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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 13, 2023
City pushes to attract businesses, developers to major commercial thoroughfare

The week brought commercial real estate news of apartment complexes sold, built and refinanced.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 3, 2022
Environmental group offers a different take on land deals

While developers and homebuilders jockey for available land, another group is hard at work on its mission preserving sensitive lands.

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  • June 24, 2011
Corporate Report: June 24

The latest news from Ceelox, Tigris Pharmaceuticals, and other Gulf Coast companies.

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  • January 27, 2012
Gulf Coast Week: Jan. 27

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 24, 2012
Underpants Empire

Ink Life Tour is a tattoo and music festival that travels to seven cities this year. Ragen St. Peter bootstrapped it into existence.

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  • February 19, 2021
Current crisis could provide opportunity

Solving problems in your business doesn't have to be binary. With some digging, there could be other options.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • March 23, 2018
Entrepreneur promotes travel through video segments

Tammy Levent promotes destinations worldwide through a new TV and web-based travel segment. Now, partially behind a powerful partner, she aims for increased exposure.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • May 4, 2018
Swipe right for your dream job

A Tampa startup applied the matchmaking capabilities of dating apps to the job-search process.

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  • October 14, 2016
Anthony DiTinno, 38

Vice president, commercial lending, NorthStar Bank

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  • October 13, 2017
Jeramy Burkinshaw, 39

General manager, The Mall at University Town Center

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  • October 13, 2017
Erica Shea, 35

Chief Business Development Officer — Florida, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick LLP

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  • December 1, 2017
Cast a Wide Net

Creating an online community — and constantly feeding it — allows a crafty entrepreneur to sell more fish in a bigger pond.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 28, 2014
Managing growth

Starting a company is hard, but growing the organization once it reaches a certain size is even harder. Just ask Randy Mitchelson.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 9, 2014
Boom Time

A company has brought a new model to the business of finding work for seniors. Its leaders hope the innovation will disrupt things industry-wide.

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  • October 10, 2014
Jason Becker, 34

President and CEO, Golf Membership Consultants

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 5, 2014
Radio days

AJ Lurie says people who sell radio advertising inevitably go through dry spells. Here's how they stay motivated.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 3, 2015
Commercial Real Estate Profile: Lee E. Arnold Jr.

Lee E. Arnold Jr. chairman and CEO, Colliers International,Tampa Bay

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • March 27, 2015
The Buddy brand

Tampa's specialty coffee bar Buddy Brew is on a growth spurt, in accounts and geography. That also presents a looming challenge for its owners.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • August 15, 2025
Whole Foods, Homesense planned for Sarasota Square redevelopment

The two retailers are expected to anchor a more than 500,000-square-foot mixed-use project.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 21, 2024
Texas investor buys Venice medical building for $34.3 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, Tampa gets new retailers, Bradenton gets a new hotel, and Naples gets a new upscale eatery.

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