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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 15, 2019
Banker takes on new gig running business alliance

The Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance ran a two-month search process before naming Dominic DiMaio president and CEO.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 3, 2018
Penny Hoarder makes move to print media

The Tampa Bay Times has teamed up with the Penny Hoarder, a St. Petersburg, Florida-based website that specializes in money-saving tips, to bring a new financial advice column to its readers.

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  • April 25, 2018
Foundation names new board members, officers

The Immokalee Foundation’s new members will help promote the group’s mission.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2022
Master-planned community hits 2,000-home sales mark

Babcock Ranch also continues to win accolades, in addition to new residents.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 16, 2016
Start those engines

Punta Gorda businessman Joe Gentry was revved up last August, fresh off a final nod from the Charlotte County Airport Authority on a five-year lease on the dormant Punta Gorda Speedway.

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  • January 13, 2017
Master Plans

Florida, fueled partially by the Gulf Coast, continues to be a national leader in home sales within master-planned communities.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 3, 2017
Milhaus plans trio of projects

Milhaus, an Indianapolis-based developer that specializes in urban, mixed-use projects, is planning a trio of Gulf Coast apartments in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Bonita Springs.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 12, 2017
Merger creates one of largest law firms in county

The newly merged firm will be named Dye Harrison.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • January 26, 2018
Amazonian lessons

Corcoran: Tampa Bay region wins from losing out on HQ2.

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  • May 3, 2022
Tampa tech commercial real estate firm raises $12M

Leasecake, headquartered at Tampa’s Embarc Collective, will use the funds to hire more employees and expand internationally.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 19, 2014
Blackstone buys Westin hotel, Convergent Capital buys nearby Knights Point

Wilder Corp. has sold the 299-room The Westin Tampa Harbour Island and nearby Knights Point Retail Center in downtown Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • April 11, 2014
Corporate Report

Front Burner Brands hires Fish Consulting for Melting Pot franchise development; DataMentors hires new regional director; William Merill III elected president of Argus Foundation

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  • May 9, 2014
Boats bring stream of good news

If more would-be boat buyers signal an economic rebound, then Gulf Coast waters could be smooth in the near future.

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  • May 12, 2014
Window firm PGT names new president, COO

Co-founder Rod Hershberger will remain chairman and CEO of the 1,500-employee firm.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • September 30, 2016
Corporate report

Bank promotes executive to top position; Architecture firm expands workforce; Ad agency triples office space

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  • October 7, 2016
Let's Make a Deal

Sarasota and Manatee counties crush the rest of the Gulf Coast when it comes to the lowest prices of used cars, according to a new report from Autolist.com.

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  • May 11, 2016
Hotelier aims to bring new flag to Sarasota

The property has changed owners several times recently.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Michael Hinman |
  • May 15, 2015
Entrepreneurs of the Year | Rick Silva

Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc., Tampa

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 16, 2015
2015 surprises: office, industrial growth

As Wells Fargo Senior Economist Mark Vitner wound down his 2015 forecast Wednesday in Sarasota for the members of the Gulf Coast CEO Forum, he saved his headline news for last:The biggest economic surprise in 2015 for Florida, Vitner predicted, will be “how substantially the single-family housing market will have rebounded and how office and industrial will have done as well as it did.

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  • February 6, 2015
Urban Core Holdings buys Tampa Gardens Apartments

Tampa's Urban Core Holdings LLC purchased the 135-unit Tampa Gardens Apartments in West Tampa for $3.55 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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