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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 6, 2025
$300M Tampa project positions Coke Florida for generational growth

Coke Florida has opened a new automated distribution and sales facility on 156 acres in Hillsborough County that simplifies its processes and improves efficiency.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 18, 2008
Recovery 2010

A few developers are forging ahead with plans for new residential communities on the Gulf Coast. They're counting on a rebound they say will begin to take hold in 2010.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 15, 2009
Caged Growth

Danielle Huff has dealt with a broad range of challenges in running a Gulf Coast-based baseball-dependent metals company, all the way up to union struggles. But she's close to finding her sweet spot.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 23, 2004
Sarasota's Mr. Friendly

From Sarasota to Orlando, Steve Sandor and partners are opening new Friendly's restaurants and discovering success. Their first location, in Sarasota, is third in the national chain in annual sales.

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • September 26, 2022
Health care organization turns the tide on growth after rebrand

A rebrand and sizable boost in revenue have a Bradenton health care firm looking at multiple new opportunities for more growth.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 6, 2006
Hang on till '08

Housing economist Brad Hunter predicts two years before the housing market rebounds.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 13, 2006
King of the City

An engineering and planning firm overcomes expansion anxiety. Its antidote is success, such as a 126% revenue jump since 2003, to more than $32 million in 2005.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 19, 2007
Manufacturing Maturity

After a few starts and stops, an above-ground diamond manufacturer is hopeful a sales boom is forthcoming.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 18, 2008
Corporate Report

Brown & Brown subsidiary buys Oklahoma insurance firmConMed Corp. president fills SRI/Surgical top spotTimes Publishing Co. plans CQ Press saleRomark Laboratories adds new chief medical officerValpak celebrates birthday with revamped envelope

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 17, 2004
Legal Briefs (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Abbey Adams firm hires Luis Viera as an associateFowler White attorney elected to board of nonprofitAnna Chesser Smith joins Bush Ross firmAkerman Senterfitt picks Ben Hill IV as shareholder

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 8, 2008
Sound Check

Ultra-quiet isn't a termnormally associated with power plants. At least not until one of the largest Gulf Coast community hospitals called in a design team to bring down the noise.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 15, 2011
Diamond in the Rough

Michael Diamond and Jeff Benham say the recovery in the luxury home market is under way. They've started a new custom homebuilding company to take advantage of the improving conditions.

  • Industries
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 15, 2021
Sector Surge

Continued population in-migration and strong metrics are pushing apartment development and investment to new heights along the Gulf Coast.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 17, 2017
Fort Myers emerging

The Lee County city's downtown has struggled to gain traction, but a slate of new projects would change that in a big way.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 9, 2014
Escape from New York

Rick Heine says moving his business from New York to Florida was like going to business heaven. He says there are thousands of entrepreneurs just like him ready to move out of high-tax states.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 23, 2025
Developer buys key parcel for $675 million Tampa project

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a celebrity-run real estate agency opens in Sarasota, a Naples apartment community sells, and a Manatee industrial center lands a new tenant.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 18, 2023
Houston company pays $36.5 million for two Hillsborough apartment complexes

34 acres sold in Estero, a development plan changes in Sarasota and crepes coming to St. Pete top the week's commercial real estate news.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • November 2, 2018
Finding the grass is greener in Southwest Florida

Naples-based Greenscapes expanding with new Fort Myers location

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • July 29, 2022
Ex-trader brings Wall Street cred to development role

Tommy Del Zoppo has assumed leadership of a hospitality firm during a critical time, with an ambitious expansion of the Cordova Inn set to begin in earnest this autumn.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 8, 2007
Halfway There

National builders are cutting back operations in Southwest Florida. One expert says this spells opportunity for local and regional builders to gain market share.

  • Entrepreneurs
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