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  • By Steven Benna |
  • November 27, 2015
Lively hive

Entrepreneurs have launched a cowork space in a place not traditionally known for its startup culture. Will it work?

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 27, 2005
Renaissance Restaurateur

Paul Mattison is a culinary renaissance man - right down to the obligatory Italian connection.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 18, 2006
Unflinching Optimism, Practical Steps

Even as they predict brighter days, Gulf Coast Realtors and those in related industries are taking protective measures now.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 10, 2022
Company sniffs unique opportunity with nasal COVID-19 vaccine

With a new CEO at the helm and a radical pivot in product strategy, Tampa-based Oragenics has taken risks that, if successful, could make it the next big name in pharmaceuticals.

  • Healthcare
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 17, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Fifth Third is fourth...: ...In terms of deposits among banks doing business in Michigan, and local bank analyst Richard X. Bove says that's bound to catch up with Fifth Third Bancorp.Rock on: Speaking of cultural creatives, the Tampa Bay Technology Forum is tuning up for its fourth annual Tampa Bay Tech Jam.This ain't L.A.: Creative Tampa Bay, a 2-year-old group promoting tolerance as a means to grow the local economy, has gotten another reminder that it has a lot of work to do.It's who you know: Relationships go a long way in the banking and real estate industries, and JMC Communities, one of the Tampa Bay area's top buildings of luxury condominiums, proves that's true.Paris for president: It looks like Clinton Paris did such a good job as president of the George Edgecomb Bar Association this past year he was re-elected to second term.Rolex goes after counterfeiters: Rolex Watch USA Inc. has sued two Pinellas County residents, accusing them of selling fake Rolex watches on the Internet.Less farmland: Agricultural acreage in Hillsborough County has dwindled in the past decade, but farming still creates 20,122 jobs locally and annual sales of $667 million, officials say.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 4, 2008
Coffee Talk

Most CFOs to maintain staffing levels: About 5% of chief financial officers in the Tampa Bay area plan to add accounting and finance staff during the first quarter of 2008, while 5% anticipate reductions in personnel, according to the most recent Robert Half International Financial Hiring Index.Taking Big Blue to court Watch out, Goliath.: T3 Technologies Inc. of Tampa has filed an anti-trust claim against IBM in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York alleging anti-trust violations and unfair competition.CarBiz plans 'superstore' in Houston: Sarasota-based CarBiz Inc. has announced plans to open its first "Superstore" in Houston next month.Search for industrial land continues: And while residential slows down, industrial demand heats up. Businesses need warehouses. But there is little available land on which to build. Even on Interstate 75.New online community emerging: Tampa-based Web Piston just released a Web application, Frupee, that allows people to build their own online communities.Evos knows college students: Healthy food and college students? Not always a match.Port likely to spend $1 billion: The Tampa Port Authority and maritime businesses can expect to pump more than $1 billion into facilities at Tampa's port during the next 20 years, a consultant developing the port's master plan said.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 11, 2022
Prominent statewide business law firm acquires Tampa firm

Barnett’s merger with Gunster gives the West Palm Beach-based firm 51 attorneys in the Tampa Bay region.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 11, 2012
Sign of (old) times: Multiple bids resurface

The chatter about multiple bids for home sales making a comeback — so 2004 — is a reality on the Gulf Coast.

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  • January 10, 2022
Equity firm plows investment into area landscaping company

Juniper Landscaping was founded in 2001.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 4, 2018
London Bay Homes buys Bonita Springs site for $12.75 million

Naples homebuilder takes control of 30-acre, waterfront tract

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 4, 2013
Arleen Hunter, 39

Director of Development Services, City of Bonita Springs

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 10, 2025
EDC president aids community by helping to catch human traffickers

Bill Cronin, a top economic development official by day, uses a particular set of skills he has learned over years to help a team of people hunt down human traffickers.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 16, 2021
Hotel group's first stand-alone residential project heads to Lido Key

The project is being led by a Naples-based luxury real estate developer .

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Janet Leiser |
  • October 9, 2025
Janessa Weiland, 39

40 Under 40 winner Janessa Weiland is COO and managing partner of Chapman Insurance Group.

  • Class of 2025
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 5, 2005
Theft by Design

Builders such as Bradenton's Pete McNabb worry about a new wave of architectural copyright infringement.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 19, 2022
Ribbon-cutting set for Pinellas County’s first bus rapid transit system

The SunRunner, connecting downtown St. Petersburg to the beaches, will launch on Friday.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 8, 2010
Lawyers getting a reset with new office

After 27 years with the same law firm, it can be time to reset one's career. And that's precisely what William Hamilton is doing.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2012
Avesta Homes LLC buys distressed Woodlawn Park

Woodland Park sold for $2.77 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 9, 2012
Board gets tough on capital expenditures

When Gov. Rick Scott appointed six new trustees at the State College of Florida last summer, he made a point to say the board, and its peers statewide, should prioritize fiscal prudence.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 13, 2019
Pulmonary, sleep medicine practice names medical director

Veteran physician promoted to lead clinic adds new minimally invasive pulmonary diagnosis services.

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