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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 4, 2006
Coffee Talk

D'Alessandro deal may spell new opportunitiesMorgan Stanley still raising money for Babcock RanchFounder of SKY Sotheby's to depart?Ideal time to pick up speedAir conditioning business keeps on humming Pasco invites you to the 'Land of Opportunity'Group takes startup capital to the bank Bank bug takes a bite out of Charlotte County Condo project finds an elusive gem: BuyersNew Radiation Therapy COO quits after five monthsFast Lane Clothing Co. profiled in this week's Review is a finalist for the Tampa Chamber of Commerce's 2006 Small Business of the Year award.HSN's huggable hanger sells 100 million unitsChico's is 'heard on the street'The CEO of Pinellas County-based startup ForeclosuresDaily.com will serve hamburgers Aug. 12 to the firm's customers.Business investment grows, sales tax figures show

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2007
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Alexandra Miller has already survived a tricky internal power struggle within her Sarasota-based family-run medical supplies distribution company. Now she will try to survive a political campaign. The middle of March was good for US Home's Tampa division, which reported its best week this year. The builder sold 39 new homes in 23 Tampa Bay area communities during March 12-18.The gist of the survey, subtitled "what many boards and executives still don't know about the health of their businesses," is that many board members and senior executives are "in the dark about the overall health of their organizations" because they don't know enough about the non-financial matters, which tend to be tougher to monitor and judge.AnazaoHealth Corp. just made its third multimillion-dollar acquisition in 12 months. The Tampa-based custom mail-order pharmaceutical company acquired the assets of Kronos Compounding Pharmacy in Las Vegas.The latest taxable-sales data confirms anecdotes from many commercial builders: Charlotte County is experiencing a commercial construction boom.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 27, 2004
Guiding Light of FCCI

Russell A. Currin Jr. will be noted in history as one of Sarasota's tallest, yet quietest business giants.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 1, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Chicago Group Pays $48 Million for 390 ApartmentsLeder Group-led partnership invests in Pinebrooke centerIndiana investors purchase Tarpons Springs apartmentsJMC Communities completesacquisition of Sandpearl landWest Palm Beach investor pays $6 million for 120 acres

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 15, 2009
Express Success

Brian Cardinale and Jim Matzke's online seafood business was just a few months old when a whale of the restaurant business came calling last year. The recession kept them from capsizing.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 21, 2019
Poker princess parlays life story into key business lessons

Molly Bloom bottomed out — in business and in life. Now she offers sound advice for entrepreneurs: Kindness matters. So to does a moral code.

  • Leadership
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • July 8, 2016
Greener grass

A new business model, particularly at an established destination, can be a risky move. But Selby Gardens has big plans to grow.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 13, 2008
Coffee Talk

ASG on the acquisition path: Is Naples-based ASG Software Solutions on the verge of another blockbuster software-company acquisition?Tom James shares a few pearls: It was akin to an E.F. Hutton moment.Sunny days are here to stay in Sarasota: The business axiom of thinking and selling global is in full rotation at Sun Hydraulics, the publicly traded Sarasota-based cartridge valve manufacturing firm.And the not so sunny news awards go to...: While Sun Hydraulics basks in the glow of its Business Week Hot Growth companies rankings, two other Gulf Coast-based publicly traded companies are wilting from being included on a related listCrashing through transportation barriers: Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Stephanie Kopelousos recently visited Bonita Springs to discuss one crisis when she ran up on another.Region's women still strong on Barron's rankings: A pair of Gulf Coast financial planners have made the cut on Barron's Top 100 Women Financial Advisors list - one for the third straight year, while the other finished third place for the second time in a row.Happy days if you manufacture and export: We all keep looking and hoping for a positive consensus from the economic prognosticators. Who needs yet another economist telling us what we already know?

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • March 14, 2025
TV personality expands her brand with multiuse media studio

Multimedia entrepreneur Rhonda Shear brings a never-say-no attitude to her latest role: running a high-tech production studio

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 4, 2006
Latino Media Powers Up

A Venezuelan couple started Media Vista with just $15,000 in equipment five years ago. Now the company has its own television station and high-tech studio. Revenues are expected to hit $2 million next year.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • September 9, 2020
Area businesses connected to dogs and cats see surge in business during pandemic

From veterinary centers to pet supply stores, companies are handling fluctuations in business with different strategies.

  • Strategies
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 11, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

Beall's sells warehouse to company shareholdersPeach's headquarters to move to Gazebo SquareAppel, Prime Star buy Legacy Golf ClubTown & Country buys Ellenton landPost Management buys four buildingsNeal and Cassata plan new communityPalmetto Movie Gallerysold as investmentSarasota Military Academy buys property from diocese

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 18, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

JKL Design Group relocates to 61stKauffman, partners plan to start Ringling PointeSarasota County, Swiftmud buy landFort Properties Inc. buys Shaw Aero facilityTerra Del Prado buys Merchant centerForge Capital, DeBartolo buy Sunshine PlazaEquity, NRI buy land, prep for startColorado investors buy assisted living propertiesForesight Holdings Inc. acquires Largo Bazaar

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 3, 2019
St. Pete rocks the headquarters relocation business

The sun shines bright on St. Petersburg in the race to win headquarters relocations. Says one official: ‘We are just getting started.’

  • Strategies
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 23, 2023
Local politician pays $4.75M for Holmes Beach property, mum on plans

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a lot of land changes hands in Punta Gorda, a car wash is on the market in Tampa, and the state's leading cancer center gets ready to expand.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 27, 2023
Former Clearwater mayor chosen to take over city

Clearwater's City Council chooses former Mayor Brian Aungst Sr. to step in with parameters in place to deal with cases involving his son, a development attorney.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 28, 2023
Publix expands its 'drink beer and wine while you shop' concept

Florida’s dominant grocer — where they ask customers "Did you find everything you need?" — adds an element to make shopping less of a chore.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 18, 2023
Airport balances urgency with demand in massive expansion project

Passenger growth keeps on coming at airports across Florida. One of the biggest, in Fort Myers, relies on a strategy of prudence and patience.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • September 16, 2022
Amid economic slowdown, cut outreach with caution, branding expert says

Stacey Harrison shares insights about how businesses can "recession-proof" their marketing strategies during tough economic times.

  • Advice
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  • By None |
  • October 23, 2022
Sarasota moves forward on eliminating (some) affordable housing obstacles

Critics of the amendment changes say public comment is cut out of the process.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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