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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 26, 2012
A River Runs Through It: Boating aims for rebound

The maligned boating industry has trudged its way through the recession, though some industry executives say a comeback is under way.

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  • November 23, 2012
Spigot or stalled? Loan battle continues

Bankers entrenched in a recession-infused yin and yang with small business owners have ammunition to prove their position, that financing really is flowing.

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  • August 23, 2012
Market confidence continues to shrink

The commercial real estate market, from a national and global perspective, teeters on another possible downturn.

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  • February 18, 2011
Subsidies come into focus in Bradenton

A brouhaha has broken out in downtown Bradenton over potential incentives given to businesses to move into the region.

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  • May 2, 2012
Rum man gulps another victory

For an entrepreneur in the rum distilling business, acceptance from Publix liquor stores across Florida is a celebratory occasion.

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  • July 15, 2021
Luxury Builder nears $100M in annual sales volume

Executive calls sales momentum ‘exceptional.’

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  • July 22, 2021
On the heels of a $126 million in sales, developer of luxury tower puts penthouses on the market

Luxury development under construction in Tampa puts penthouses up for sale

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  • August 10, 2021
$70 million luxury condo complex nears completion

Marina Bay 880 developer boasts views of Clearwater Bay as well as boat slips and laundry list of amenities

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  • September 29, 2021
Fast-growing pizza chain to open 15 new stores in region

Investment group MPZ Holdings plans to open 15 Marco’s Pizza locations in the Tampa Bay region by the end of 2024.

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  • March 7, 2021
Florida leads the way in vacant — and vacation — homes

More than 60% of homes in Fort Myers Beach, Siesta Key, are empty.

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  • October 18, 2021
With refreshed menu and look, South Tampa restaurant set for grand reopening

Timpano, a staple of Hyde Park Village in Tampa, Florida, for nearly 20 years, has revamped its dining room and patio.

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  • December 9, 2021
Up-and-coming skin health startup adds new VP

Santino Costanzo will also serve as the chief commercial officer.

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  • December 20, 2021
Cider and wine tasting room to debut in region

Products come from Michigan vineyards.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • December 7, 2020
Hospitality giant unveils new property in area

Madeira Beach officials and Choice Hotels International executives on Dec. 4 cut the ribbon on the 125-room Cambria Hotel St. Petersburg-Madeira Beach Marina in Madeira Beach, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 11, 2020
Waterfront developer wins awards

BTI Partners takes home honors for its 52-acre, mixed-use Westshore Marina District project in Tampa from USA Property Awards.

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  • February 9, 2021
Premier Sotheby's hires Newell for new role

Kristine Newell, a new senior vice president at Premier Sotheby's International Realty, will oversee Southwest Florida brokerage company’s Tampa Bay operation, along with those in Central Florida and North Carolina.

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  • February 18, 2020
Area real estate firm, CEO face fraud charges in alleged $170M scheme

EquiAlt, a Tampa real estate investment firm, faces federal fraud charges stemming from what the SEC says was a $170 million Ponzi scheme.

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  • February 27, 2020
Banker shifts from business to academia, being named business school dean

Banker Todd Katz shifts from the business world to academia.

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  • May 14, 2019
Medical device firm raises $12.7 million in funding round

Upper extremity orthopedics innovator to use funding to finance growth initiatives.

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • March 24, 2022
Venice manufacturer makes Best Small-Cap list again

For the second time in a row, PGT Innovations made Forbes' list of best small-cap companies. But this time, the ranking was even better.

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