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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 18, 2025
Luxury brokerage to list condos in major waterfront development

BTI Partners, the developers behind the luxury residential development Marina Pointe in Tampa, have signed Premier Sotheby’s International Realty to represent the property.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 4, 2025
Tampa retail center near Raymond James Stadium sells for $5 million

The plaza on MacDill Avenue was bought by a local commercial real estate company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • October 30, 2024
Regions appoints Tampa exec to oversee statewide wealth management

Ray Hand will be in a regional executive role.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • October 29, 2024
Sarasota-based custom menswear shop expands to Naples

Tweeds, a custom suit and clothing store founded by Donald Carlson in Sarasota in 2019, recently opened a location in downtown Naples, bringing the total stores to five.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • September 26, 2024
St. Pete 3D tech firm lands $20M investment

The goal is to continue the company’s growth trajectory with major clients

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • November 12, 2024
Bank names new market president for West Central Florida

ServisFirst Bank has promoted a leader to oversee growth and strategy for the region.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • November 5, 2024
$1.2B St. Pete bank creates new leadership position

BayFirst National Bank Senior Vice President, Director of Business Banking Hope Perez is an industry veteran of 18 years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 27, 2025
Clearwater claims company adds tech-equipped space

NextEra Claims Solutions has opened a 4,000-square-foot operations center in Pinellas County.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 6, 2025
Texas investor pays $3 million for Cape Coral dental office

The Lee County property with a long-term lease was bought by a suburban Dallas investor.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 2, 2025
Manatee County-based tech company appoints new CEO

Confianza is expanding its leadership team as it prepares to scale the business.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 11, 2025
44-year-old St. Pete office building sells for nearly $9 million

Local investor bought the Tyrone Tower building in a busy commercial district in the city.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 2, 2026
Sarasota Doctors Hospital names new COO

The latest addition to the C-suite at HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital comes from Tennessee.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2008
Coffee Talk

+ Awards are nice,sales are nicerTop 10 lists aren't what always what they appear.+ Rooney buysKraft ConstructionWhen Kraft Construction Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Fred Pezeshkan hinted to the Review about a joint venture a few weeks ago, turns out the deal was a little more than that.+ CNL makesanother big buyCNL Commercial Real Estate, which bought Two Harbour Place, a 12-story office building on Harbour Island in downtown Tampa in January, said it was bullish on Tampa Bay.+ Money in motiongains speedHere's another sign of life in the residential real estate industry. It's what mortgage broker and real estate investor Jeff Tumbarello calls "money in motion."+ What brain drain?Seeking to turn the tideA trio of Sarasota-area business have dropped a plug into the so-called brain drain of college students and young professionals leaving the Sunshine State for supposedly sunnier opportunities elsewhere.+ Naples visitorcount rises in JuneThe number of visitors staying at hotels in the Naples area rose 3.5% to 110,700 in June compared with the same month last year, according to research by Research Data Services for the Naples, Marco Island, Everglades Convention and Visitors Bureau.+ Mountain man holdsmountainous optimismDoug Dieck is president of the Tampa office for development company Ryan Southeast, which designs and builds commercial buildings.+ ClarificationThe const

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 5, 2023
Tropical-themed cocktail bar to open Friday in downtown Sarasota

Bar Hana joins sister establishment Kojo on Palm Avenue.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 1, 2008
Coffee Talk

+ Divorcee housing;supply meets demandSpouse kicked you out of the house? Forget hotels.+ Attention art lovers:Share your passion and winWhen Susie Harris and her two siblings decided it was time to get out of the art gallery and custom picture framing business earlier this year, they had one major problem: A dearth of interested buyers for their small but popular store in Bradenton, Art Decor International.+ Debt collectors beware,lawsuits are risingIf you're going after someone who owes you money - and in this economy, there is a lot more of that for Gulf Coast businesses - better know the rules. Florida's business climateshines again nationallyFlorida is back in the good graces of C-Suite executives seeking states that have the most pro-business attitudes in the country.+ Bradenton bank rescuedby outside capital - for nowFreedom Bank, one of a few Bradenton-based banks facing corrosive loan problems, has been thrown a $5 million lifeline.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • October 10, 2024
Stephanie Heredia, 30

40 Under 40 winner Stephanie Heredia is CEO of Taxes Tampa.

  • Class of 2024
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 17, 2006
Shelving Risk

Jim Butler embraces the spend-money-to-make-money theory: He's invested more than $5 million in a mom-and-pop cabinetry business, with big results.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 5, 2007
Coffee Talk

For sale or lease: new Re/Max building: Down 40% from its sales volume peak, Sarasota-based Re/Max Properties Inc. is looking to trim its overhead by turning to one of its biggest investments, its building.Neomedia wants out of Fort Myers: Neomedia Technologies, a company that provides Internet technology to mobile phones, is contemplating moving its headquarters out of Fort Myers.Naples makes its flight on time: You can call it an airport's version of the consolation prize.Manufacturing partnership releases five-year stats: The Florida Manufacturing Extension Partnership recently released its five-year numbers.Job growth slows, score remains the same: The Tampa Bay Partnership released the fourth edition of its annual Regional Economic Scorecard this week and the result: no change in the overall score from last year.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 17, 2003
2nd Runner-Up: Charlie Brown III

President and CEO Charlotte State Bank, Port CharlotteCharlie Brown did not intend to become a banker. He wanted to become a financial analyst at a big firm.

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 15, 2010
Testing the Marketplace

Psychological Assessment Resources, a quiet Tampa Bay company, sees opportunity in the recovery by helping workers decide what they should be doing with their lives.

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