctor and Tampa surgeon dies at 83

Dr. Joe Diaco was one of the longest-running team doctors in NFL history.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 6, 2006
Thomas Sowell: Cheap Pay, Lousy Politicians

I don't make a million dollars a year but I think every member of Congress should be paid at least that much. It's not because those turkeys in Washington deserve it. It's because we deserve a lot better people than we have in Congress.

  • Opinion
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 31, 2006
Real Estate Briefs-Lee/Collier

Chicago firm acquires Naples apartmentsNew York firm acquiresNaples commercial centerINDIANA DEVELOPER BUILDS CONDOS AT MALL

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 15, 2005
The End of a Row

A secret deal ends costly litigation that ensnarled a local family of produce farmers.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 2, 2009
Choco-preneur

A physicist set out to create something kids can use to help them eat healthier. He ended up inventing a natural kind of chocolate, which is now made on the Gulf Coast.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2003
Free Press

This week's items: SouthCoast Marine Products selects Wendt Productions Sarasota companyoffering Segway toursAmerican Signature Home opens Carrollwood locationStephen A. Smith firmgains two new clients

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  • By Jay Brady |
  • December 3, 2010
Government Digest: Dec. 3 - Dec. 9

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 18, 2010
Clean Sailing

Many would-be entrepreneurs dream about quitting their jobs to start their own company. Dustin Stroth actually did it.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 28, 2011
Starry Thoughts

A local commercial real estate firm with a national reach is expanding — quickly. Considering the dismal market, it's quite the counterintuitive move.

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 5, 2013
Fly boys

A trio of executives takes aim at what they call an 'underserved and overpriced' niche of the aviation insurance market. The plan has rocketed to success.

  • Strategies
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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 14, 2011
Franchise Frenzy

During the downturn drug users are the first to go. USA Mobile has recorded five-fold growth by helping firms detect them.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 11, 2011
Them Apples

A hyper-focus on one company's products could be a death sentence for a retailer. But one Gulf Coast computer store has made it work.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 1, 2012
Two Worlds

A leading nonprofit executive has embarked on an unusual career shift. She will enter the for-profit world - in a big way.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 15, 2011
Helping Hand

A former community relations director for the Sarasota County Economic Development Corp. now finds herself leading the way to help disaster victims worldwide.

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