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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 13, 2012
Corporate Report: Jan. 13

The latest from Yippy, Sun Hydraulics, and other Gulf Coast companies.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2008
Corporate Report

Blinkx withdraws offer to acquire MIVAGeneral Dynamics wins$34 million Army contractSeminole Electric Cooperativefights transport rate increaseFineMark National B&Treaches $111 million in assets NeoGenomics Labs teams withResponse Genetics in new testsOSI Restaurant Partners callson AT&T for phone servicesPegasus Imaging Corp.upgrades Prizm ViewerSyniverse Technologiesextends deal with VerizonCountry Inn & Suitesopens in Pinellas Park Economic development grouppicks Chisano Marketing firm Chico's September sales'disappoint,' comparables fallSource Interlinksigns deal with Taffy

  • Industries
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • April 6, 2018
Penny reign: CEO of super fast-growing startup shares leadership insights

In a wide-ranging interview, Penny Hoarder founder and CEO Kyle Taylor discusses his views on leadership, the future of digital media, his acceptance of mindfulness and meditation, and how he still gets teased by his friends.

  • Leadership
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 14, 2020
Builder nears $500 million in annual revenue

Stock Development sticks close to a core principle: diversification of revenue streams.

  • Strategies
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 3, 2013
Internet tax far more than a fairness issue

Steve Knopik, CEO of $1 billion retailer Beall's Inc., looked across the lunch table straight at his target with steely eyed seriousness and said, “How is that fair?”

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 19, 2018
Developer breaks ground on $14M clubhouse at new community

Del Webb, a brand affiliated with Atlanta-based homebuilder PulteGroup Inc., has begun construction of a 19,000-square-foot clubhouse at its 55-plus Bexley community in Land O’Lakes, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 21, 2018
Area manufacturer plans 110 jobs, $10M investment

Welbilt plans to add 42,000 square feet of space to its facility.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 9, 2016
Gov. Scott touts sticky hires at area firm

Intertape Polymer Group has hired 30 people in Sarasota the last three years.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 26, 2014
Financial pros join together

Chief financial officers who seek camaraderie among peers in different businesses and industries now have an outlet: The CFO Forum.

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • April 29, 2025
Atlanta med weight loss firm to operate in Tampa, add 100 jobs

OrderlyMeds, an Atlanta-based medical weight loss company, moves into its manufacturing hub in August.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • November 27, 2024
Community Foundation Tampa Bay adds new duo to board

The additions are in response to momentum following the hurricane season.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 11, 2017
'Long Haul'

Companies that seek an edge in Florida's budding medical marijuana industry need fortitude, and lots of financing — for starters. Will AltMed rise to the top?

  • Healthcare
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 6, 2008
Next up: The Grinch

Santa sightings will be scare this Holiday Season, as a bevy of national retailers grapple with the economic downturn. Bankruptcy experts say liquidations will be a big theme.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • June 4, 2010
The Big Deal

The state's gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe promises revenue, economic growth and jobs, but Gulf Coast racetrack operators see tough times ahead.

  • Florida
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  • By Lindsey Nickel-de |
  • March 13, 2013
StartUp Bus: The ups and downs of building a small business

After five days of competing in two startup competitions — pitch and interactive — as part of the StartupBus experience, Storedrobe didn't fare too badly. We might not have made it to the Pitch semifinals, but we ranked fifth in the interactive competition, scoring close to 1,800 points!

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 8, 2008
Made to order

Restaurateur-turned-entrepreneur Drew Peloubet wants to crack a virtually untapped market: restaurant management software.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 23, 2023
Despite advances in technology, shoppers still like stores

Retailers with smart and dynamic strategies — and a penchant for being nimble — can win the battle between online and brick-and-mortar shopping.

  • Florida
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 5, 2005
Executive Session with CARLOS CABRERA

Hyatt Senior VP of Field Operations for Florida and the Caribbean

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 26, 2005
Executive Session with CARLOS CABRERA

Hyatt Senior Vice President of Field Operations for Florida and the Caribbean.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • December 21, 2025
Anticipation high for $15M Naples mixed-use project, even amid permitting delays

Not even a slight delay has dented the enthusiasm for Wynn’s Downtown.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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