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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 14, 2014
Corporate report

Infusion Brands' Dualtools saw chosen for This Old House top 100 list; Centerstone, Manatee Glens sign letter of intent to affiliate; Motorworks Brewing's Vienna Lager wins Great American Beer Festival bronze; Pasco-Hernando State College starts search for new president; Tampa Downtown Partnership announces Urban Excellence Awards winners; CPA Sansbury name partner in charge of Mauldin & Jenkins' Bradenton office

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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • October 10, 2024
Vladimir Ljesevic, 31

40 Under 40 winner Vladimir Ljesevic is co-founder and managing partner at CMPSE Inc.

  • Class of 2024
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 4, 2023
Father-daughter duo mix risk with stability at $220M beer business

Even after five decades in the beer and beverage business, John Saputo isn’t ready to walk away. If (when) he does, he’s confident the next generation is ready to run the company.

  • Strategies
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 17, 2023
New kind of town is being built and wired on ranchland in SWFL

Babcock Ranch, the so-called city of the future, will swell to 50,000 residents in coming years.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 12, 2015
Building blocks

Orlando has a tight lock on the central Florida tourism market. Polk County, with some colorful bricks, angles for a way in.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • June 24, 2022
Commercial cleaning firm, at a critical juncture, puts faith in new leader

With a fresh breeze of private equity capital in its sails and a newly minted CEO at the helm, Office Pride Commercial Cleaning Services prepares to enter a major growth phase.

  • Strategies
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 9, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Hooting it up: Coffee Talk hears the U.S. Attorney's Office doesn't plan to retry Hooters restaurant co-founder Lynn "L.D." Stewart on tax evasion charges.UT dean steps down: At University of Tampa's recent annual family business awards luncheon, Joseph McCann III, the business school's dean, didn't mention he planned to step down from his post.Trump trumped?: Several days after a blog told about Amon Investments' plan to build twin towers taller than the Trump Tower planned for downtown Tampa, the Daytona Beach developer pulled information on the project from its Web site.Persystent recognition: Persystent Technology Corp., profiled in last week's Review, is out to transform the computer industry with its software that automatically repairs PC malfunctions.Rocky mountains, why?: The Florida Bankers Association is out with a detailed schedule for the group's 2006 convention.A top priority: The Tampa Bay Partnership has come up with a list of five "initiatives" to make the Bay area a more attractive place for business.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 8, 2005
Room-Rate Recovery

The high cost of construction and the conversion of old hotels to condos are boosting the values and cash flows of existing hotels. It's a good time to be in the business.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 30, 2021
Hunger game: Upstart pet food maker's appetite for growth is strong

Upstart specialty pet food maker Better Choice Co., based in Tampa, Florida, made big moves in 2021 as it looks to shake up a crowded marketplace.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 25, 2007
Letters: Gov. Crist Recall

Our comments two weeks ago to begin a petition drive to recall Gov. Charlie Crist generated strong pros and strong cons. One reader sent in a $100 check to help jump-start the funding for the campaign.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • January 10, 2025
Restaurateur horses around with rescue animals on his 5-acre farm

Lee Karlins has a lot on his plate but is up with the dawn to care for his critters.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 8, 2011
Investment group buys Sherwood Arms

TMF 1 LLC purchased the 20-unit Sherwood Arms apartments at 2729 Fourth St. S., St. Petersburg for $365,000.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 18, 2006
Tampa Bay Regional Winner

Mark Swanson, Founder, Multiple Businesses: Mark Swanson has never been to a job interview.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 4, 2021
Climate First Bank, new branch

Eco-friendly project pushes solar power technology to the limit.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 18, 2015
Full speed ahead

The coming year should bring with it continued momentum in commercial real estate sectors throughout the Gulf Coast.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 23, 2007
A stiff upper lip

Morrison Homes, part of a British homebuilding company, is moving into the Southwest Florida market in the midst of the downturn. Here's how it plans to build for the rebound.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • December 14, 2018
Company, led by veterans, focuses on key, life-saving product

SpecOps' agile approach to product development puts it in a good spot: armed to handle market demand in two price points.

  • Technology
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 30, 2007
Get the best to Trump the Slump

Only 45 of the 246 units at Signature Place remain available. One of the two largest penthouses, a three-level luxurious unit, sold for $3.6 million to a rock star. The developer owns the other.

  • Entrepreneurs
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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 Brian Hartz |
  • January 26, 2018
Branch Out

A pair of 30-something entrepreneurs with big dreams acquired a multimillion-dollar tree nursery and commercial landscaping business. Will a bank's faith in them be rewarded?

  • Entrepreneurs
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