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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 27, 2013
WellCare growing Medicaid services

By the first of the year, the Tampa company will provided its services in all but one county in the state.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 22, 2016
Less pain, more gain

Significant declines in inflation and loan delinquencies helped Americans feel more satisfied with their personal finances in the fourth quarter than they were one year ago, an accounting trade group says.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 18, 2015
Students for Bloomberg

As any money manager will tell you, the Bloomberg computer terminal is an essential tool for buying and selling securities.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 13, 2015
Silver Airways announces St. Pete service

The airline plans to kick off service from the Clearwater airport to/from Fort Lauderdale and Key West in mid-March.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 27, 2015
Sun Dome joins busy bunch

Amalie Arena, the former Tampa Bay Times Forum, might get all the accolades when it comes to event ticket sales. But it's not the only game in town.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 8, 2015
Movie magic returns to south Hillsborough

After years of being overshadowed by newer and bigger movie theaters in other parts of the Gulf Coast, the Brandon and Riverview area of Hillsborough County is once again becoming a cinematic star.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 20, 2024
Starbucks baristas in Clearwater vote to unionize

The downtown shop is the 10th Starbucks in the state where employees have opted to join a union.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • August 6, 2024
Sarasota law partner switches firms, now based with Tampa practice

Area attorney Brett Henson has joined Carlton Fields’ construction practice as a shareholder in the firm’s Tampa office.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 30, 2021
As retail struggles to find the new normal, one mall remains strong despite the headwinds

Two decades in, Tampa's International Plaza has found a niche for itself and is thriving, as other malls consider a perilous future.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 22, 2022
Health products firm rises above industry challenges, founder's vaccine comments

Despite the noise over Dr. Joseph Mercola's vaccine opinions, the company that bears his name continues to thrive.

  • Strategies
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 28, 2006
Corporate Report

Look at briefs from Gulf Coast businesses for free.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 15, 2021
CEO of $300M firm chases growth with urgency of a startup

Seizing unforeseen opportunities presented by the pandemic, a 20-year-old medical spa-services company looks toward a big year. ‘You have to stay focused on the big rocks,’ says one executive.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 29, 2009
Fill the Sails

Doris and Steve Colgate grew their sailing school through calm and rough economic weather. They expect winds to be at their back next year.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • March 24, 2022
Shareholder brings water infrastructure firm a long way in just eight years

Dalas Lamberson had to make some hard decisions in the early days of taking over his father's business. But with an expected $52 million in annual revenue this year, the changes are starting to pay off.

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  • By Jay Brady |
  • February 23, 2009
Government Digest

A look at governmental events from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • May 31, 2019
Title fight: Ex-boxer aspires to create world's healthiest office

The Ring, a new 18,000-square foot co-working and business incubator space in downtown Clearwater, Florida, has some big aspirations: To start with, it aims to be the healthiest office in the world.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 30, 2018
Innkeeper makes history with an historic property

An innkeeper’s long list of up-at-night worries included a lousy air conditioning system. A rarely used government loan program provided a lifeline.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • June 30, 2022
Crypto curious: Academics, bankers, entrepreneurs look to the future of money

When it comes to bitcoin and cryptocurrency, proceed with caution. But there’s no denying its growing economic importance and influence.

  • Finance
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 7, 2004
Feuding Falkners

They're still at it. The Michigan transplants make millions growing cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes in Manatee and Hillsborough counties. After a year in court, their internecine squabble is far from patched up.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • December 24, 2009
Fee Change

Another way of charging new development for transportation impacts to replace today's much-maligned concurrency system are broad-based, costlier mobility fees. These are making waves with the development community, economists and government folks.

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