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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 31, 2017
Buttoned Up

A pair of new business owners has ambitious plans to bust into the men's fashion business. It's an extra-large undertaking.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 23, 2017
New World

Sarasota might never be the next Silicon Valley. Yet two tech-centric firms, with more than 100 combined employees, recently relocated to the area. What was the attraction?

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 15, 2014
Tasty Transition

Failure to embrace change can sink a multigenerational business. The clan behind a prominent restaurant and produce company hopes to avoid the traps.

  • Strategies
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 16, 2026
40 years after first hotel sale, 'Queen of Clearwater Beach' is still making deals

Local commercial real estate broker Gi Gi Gillis keeps selling hotels along the Pinellas County beaches as her firm looks to grow.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 14, 2010
Serious Action

John Lemp built a $120 million company in eight years — in a place not exactly known for technology gazelles. Despite the doubters, he predicts much more growth to come.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 30, 2021
Car rental giant officially exits bankruptcy with one question: will it survive long-term?

Hertz leaves bankruptcy with about $5 billion in debt gone, with a $2.8 billion credit line and $7 billion in financing for its vehicle inventory

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 5, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Alex Gutierrez builds spec Euro-Tech facilityKeenan Development buys land for Keiser building twin City commission approvesThirteen Fifty MainBrooke Chase Associates relocates to Second Street

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • June 27, 2023
Chicken restaurant spices up Tampa with eight-location deal

The franchise owners of several Fuzzy's Taco Shop locations set their sights on a new venture: Dave's Hot Chicken.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 2, 2006
Corporate Report

Look at briefs from Gulf Coast businesses for free.

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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • October 9, 2009
Educated Acceptance

It took Novusolutions four years to start building a client base in the education industry. Now, this green-tinted technology company is taking on the other 95% of their market.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • November 12, 2010
Government Digest: Nov. 12 - Nov. 18

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 18, 2010
Corporate Report: Nov. 19 - Nov. 25

The latest news from Kirkland, Russ, Murphy & Tapp P.A., WFLA-TV, and more.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 22, 2013
Corporate Report: February 22

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 10, 2012
Corporate Report: August 10

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 26, 2021
Tropicana Field redevelopment could result in I-175 shift

Proposal to relocate Interstate 175 that impacts neighborhoods has gained traction amid potential federal funding as the Tropicana Field development edges closer. The city intends to select a winning developer for the project in either May or June.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • November 19, 2020
Area angel investing group evolves, plans for future deals

Bridge Angel Investors has invested in four companies, most recently Knack and Next Big Idea Club.

  • Strategies
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • January 15, 2021
Medical startup aims for Amazon-like reach

Area physician, first seeing the need in his own practice, creates a software business with a simple, yet significant mission: to make paying for health care a simple, transparent process.

  • Health Care
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 3, 2020
ULI's secret to virtual meetings

Commercial real estate industry group ULI has maintained member interest despite coronavirus pandemic

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • December 20, 2019
Area entrepreneur shifts model, jumps on family entertainment idea

Behind some fast success, big growth opportunities await for Jumpin Fun Inflata Park.

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • February 21, 2020
Take a vow: Marketing exec officiates at weddings as a side hustle

St. Petersburg marketing campaign manager George Smetzer has been officiating weddings as a side hustle since 2014.

  • Entrepreneurs
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