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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 5, 2018
'More of the Same'

Heightened demand across sectors, employment growth and continued population influx bode well for the area's CRE market in 2018.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • June 4, 2024
Manatee sheet metal manufacturer buys seven machines to boost efficiency

Gator Stamping CEO lives by one his business mantras: ‘You can never rest on what you do. You've always got to be reinventing yourself.’

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 20, 2020
Music man: Restaurateur looks to add pitch-perfect venue to city

Lucas Herraiz, undeterred by pandemic challenges, believes a Japanese-style karaoke club will top the charts in St. Petersburg, Florida's eclectic Grand Central District.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 30, 2024
Venice senior living campus plays hotel role during Milton

Leadership credits communication and planning with making the hurricane experience "fun" for visitors and residents at The Goldton senior living community.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • August 2, 2019
At fire truck plant, attention to detail reigns — right down to shiny red paint

About 500 employees work at the 37-acre Pierce Manufacturing plant in Bradenton.

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  • By Jay Brady |
  • July 16, 2009
Government Digest

A look at government action from around the Gulf Coast

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  • October 15, 2020
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • August 26, 2016
Corporate report

Attorney goes solo, targets entrepreneurs; Tech company names new VP; Vacation rental agency hires general manager

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  • June 2, 2016
Firm hired to aid Herald-Tribune in HQ search

Newspaper has been in downtown building since 2005.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 8, 2016
New pharmacy

Apothicare360 provides a view into the future of pharmacies, relying more on specialized services than dispensing common drugs.

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • November 18, 2025
Sarasota city leaders approve tiny property sale — for less than $20K

The Sarasota City Commission approved the sale of a 650-square-foot pieced of unused city property that presented an obstacle to Plymouth Harbor's expansion plans on Coon Key.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 14, 2022
$351M Hospice aims to use size increase access points

A gusher of challenges lies at the foot of the hospice industry. One bold organization attacks the obstacles with a bigger-is-better mindset.

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • July 17, 2022
Two artists look to fill a void with new studio

Although not profitable yet, a pair of opportunistic art studio partners looks at multiple areas of potential growth.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • June 15, 2018
Banker, lawyer reach for the sky with new venture

Marty Traber of Skyway Capital Markets discusses his motivation for reviving the Tampa investment banking firm that he originally founded in 2002.

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  • August 3, 2022
Brokerage buys pair of vacation rental firms — including one that leases houses for $100K a month

Companies are being folded into JRW Vacation Rentals LLC, A John R. Wood Company.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • May 22, 2012
Hijinks at HuB build buzz

Startup business incubator generates lots of laughs in its latest move.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 22, 2016
In Memoriam | Derek Dunn-Rankin

Even as Derek Dunn-Rankin approached his 90s, he kept true to certain rituals and routines.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 26, 2021
Momentum builds at massive shopping mall transformation

Already more than $100 million in, a New York developer has big plans for the reinvention of a Tampa shopping mall.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • August 8, 2023
With people-first mindset, new car condo complex aims to stand out from crowd

Orlando developer Paul Scarpello’s car condo complex in Polk County, Circuit Florida, is the latest in what’s becoming a congested marketplace.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 13, 2017
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Regional Director, Escape Countdown

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