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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 17, 2017
'Push through'

There's little that could slow down Nick Vojnovic once he set out to grow a restaurant chain. Then he was diagnosed with a rare cancer.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • April 15, 2022
Health care firm pushes the boundaries on technology in the industry

A $25 million capital investment provided a massive boost for an upstart health care technology firm.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 29, 2007
Reaching the World

The Clearwater-based technology distributor Tech Data wants to expand into new markets around the world and handle more products, such as consumer electronics.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 28, 2004
Newsmakers (Sara/Mana edition)

The latest move from the top area movers and shakers is available free of charge.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 4, 2011
'New' federal courthouse might not outlast neighbors

The next time someone argues that buildings aren't built as well as they used to be, the Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse in downtown Tampa could be pointed to as an example.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 25, 2011
Borders bankruptcy isn't good for indies

You might think the widespread store closings resulting from Borders' recent bankruptcy would be good news for independent booksellers. But you'd be wrong.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 16, 2021
Chicago firm jumps into hot multifamily market with $112 million purchase of two apartment properties

29th Street Capital purchases 315-unit complex in Tampa and 188-unit complex in Clearwater

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 1, 2019
Development firms partner on luxury apartment community

CC Residential, Barron Collier Companies open first buildings of Addison Place in North Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 15, 2017
Tampa woos new headquarters, plus 150 jobs

BlueLine Associates is expected to invest $2 million in the region.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 29, 2016
Waste not, want not

Executives and supervisors at Waste Pro often walk around facilities with wads of hundred-dollar bills in their pockets.

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  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 14, 2025
Lakewood Ranch home sells for $5.9M — 15% off from initial listing price

The six-bedroom, eight-bathroom home is among Lakewood Ranch's highest-priced sales.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 10, 2011
Local firm finally finds a way to grow

When local entrepreneur Brian Weiner visits his daughter at college in North Carolina, he sometimes scouts for clients for his Manatee County data marketing firm in the downtime.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 11, 2018
March surge sees region set bed-tax record

Spurred by hotel revenues in March 2018, Tampa Bay’s tourism development tax, also known as the bed tax, has topped $4 million in a single month for the first time.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 26, 2020
Cleaning companies grapple with business overload

Industrial and decontamination cleanup companies are the low-hanging fruit of business increases as the pandemic plays out.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 28, 2023
Plant City apartments sell to NJ buyer for $31.6 million

A medical company sells its HQ, a new downtown high rise in the works, and a real estate firm gets into CRE top the week's commercial real estate news.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 19, 2026
Tampa, Palmetto properties sell for $11.5 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a private club in Naples starts construction, a restaurant in Sarasota loses its lease, and a mall in Pasco is getting new tenants.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 9, 2016
IN MEMORIAM | David Stone 1942-2016

NorthStar Bank Chairman Jim Cantonis recently had a fleeting and rare told-you-so moment with his friend of 40 years, David Stone. The victory: Cantonis rightly said the Fed would hold interest rates, while Stone predicted an increase.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • January 13, 2024
10-story apartment complex proposed for downtown Sarasota site

The developer of 1 Main Plaza intends to transform the 1700 block of Main Street in Sarasota into a 226-unit building that will include 25 affordable housing units.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 12, 2022
New Water Street Tampa restaurant launches hiring process

The Pearl, part of Cameron Mitchell Restaurants’ portfolio, is looking for line cooks, bartenders, servers and other hourly positions.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 2, 2011
Sports Commission in Sarasota

The Sarasota Convention & Visitors Bureau adds a newly focused branch.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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