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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 22, 2012
Exercise entrepreneur pumps up all over again

Count Geoff Dyer as another Gulf Coast executive-entrepreneur who couldn't stay away from the business life for long.

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 19, 2012
Ask-Gary founder buys Enterprise building

Dr. Gary Kompothecras purchased the 14,940-square-foot Enterprise Building on State Street for $1.15 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 26, 2012
Tampa apartment investor adds Arbors at Belleair to portfolio

The price equated to $55,000 per unit or $63 per square foot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 12, 2012
Award winner has mixed record

One of the most partisan, outspoken and liberal members of Congress, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, now has quite the ironic trophy to hang on her mantle: pro-business champion.

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 19, 2012
Award winner has mixed record

One of the most partisan, outspoken and liberal members of Congress, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, now has quite the ironic trophy to hang on her mantle: pro-business champion.

  • News
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 27, 2012
Ship Sails Itself

The Ship on U.S. 41 in Bonita Springs has been a landmark for nearly two decades in various incarnations, including a steak house and a bingo hall. What will it become?

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 22, 2011
Why Vengroff sold its AR unit to Capgemini

One of the largest companies on the Gulf Coast has gotten smaller — part of a plan to get bigger than ever before one day soon.

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 25, 2021
Financial advisors awarded $1.5 million after receiving negligent compliance advice

An investigation and bad press cost the advisors potential customer accounts

  • Transactions
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 30, 2021
Celebrated area restaurant chain names first-ever COO

Chris Frawley, who spent 27 years with Miller’s Ale House

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2021
Woman sentenced to federal prison for telemarketing scam that stole more than $1 million from victims

Lori Owen gets five years in federal prison for her role in a scam that stole from people led to believe they owed back taxes

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 16, 2021
Nonprofit names new president, CEO

The appointment was unanimously approved during Step Up Suncoast’s annual board of director’s meeting June 24. Yount Tittle will replace retiring president and CEO Barbara Patten on Sept. 1.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 20, 2021
Area mall lands eclectic list of new tenants

Westfield Brandon has added 11 new tenants to roster, a mix of the familiar and the brand new

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 11, 2021
Former CPA pleads guilty to wire fraud in $6.3M scheme

Kenneth Murry Rossman could face up to eight years in prison.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 25, 2021
Boosted by PPP loans, credit union surpasses $2 billion assets

Achieva Credit Union grew its business customer portfolio by 74% in 2020.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 1, 2021
Urban transformation project seeks $30 million federal grant

The Greater Dunbar Initiative is one of five finalists.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2021
Hurricane protection firm, after passing $70M in sales, finds buyer

Brian Rist founded Storm Smart in 1996.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 8, 2021
Health care network promotes president to CEO

Todd Schonherz has been COO of AON since its inception in 2017.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 6, 2021
Premier Airport Park enters next development phase

Premier Airport Park, a planned 1.87 million-square-foot industrial hub in Fort Myers, begins third and fourth speculative buildings amid positive leasing surge

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 20, 2021
Recently launched bank plans central Florida expansion

St. Petersburg, Florida-based Climate First Bank will open a Winter Park branch in January.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 21, 2021
Bank makes investment in future of industry, utilizing a tech-heavy new branch

As Regions Bank opened a new branch in Lakewood Ranch, another nearby branch got tucked in. As they say, when one door closes, another one opens.

  • News
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