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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 30, 2021
(Former) New York entrepreneur embraces Florida's freedoms

Buddy Foy says year one of being a Sunshine State resident has gone rather well.

  • Strategies
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 29, 2024
Barnes & Noble shutters nearly 30-year-old Carrollwood store in Tampa

The bookstore chain closed its store on North Dale Mabry and will move to a new space in a former Bed Bath & Beyond just north of it.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 17, 2006
A Full Warehouse

From Tampa to Naples, industrial space is full of tenants who cater to the needs of Florida's growing population. But the slowing residential market may free up some space.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 25, 2008
The Shrinking Toll Road

Collier County's anti-growth movement, coupled with the economic downturn, has curtailed plans for 10 lanes on Interstate 75 from Fort Myers to Naples. What happens next will impact Southwest Florida's economy for years to come.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • February 20, 2025
$8 billion Foot Locker begins 'lace up' pilgrimage to St. Petersburg

The company says it will be ready to beat feet in Q4 of this year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Denise Kalette |
  • February 1, 2013
Turning Point

For 30 years, Roy Sweatman's plant has manufactured parts with lofty destinations—the Mars rover, missiles, satellites, and aircraft. Now, as he plans his succession, the company is growing again, but can it find qualified workers?

  • Strategies
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 11, 2024
Artist behind $1,800 mailboxes delivers on ambitious expansion plans

Forced to move by redevelopment, pipe-bending entrepreneurial artist Scott Gerber finds a new home.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 4, 2008
Cover Update: News you can use

Every family has a genealogist. You know the type: It's the one person that can recite your family tree back to the Mayflower.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 25, 2024
Feld Entertainment names new CEO, new president

The live entertainment company based in Manatee County makes two executive leadership changes.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • November 17, 2025
US News Best Nursing Homes list includes 34 in region

More than 30 nursing homes from Tampa to Lakeland to Naples earned top ratings from U.S. News & World Report.

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 15, 2026
Pasco County mall adding new retailers, restaurants — Lululemon among them

The Shops at Wiregrass is growing its tenant roster after undergoing upgrades last year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • September 19, 2025
Two new insurers join Florida’s growing insurance market

Stand Insurance Exchange, based in Tallahassee, and Praxis Reciprocal Exchange, based in Tampa, have been approved to do business in Florida, Insurance Commissioner Mike Yaworsky announced Thursday.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 29, 2008
Calendar of Events

View events around the Gulf Coast for free.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 23, 2016
Honor to fly

Debi and Sean Lux launched a nonprofit organization that flies area veterans to visit memorials in Washington, D.C.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 30, 2004
Martha Stewart Bets (Tampa edition)

Investors hope attorney Robert Morvillo will resuscitate the fortunes of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. by rescuing its 62-year-old founder and former chairwoman from six or more years in prison.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • January 21, 2011
Retool Time

Economic development and regulatory reform transition teams offer Gov. Rick Scott dramatic ideas to shift Florida into a new economy.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 28, 2025
Area's biggest homebuilders to seize opportunities in 2026 after rocky '25

Inflation, tariffs and of course interest rates have dented the homebuilding sector. But, says homebuilder Ian Schmoyer, a "good operator is going to find margin, find a way to get through it."

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 27, 2022
Buyer secures $11.9 million in financing for Naples multifamily complex

The new owners of the Opus Apartments in Naples turned to Berkadia for acquisition financing.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 16, 2022
St. Petersburg bank rebrands, changes name

First Home Bank, St. Petersburg, Florida's only locally owned community bank, has changed its name to BayFirst and updated its branding with a new logo.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 16, 2022
Denver commercial real estate firm expands to Sarasota

The move comes months after announcing a luxury condo development in the Rosemary District.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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