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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 16, 2014
Pure Will

The Pat Neal of today is well known as a singular success in homebuilding. But the Neal of yesterday, of teenage jobs and lessons learned, tells a compelling story of resilience and determination.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 23, 2018
Event horizon: Faced with failure, entrepreneurs tackle a new frontier

EventPower Inc. founder Frank Powell was forced to reinvent his Tampa-based business when government budget cuts destroyed his revenue stream.

  • Strategies
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • December 6, 2024
$5M Tampa luxury reseller puts eyes on the future while keeping it classic

Quality over quantity is not just a mantra; it's a business model for Catherine Ansel.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 6, 2024
Public-private partnership addresses affordable housing crisis in Tampa

The city of Tampa provided a developer with $12 million to build a 354-apartment community and ensured it remains available to low-income residents for the next 99 years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 4, 2006
Matt Walsh: Save Our Homes should be repealed

Sometime in the next two weeks, a Gov. Bush-appointed committee will begin meeting to figure out what, if anything, should be done to change Florida's infamously discriminatory Save Our Homes amendment - the amendment that is driving property taxes beyond tolerance for so many of Florida's part-time property owners and the amendment that, a decade after its adoption, has become a spreading cancer across Florida's economy.The conclusion and recommendations should be clear: It should be repealed.

  • Opinion
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 3, 2023
New FGCU president aims to carry on predecessor’s momentum

Aysegul Timur’s steady rise in higher education has led her to a career-defining leadership moment.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • May 21, 2009
Bills impacting business

The Legislature was relatively kind to Florida businesses and property owners this year, streamlining permitting processes, lowering some taxes, reducing some government regulations.The following is a list of the most important bills and resolutions that were passed during the session.

  • Florida
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • July 26, 2023
Law firm announces two shareholders to lead new Bradenton office

The law firm's new location is expected to open in September.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 31, 2023
Concrete manufacturer modernizes Seffner facility

Cast-Crete is looking to reduce dust at its Hillsborough plant by, in part, installing electric concrete mixers.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 17, 2022
St. Petersburg restaurant holding company makes two acquisitions

WOWorks adds Barberitas Southwestern Grille and Zoup! Eatery to its portfolio of brands.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 19, 2022
Fort Myers commercial real estate firm grows leadership team

LSI Cos. has added two new faces to oversee growth and operations.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 24, 2022
Luxury Sarasota complex hits 50% mark in sales

One Park Sarasota has opened a new sales gallery in the city.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 7, 2022
British marketing firm to establish U.S. headquarters in Tampa

Clarify plans to create 25 jobs in its first year of operations in the region.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 7, 2022
University’s unique bell tower to make public debut

The 63 bells of the 105-foot-tall John Sykes Ars Sonora, on the University of Tampa campus, will ring out for the first time this weekend.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 13, 2009
Local executive lands new job

Tom Randle, one of the longest tenured credit union executives on the Gulf Coast, is going from building home loan portfolios to actually building homes.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 5, 2010
Airline deal blessings could be mixed for Gulf

Two dominant low-fare airlines that carry thousands of visitors to the Gulf Coast's three major airports are combining and tourism industry officials are watching closely.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 23, 2013
Cape Coral tax plan: Watch your wallet

We'll probably never know if Hertz ever considered relocating its corporate headquarters to Cape Coral, but the city in Lee County isn't exactly laying out the red carpet for new businesses or residents.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 9, 2013
County to top boss: Don't leave

Manatee County commissioners want Ed Hunzeker to delay retirement.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 17, 2013
Feldman Equities, Tower Realty buys Wells Fargo Center

The price equated to $116 per square foot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 25, 2013
Clearwater's Liberty Group buys Cape Coral Hampton Inn, Suites

The price equated to $42,667 per unit.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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