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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 16, 2026
57 St. Petersburg jobs cut as in-person tolls on Skyway eliminated

Layoffs come as FDOT plans to replace toll booths on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge with an electronic toll system to ease congestion.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 25, 2008
Block by Block

During the boom, as much as 90% of Boran Craig Barber Engel Construction Co.'s business was building condominiums. The company is returning to commercial construction andexploring new avenues to replace lost condo business, including insurance and small projects.

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  • By Bloomberg News |
  • January 7, 2011
U.S. Unemployment at 9.4%

The nation's employers added 103,000 net jobs in December 2010.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 14, 2020
Restaurateur details pandemic's toll, how he plans to stay in business

To help his company survive the COVID-19 pandemic, Richard Gonzmart, head of the Columbia Restaurant Group, isn't taking a salary and has given back his 2019 profit share.

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • June 5, 2020
Scoring position: Ex-Rays player sets the stage for career transition

Miami Marlins outfielder Matt Joyce, a Tampa native, is opening five F45 Training franchises in the Tampa Bay region.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 25, 2019
A "Forgotten Land" No More

Midtown Tampa, a $500 million, mixed-use development at Interstate 275 and Dale Mabry Highway, has the potential to link downtown Tampa and the Westshore Business District

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 9, 2018
Entrepreneurs dispense career building — and saving — advice

Assistance for entrepreneurs comes from all sides and many angles. Some of the best advice can be from those who have done it.

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • August 29, 2019
Opinion: Foolish CEOs butcher, bury capitalists

Business owners and CEOs are deathly afraid to speak to their employees about the virtues of capitalism. But there’s nothing wrong with letting new employees know in their orientations and employee manuals that you and your company embrace capitalism — an

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • April 26, 2019
Building a business from the ground up

Paul Beattie founded Beattie Development of Cape Coral during the recession as a one-man renovation company. Vertical integration takes it to the next level of full-scale neighborhood development.

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 22, 2018
Naples company finding sweet success in sugar substitute market

Pyure Brands founder Benjamin Fleischer build his stevia business by hiring entrepreneurial-minded employees.

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  • By Pat Neal |
  • February 3, 2022
Prolific homebuilder: Affordable housing requires a takes-a-village-approach

The days of building a new home for less than $19,000 are long gone.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 29, 2010
LWR Communities sees sharp improvement

LWR Communities reports there are only 206 homes listed for sale in Lakewood Ranch down from 805 home on the market in February of 2007.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 3, 2011
Florida Shores raises $8M

The Venice-based bank raised $8 million in equity capital.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 26, 2011
SinoFresh starts clinical trial

Clinical successes could improve the marketability of its antiseptic products.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 21, 2010
Gov. Crist extends emergency

Crist has expanded his declaration of a state of emergency in Florida.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 7, 2010
'Pump' and dump Bank of Florida stock

If you've been following the stock of struggling Bank of Florida, you've noticed the unusual swings in the price of the shares.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 30, 2010
Gerdau going private

Gerdau Ameristeel will be taken private by its Brazilian parent company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 25, 2013
Insurance firms to merge agencies

Key Agency and Wampler Insurance and Financial Group will partner.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 2, 2013
New Mercedes-Benz dealership coming to Tampa

The luxury car company has awarded AutoNation a Tampa franchise.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 21, 2011
St. Pete Chamber reorganizes

The St. Petersburg Chamber will reduce its staff from 12 positions to seven.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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