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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 3, 2022
Hertz reaffirms commitment to Estero as it focuses on innovation in 2022

The Hertz Corp. has eyes set on electric vehicles and “reimagining the customer experience” in the new year

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • December 30, 2016
Numbers cruncher

A new master's in data science program at New Coxllege of Florida lays the groundwork for more data-driven study.

  • Strategies
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • January 6, 2017
Move on over

Traffic and congestion issues confound officials across the region. But some answers (and relief) could be forthcoming.

  • Industries
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  • By James R. |
  • January 31, 2014
2014: The renaissance of enterprise

With the increasing role of technology, the year ahead will bring many changes to the business world. Your company's performance depends on adjusting accordingly.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 25, 2016
A Value-Add Play

A pending vacancy could only enhance the value of a 19-story, downtown Tampa office building.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • November 14, 2014
Bigger slice

An Orlando engineering firm that has focused on work from Tampa International Airport switches gears into health care.

  • Industries
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 3, 2015
Chasing yield

Abundant capital is pushing hotel sales and new development — though some fear a bubble is forming.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim DeLa |
  • April 17, 2024
Landmark Sarasota bar and restaurant sold, new owners to maintain 4/20 theme

Munchies 420 Cafe plans grand reopening on 4/20.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 16, 2024
Tampa, Sarasota hospitals climb in US News rankings

Tampa General Hospital and Sarasota Memorial Hospital are among the best hospitals in Florida for 2024, according to U.S. News & World Report.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 20, 2026
Tampa Bay Rays, Hillsborough College get go-ahead to start negotiations

The discussions will center on the team building a new ballpark on the 113-acre site of the college in Tampa along with moving the school’s operation to a College District on the site.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 11, 2009
Millage Mayhem

With taxable property values way down for the second year in a row, the rolled back tax rates look to be heading up — but not without a fight between elected officials, their staffs and property taxpayers.

  • Florida
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 19, 2005
Landlords' Market

Get ready for sticker shock if you plan to negotiate a new lease for office space in Lee and parts of Collier counties.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 26, 2021
Senior living communities look for their moment

With communities that look more like lush gardens on the outside and are run like a cruise ship on the inside, a few senior living developers set a high bar.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 25, 2010
Back to Life

Investors bid the stock of Health Management Associates to bankruptcy lows in 2008, but new management brought it back to life. The hospital operator's shares are up 321% in one year.

  • Strategies
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • October 9, 2015
Rental revenues

Hotels up and down the Gulf Coast are fighting new competition — individual property owners with access to the masses.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 18, 2008
Coffee Talk

+ Gulf Coast banksin the doghouseIt's been no fun being a publicly held bank company lately, especially on the Gulf Coast of Florida.+ Bottom-hitting talk lingers onTalk of hitting the proverbial bottom of the Gulf Coast's residential real estate market malaise has been percolating for months - but clearly the chatter hasn't led to any consensus.+ How to getbalanced in lifeA common refrain among ambitious business people - especially each class of the Review's 40 Under 40 - is that elusive quest for finding balance in their lives.+ New office productemerges more slowlyCrescent Resources has built some of the Gulf Coast's newest and most distinct Class A corporate office buildings, including three in Tampa's Westshore business district on Boy Scout Boulevard with tenants like OSI, parent of Outback Steakhouse.+ Tattle-Trailin the marketAnother company has emerged from the Star Center business incubator in Largo: Tattle-Trail LLC.Tattle-Trail has created a monitoring product about the size of a garage door opener that allows a driver to see the vehicle he's towing, in case there is a flat tire or mechanical problem behind him.+ Networking groupmixes blogging with eatingA networking group for small business owners and entrepreneurs in Sarasota has added a twist to the standard lunch meeting: Combining it with an online network.+ Special committeenot so special anymoreWhat's so special about the s

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 4, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa edition)

Hillsborough site development begins with demolitionFertilizer company obtains $850 million security creditRiverbrook Apartments sold to a new investorCB Richard Ellis appoints new directorBarometer forecasts vacancy rates declineEmbassy Suites Hotel owner secures loan

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 26, 2003
Growth Spree

One of Sarasota's largest law firms is hiring nine new attorneys. Is that an indication of an upward employment trend for other firms?

  • Law
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • November 23, 2018
Krispy Kreme franchise territory is a sweet opportunity

After five years of pursuit, Jim Cosentino won Krispy Kreme franchise rights to southeast Florida. Now he's tackling the west coast of Florida.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 4, 2016
Thinking global

When Johnson & Johnson decided to move its Global Services division North American headquarters to Tampa from New Jersey, where the company was formed in 1886, it wasn't just packing up a department and relocating it.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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