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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 14, 2014
Best in class

Attention successful graduates of Florida Gulf Coast University.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 18, 2023
St. Petersburg native leads Swedish builder's parks projects

Chuck Jablon, who grew up in St. Petersburg, sees building parks for Skanska USA's Tampa office as a way to give back to the community and to leave his stamp on Tampa Bay.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 3, 2007
Same dance, New Tune

Bay City Plywood and Cabinets is rebranding itself to emphasize its all-wood cabinets, but it is retaining its offbeat side, including those commercials.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 21, 2006
Corporate Report

Look at briefs from Gulf Coast businesses for free.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 19, 2003
Lou Lasday: Goodwill Marketing Play

Lou Lasday, an independent marketing adviser residing on Longboat Key, creates action-oriented strategic corporate initiatives for emerging companies. A career direct response executive, he has been a senior partner of a national advertising agency and se

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 8, 2010
Gulf Coast Week: April 9 - April 15

Regional business news at a glance.

  • Industries
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • April 15, 2020
Area cleaning company grows by staying true to its niche

Crystal Clean Green Cleaning has made a few shifts to new opportunities during the pandemic, including launching a disinfectant service.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 28, 2016
Headwinds ahead?

Once the city's prime downtown hotel, the Sarasota Hyatt Regency faces increased competition and its own age.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 17, 2017
Storm clouds ahead?

A leading Southwest Florida land broker warns there are some ominous signals that could impact the region's real estate industry.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 9, 2016
Value add

DeSoto Square Mall has been knocked about by competition and the loss of tenants. But that may help it going forward.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • September 5, 2024
SWFL restaurant week turns into bustling month of revenue gains

Sizzle Dining has grown from a small event to a September celebration — a big impact on the Southwest Florida restaurant industry and one of the largest restaurant week events in the region.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2007
Affordable housing comes with strings

Developer asks city of Sarasota to partially fund affordable housing units. At the top end, he is asking for $250,000 in tax increment financing for each unit to be built.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • February 25, 2010
Innovation Wave

For the past 18 months, Tampa Bay's Web developer community has been gaining momentum. Linda Olson is part of the reason.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 29, 2023
Homebuilders of 460 homes near sellout in Parrish community

The four homebuilders have just over 20 homes left to sell in their respective neighborhoods.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 19, 2022
Polk County apartment sale tops $100 million

An apartment complex just off Interstate 4 sells to a Virginia real estate company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 25, 2010
Family partnership buys Regency Palms, Oasis

SME Apartments LLC and EM Apartments LLC, led by Tampa's Elvis Ramon, purchased the final judgments of foreclosure and have taken title to the Regency Palms Apartments and Oasis Apartments from Sovereign Bank.

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  • December 15, 2009
Southwest Florida free search sites

With commercial real estate in the dumps, everyone involved is looking to find inexpensive ways to market property. For Lee County and City of Cape Coral properties there are two commercial real estate Web sites to help inform potential buyers for free.

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  • July 19, 2013
Tampa housing authority nearing construction start for Reed apartments

The sale was part of plans to develop the site into a seven-story senior-housing apartment building called The Reed.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 19, 2011
Two Miami investor groups buy IHOPs

Two Miami area investors purchased IHOP restaurant buildings leased to Sunshine Restaurant Partners.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 15, 2012
First Bank Dunedin branch leads in demand deposits

First Bank's Dunedin branch was recognized for the second year in a row.

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