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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 12, 2010
Worked up over mortgage workouts

A word of advice to commercial landlords having trouble keeping up with their mortgages: Be nice to your banker.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 2, 2023
Florida Ag Commissioner sells his Pasco land to egg producer for $11 million

Tampa picks an affordable housing developer, condos come to a racetrack, and a Sarasota building sells in the week's top commercial real estate news.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 9, 2010
Gulf Coast Week: July 9 - July 15

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 2, 2014
Corporate Report

Riverchase Dermatology buys West Coast Dermatology; Women's Tennis Association debuts new marketing approach; Hertz Equipment Rental opens Cheyenne, Wyo. oil-focused facility; Metro Development Group, Bright House building gigabit communities; Florida Career College campus relocates to Tampa; Biltres Staffing owner sentenced for invoice fraud, identity theft; Lee health system foundation hires Noise to promote hospital

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 27, 2023
Barnes & Noble to open first new Tampa store in 15 years

The bookseller, which is adding more stores this year than in the past decade, is moving to a new, smaller, location after 29 years on Dale Mabry.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 14, 2022
Jake Holehouse, 31

HH Insurance Group, principal agent

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 11, 2019
Entrepreneur turns global travel into family adventure

Brent Alexander has been to some 70 countries, while the couple’s sons have been on at least 15 trips totaling 38 countries.

  • Executive Diversions
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 9, 2025
A drive to win distinguishes 40 Under 40 class of 2025

The region's top high-achieving young leaders are a driven and determined group — backed by some influential mentors.

  • Class of 2025
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 23, 2018
Auteur developer believes new Sarasota condo project will be a work of art

The development team behind the planned 18-story Auteur condo in Sarasota believes that its project will succeed despite heightened competition and macro-economic forces thanks to its water-view location and unique design and amenities

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 29, 2016
Commercial repeat

Despite high valuations and concerns about economic growth, experts say commercial real estate will repeat with another year of solid performance.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 23, 2009
Cleaned Fuel

Wout Lisseveld has created an ingenious way to keep fuel sludge from clogging up marine engines. It's the kind of technology that solves problems for all sorts of companies that can't afford engine malfunctions.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 12, 2010
Thumbs Up

Texting can wear out your thumbs and a slip can ruin your middle-school reputation. Count on a 12-year-old to help you type TXT MSG more accurately.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 26, 2013
Find good people

Human resource professional of the year Sandie Peterson says the recession changed the way she considers job candidates.

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  • By Jake Spanberger |
  • November 27, 2020
Business agility: empower employees to be better remote workers

Implementing mobility and flexibility is key.

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  • By Cheryl O'Neill |
  • June 20, 2014
Five competencies required for rapid business growth

The five things every business looking to grow needs to have.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 29, 2013
Smooth transition

Jordi Tejero avoided the mistakes that can botch an acquisition.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 29, 2013
Smooth transition

Jordi Tejero avoided the mistakes that can botch an acquisition.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 23, 2011
Checkers set to expand in 2011

The Tampa-based burger chain will soon add 12 new restaurant locations.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 12, 2012
New-home sales gain share

New-home sales in Fort Myers increased as percentage of total sales in June.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • October 5, 2018
Attorney starts venture to help lawyers through improv

Continuing education doesn’t have to be boring. One attorney set out to prove improv can make lawyers better lawyers.

  • Law
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