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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • October 23, 2024
Tampa sweet shops reflect on two hurricanes

Owners recall preparation, the damage done and picking up where they left off.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 10, 2024
Jake Bowman, 39

40 Under 40 winner Jake Bowman is a partner at The Baldwin Group.

  • Class of 2024
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 25, 2023
Florida Aquarium launches creative plan to lure more businesses, donors

The Tampa aquarium has created a corporate membership program that aims to both raise money and create a cultural institution.

  • Strategies
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 10, 2024
Kate Massey, 35

40 Under 40 winner Kate Massey is the executive director at IMG Academy Foundation.

  • Class of 2024
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 19, 2024
Tampa Bay Rays say ballpark deal near collapse as Pinellas delays vote again

Pinellas County commissioners voted to again delay a measure to approve bonds that would help fund a new ballpark for the team.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth Djinis |
  • August 12, 2021
United Way CEO tackles 'good' challenge: Dispersing big donation

Leader handles a pair of curveballs — one positive, one negative, with a core value front-and-center: transparency.

  • Leadership
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 13, 2007
Through the Roof

Despite flat revenue projections for 2007 - another condo market victim - a Gulf Coast roofing company is working on big expansion plans.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 18, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Chicago's Waterton Associates buys Tampa's Oaks ApartmentsArcherd Kingsway buys land to develop single-family homes Palazzo Di Oro LLC buys St. Petersburg facilityWestgate Plaza grocery center sold to PMAT investmentsTrammell Crow's Abberger named vice-chair of committeeBrokers, Realtors receive top Pinnacle Awards

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 27, 2004
LandMark Finds the Formula (Sara/Mana edition)

After a slower start than some of its peers, LandMark Bank's directors learned a community banking lesson - the importance of a locally known CEO.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 30, 2005
Five Stars from 2005

Two Fort Myers companies' stock prices showed the biggest gains among the Gulf Coast's public companies.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 14, 2005
Independent Streak

A Tampa investment consultant says clients want somebody else besides their banker or broker telling them where to park their assets.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 21, 2011
The insurer of first resort

Just because Florida hasn't suffered a major hurricane in five years doesn't mean the state's insurance problems have disappeared.

  • Industries
  • By Jay Brady |
  • September 17, 2010
Urban Cowboy

A former elected mayor of Tallahassee who wants to be agriculture commissioner can boast of a hardcore farming background. What he doesn't have, at least not yet, is statewide name recognition.

  • Florida
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 30, 2010
Corporate Report: April 30 - May 5

New information from Sunovia Energy, Walter Investment, and more.

  • Strategies
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 22, 2013
Commercial Crocuses

The commercial real estate market is recovering slowly, but market observers say leasing activity is picking up noticeably from Tampa to Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Dan Ping |
  • July 8, 2011
Assessing the Damage

An Orlando company has developed technology to help local governments determine how to direct their resources following a disaster. The software also aids communities in filing for disaster relief funds.

  • Strategies
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 23, 2012
Dapper Don

The retirement of a charismatic top executive doesn't have to spell doom. A prominent Gulf Coast nonprofit leads the way.

  • Strategies
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • September 7, 2012
Working the Circuit

A small Tampa technology company is growing quickly, but not through online viral advertising or other clever digital methods. Its marketing campaign is far more traditional.

  • Strategies
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 1, 2021
Commercial real estate brokerage pick roils Sarasota firms

Sarasota County’s selection of Colliers’ Tampa office to market administrative headquarters in downtown Sarasota has caused consternation among competitors.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Louis Llovio and Mark Gordon |
  • August 19, 2021
Retail developers find ways to beat back e-commerce

Several large landlord and developers aren't ready to give up on the traditional shopping plaza.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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