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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • December 30, 2016
Charged up

Sales momentum continued to build at Go Puck in 2016. Next year holds some major promise.

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  • February 17, 2017
Exclude 100% of your gains

New tax laws make the C Corporation a more favorable structure for many business owners, but a special provision can allow you to pay zero taxes on gains on a sale if executed correctly.

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  • By Ted Carter |
  • August 18, 2017
Raise the roof

Survival instincts, to conserve in the downturn, have started to pay off for a large contractor business.

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  • May 12, 2017
Slice of success

Danni Bleil and Tom Baril built a buzz early on with their pizza business, run out of a 1951 Ford farm truck. Now they strive for a bigger slice.

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  • August 15, 2014
Voted Best Burger

Social media can put small family-owned businesses on an equal footing with the big chains. It vaulted Brooks Gourmet Burgers & Dogs to the culinary pinnacles.

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  • March 18, 2016
(Anti) Chain gang

Lasbury Tracy Realty has been working with buyers and sellers in Englewood for more than 60 years.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 18, 2015
Golden lift

More than 200 dealers and distributors sell Golden Boat Lifts all over the world. The top-of-the-line lifts keep expensive powerboats out of the corrosive water.

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  • January 2, 2015
Powder play

Biolife has a unique product, a big marketplace and a revamped sales strategy. The missing piece: big-time sales growth.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • January 9, 2015
Overhead smash

For Healthesystems CFO Stephanie Narvades, tennis is more than a game. It can also be great networking.

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  • February 6, 2015
Passion play

Entrepreneurial beer brewers face barrel-sized challenges in Florida, where big players dominate. A frisky brewer is determined to overcome the obstacles.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 15, 2023
Four years after breaking ground, Port Charlotte resort is open

Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor, which has seen major delays from a pandemic to particularly crippling hurricane since breaking ground, is set to open — with fanfare and hope atop the menu.

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 2, 2023
Luxury condo developer closes on $37M deal for downtown Sarasota property

Property Markets Group and financial partners complete the purchase of blocks 1 and 9 in the Quay.

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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • August 9, 2025
St. Pete approves $16M more in funds for Tropicana Field repairs

The city initially set aside $55.7 million for repairing the stadium, but the additional money set aside Thursday brings the actual cost closer to $59.7 million.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 8, 2023
California investor pays $11 million for Tampa office building

The real estate investment firm with a Tampa office bought the 39-year-old building and has plans to reposition it.

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • May 10, 2023
Lakeland-based credit union opens Bradenton branch

Three more branches in the region are expected to open by early 2024.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 21, 2022
The Ritz-Carlton Naples lays off more than 500 employees

The luxury hotel Naples is making job cuts as it looks to rebound from damage caused by Hurricane Ian.

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  • April 1, 2021
Women's clothing brand supports its core customer base

White House Black Market partnered with a national organization.

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  • November 5, 2021
Holiday Office Party? Avoid the Naughty List

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 20, 2020
General Services buys Allure apartments

Sale of the 274-unit Allure at Gateway apartments comes a little more than a year after the Pinellas Park complex was completed.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 10, 2020
City commits nearly $7M to Fighting Chance Fund

Fund is expected to provide critical support to about 1,000 businesses in St. Petersburg.

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