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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 30, 2008
Choppy Waters

Strong headwinds from multiple fronts assail commercial real estate, but glimmers of hope peer over the horizon.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 23, 2009
Choppy Waters

Strong headwinds from multiple fronts assail commercial real estate, but glimmers of hope peer over the horizon.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 10, 2009
The next show

Commercial real estate lending is the bread-and-butter business of community banking on the Gulf Coast. With vacancies rising, could this sector overwhelm banks with bad loans?

  • Finance
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 22, 2019
Medical facility goes big on real-time data in quest for efficiency

Tampa General Hospital's new $13 million command center was developed in conjunction with GE Healthcare.

  • Health Care
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 14, 2007
Coffee Talk

Lee County imposes moratorium: Incoming Lee County Commission Chairman Ray Judah had some explaining to do when he appeared before a group of builders and developers recently.Shells goes to the Middle East: It's not where you normally hear about international expansion.Construction firm looks forward to next year: T. Craig Campbell, president of Palmetto-based Zirkelbach Construction, uses phrases like "cautiously optimistic", "hopeful" and "still watching pennies", when predicting what kind of year the company is looking at in 2008. Commercial brokers seek access to TICs: If the National Association of Realtors has its way with federal regulators, some commercial real estate brokers will have another way of making money next year.WCI gets reprieve from lenders: WCI Communities got a one-month extension from lenders to Jan. 7 to renegotiate the terms of its loans. So what?Homebuilder celebrates the holidays with sales: November turned out to be a pretty good month for Lakewood Ranch-based homebuilder Neal Communities.Tampa to get Ritz-Carlton: For years, city and tourism officials have lamented that the Ritz-Carlton's flag hasn't flown over Tampa.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 1, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Realtor buys property, plans Mango Bay HideawayEastwood Associates buys Wood Street DevelopmentDevelopers buy Rusty Pot RanchTwo developers planning Ellenton subdivisionEarthworks Land Development moving to 33rd StreetBenderson Development buysStickney Point project

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2003
Peltz Shoes Goes Full Circle

A family shoe business, nearly 50 years old, adapts to customer needs. Business is booming on the Internet.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 2, 2004
Newmakers (Tampa edition)

Newsmakers, a listing of promtions and new hires, is provided free of charge.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 4, 2025
Employee-owned businesses on the rise in Florida

A pair of financial executives believe the power of Employee Stock Ownership Plans in Florida is about to get brighter.

  • Florida
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • March 13, 2026
$5 million Sarasota-Manatee pet retail business starts franchising

The franchise market for retail dog food and toys is lucrative. Entrepreneurs — and passionate dog parents — Rob and Linda Emery enter it with a litter full of in-the-field experience.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 6, 2008
Coffee Talk

+ Riverside Bank feels regulator's pressureNow we know why a group of Brazilian investors is buying Riverside Bank of the Gulf Coast for $1.+ The sweetscent of victoryWinning baseball dramatically helped the Tampa Bay Rays this year, but so did atmosphere.+ Something old, something new: Homebuilder survivesA combination of old land deals and new pricing strategies has resulted in an odd occurrence for Lakewood Ranch-based Neal Communities, one of the leading homebuilders in Sarasota and Manatee counties: The company has increased year-to-date sales over 2007. Even more surprising, it plans on making a profit this year. + Economy-based humorlingers, even as bank expandsGrim jokes about the struggling financial-service industry were flying fast and furious recently as Northern Trust broke ground on a new two-story building in Fort Myers. + Franchise company hits YouTube for marketing pushAttention plumbers, electricians and air conditioning repairmen - or fans of anyone in those hard-labor professions: Get ready to tap into your inner Steven Spielberg.+ Another familyfeud at Alico?It was only a few years ago that the heirs of Ben Hill Griffin Jr. settled their feud over the future of LaBelle-based agribusiness giant Alico.+ Capital runs short for a second bank turnaroundFederal and state regulators have shut down another effort to save a troubled Bradenton-based bank.Going green goes the world o

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 28, 2005
People to Watch

Will their stars keep rising? Or will they go down in flames? Regardless of the result, these 10 business people are sure to intrigue.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 26, 2005
Top 30 Deals

Here's a sampling of some of the biggest real estate deals of the year - from Tampa Bay to Naples.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 10, 2007
Coasting Out

Coast Bank finds a buyer, but losses are plentiful. The bank's chairman is out more than $4 million, while a Naples investment firm is down more than $2 million.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 27, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

39-Development LLC buys Cornerstone Cancer CenterBay Villas to undergo condo conversionIllinois group buys Sunset Trail ApartmentsDevelopers buy condos as part of the resort projectHospital rehab center sold to 1839 Building LLC Dillard's to open at The Shops at WiregrassTampa Bay builders donate $15,000 to children's charity

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • April 14, 2023
Hospitals look to campuses — even middle school — to combat nursing shortage

As the number of open nursing positions grows rapidly, health care systems grapple with potential solutions. Many are targeting students — even as young as middle schoolers.

  • Health Care
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2007
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

North Port hospital planned at North Sumter, I-75First Florida Bank building Charlotte branchSaunders acquires Strom & StromGemesis Corp. weighs expansion alternativesAM Engineering moves to trade centerWelsh buys land for retail projecTBoynton Beach firmbuys Westgate buildingSanibel physician buys Sunset buildingSalamander acquires Westin InnisbrookHIT Promotional expands to 118th AvenueLargo investor buys Ashley Oaks

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 25, 2011
All in the Family

It wasn't patronage that landed Ed Kobel at the head of DeBartolo Development LLC, one the Tampa Bay area's largest family-owned companies; it was fate, success and hard work. But his genes sure didn't hurt.

  • Strategies
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 12, 2018
Company credits growth to ESOP structure

B&I Contracting ESOP double-digit growth

  • Strategies
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  • By Ted Carter |
  • November 11, 2016
Go young

Less than 5% of millennials seek a career in insurance, according to one survey. But the industry is attacking the issue with vigor.

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