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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • April 27, 2012
Risky Education

Rebecca White inspires Tampa's next generation of entrepreneurs to assess — and take — risks.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 22, 2021
Real estate firm buys Amazon warehouse for $108.74 million

Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. deal for Dragstrip Logistics Center in Lakeland continues investor interest in both the Interstate 4 Corridor and Amazon-leased properties.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 3, 2021
YouTube competitor to go public after moving HQ to region

Transaction values Rumble at more than $2 billion.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 6, 2020
Ultrafast Systems headquarters expansion

Firmo Construction added a second floor and an elevator to the Sarasota, Florida, headquarters of Ultrafast Systems.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 17, 2020
Multifamily developer buys downtown Sarasota block for $6.8 million

Belpointe REIT Inc.'s purchase of 1700 Main St. block and Frontier Communications building marks its second deal in the city in the past year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 15, 2021
Equus Capital buys Inspira apartments

304-unit luxury complex Inspira was completed three years ago in Naples by upscale residential builder Stock Development.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • June 1, 2018
College's campaign highlights courage in creativity

Sarasota's Ringling College of Art and Design is promoting the school and its majors through a campaign highlighting that Creativity Takes Courage.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 17, 2018
Pair of Lakeland projects show strength of Polk County industrial market

New distribution center projects planned by Swedish furniture retailer Ikea and Dallas developer Xebec Holdings show that Lakeland and Polk County continues to be sought-after location for distributors.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 29, 2018
Tampa Bay Bucs executive buys iconic area hotel

Tampa Bay Bucs executive buys famed Vinoy Renaissance resort in St. Petersburg, the latest in a string of high-profile lodging deals.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 30, 2018
Anchor’s aweigh in Tampa Bay

Part Uber, part driver's ed — but for boaters — Anchor Technologies has opened for business in Tampa.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 22, 2022
Iconic Naples hotel Inn on Fifth sells for $156 million

A Maryland company is buying the luxury property on Naples' upscale Fifth Avenue. The deal is set to close later this year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • February 10, 2017
How to ... Write a standout company manual

Sunshine Bank CEO Andrew Samuel believes a company manual is much more than a standard employee handbook.

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  • By Ted Carter |
  • November 10, 2017
Star Search

An entrepreneur — barely of legal age to drink alcohol — hopes to nurture and grow the Southwest Florida tech scene.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 4, 2013
Christian Cotter, 29

Director of Management Recruitment and Development, First Watch Restaurants Inc.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 4, 2013
Ferdian Jap, 28

Partner, Big City Events LLC

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 29, 2014
Don't Get Hooked

Even with a simple and great design, it takes time and resources to bring a new product to market.

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  • By Janet Leiser |
  • December 27, 2013
Closer to Normal

Deal-making is picking up at Gries Investment Fund as company leaders become more confident and seek capital to grow.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 6, 2015
Better spread

Betsy's Best nut and seed butters are sold in all Whole Foods supermarkets in Florida. But the company's founders have bigger plans.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 8, 2016
Sweet sound

Naples advertising entrepreneur Peggy Wilson says playing the bagpipes is a way to express her passion for music and the arts.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 7, 2015
Links to golf

Golf Membership Consultants matches golfers with clubs and golf course communities in Southwest Florida. Its early successes shows there's still strong demand for the game.

  • Strategies
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