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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 26, 2004
Leading the Trend (Overview)

This overview of the construction and expansion guide is provided free of charge.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • October 22, 2010
Bouncing Back

Steve Johnston and Rich Heruska have worked together on various ventures since their days at USF. They expect their latest, Airheads Trampoline Arena, to catch on nationally.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 12, 2021
Retailer posts best earnings quarter since 2013

Chico’s FAS remains focused on its digital-first future.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 19, 2020
Restaurant owner laments looters who smashed Tampa location

Little Greek store owner and franchise company president Nick Vojnovic says 'If we get looted again I probably won’t reopen.'

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  • By Randi Donahue |
  • March 3, 2017
Twin tank

Brothers with a knack for product development hope to score big with their latest invention — an affordable desktop jellyfish tank.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2007
Young Quest

Two twenty-somethings are building a medical-manufacturing business. They aim to build it slowly to avoid costly mistakes.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 17, 2006
Against the 'Gran'

What residential slump? A weak market hasn't dampened Sam Rodgers' enthusiasm for his grand project, the 2,000-unit Gran Paradiso.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 15, 2020
Krystin Olinski, 34

Director, PRESS PR + Marketing

  • Class of 2020
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 1, 2016
Entrepreneur U

Millennial generation students are signing up in record numbers for entrepreneurship classes after seeing their parents lose their corporate jobs during the recession.

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 27, 2024
Naples couple builds $65M animal handling facility at JFK airport

The ARK at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City has handled all kinds of animals, from horses to snakes. Its success — including more than $7 million in annual revenue — stems from a determined and dogged Naples couple.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Chuck Merlis |
  • October 9, 2025
Matt Boggan, 23

40 Under 40 winner Matt Boggan is CEO of Gulf Coast Agency and owner of Stix Sushi & Seafood.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 30, 2007
Commercial RE Briefs

Kosene & Kosene buys portion of Coconut PointDevelopers Diversified Realty takes over Cypress TraceNorth American Properties planning The Forum retail center Bradenton investor/developer buys Palmetto buildingsFirst State Bank buys Venice office Bailes Family buys University ABC liquor storeTrump Group buys Koger office portfolioBresler & Reiner buys Westbury at Lake BrandonFaison planning commercial side of Centex's Magnolia ParkManchester, U.K. investors buy Pinebrooke office buildingTA Associates Realty buys Bermuda Lake ApartmentsSurgery Partners buys Tampa McNichols office building

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 2, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

MAB Investments relocating to Bee Ridge sitePacific Tomato Growers buys Taylor & Fulton buildingsPennsylvania mover buys University storage buildingInvestors pay $11.5 million for Bank of Florida CenterPunta Gorda building leased for urgent care centerDeltona Corp. increases Cape Coral holdingsRENOVATION COMPLETED ON FIRST STREET CENTERHilltop Center sells for $3 millionTri-Tech Inc. acquires Tampa West buildingHealthy Vision buys Eye Institute building

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 13, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Developer plans North Port VillageBeach Retreat owners buy Longboat's Beach CastleSarasota Business Center expansion continuesGulf Coast Collection moves to Sawyer Oaks

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 23, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Juniper Communities buys Naples ALFFort Myers hoteliersbuy Naples Super 8 MotelBelleair Development Groupplans Skyline Boulevard 7-ElevenJBM Realty Advisorslisting River Reach ApartmentsHealth Care REIT funding Windsor facility in VeniceHide-Away Storage Servicesplanning Fruitville facilitySpec Building Materialsbuys Bradenton warehouseStarwood Land Venturesinks N.C.-acquisition dealKennedy Investments buys Hanna warehouseProBuild Holdingsbuys Plant City warehouseDEV Hospitalitybuys Clearwater Wingate Road, Shops at Wiregrass,set to open in October

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 30, 2008
Coffee Talk

IT folks, others, make a show of force: Where did all these techies come from? The Gulf Coast is well known for its housing and tourism businesses, but a recent tech gathering in Fort Myers shows how technology cuts across all industries.Federal legislators try to control gas prices: Even for a legislative body known more for photo ops than passing bills with actual substance, a recent vote in the U.S. House of Representatives was a true head-scratcher.Going green from Dallas to Tampa: Tampa Heights, the redeveloping urban area just north of downtown Tampa, will be getting a new corporate tenant at the end of the month: The Beck Group, a Dallas-based construction company.On demand flyingexpands on Gulf Coast: Airlines big and small have been fleeing the Gulf Coast, another facet of the economic slowdown.Let's go this summer to Camp CEO: Forget canoeing or archery.High school juniors and seniors will have an opportunity to be chief executive officers at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers this summer.Evos wants faster growth, hires Chipolte exec: The Review profiled Evos, a growing a Tampa-based restaurant chain, in July, and now comes word that the company is preparing to make a major leap in growth.John Sykes gives to University of Tampa again: Tampa businessman John Sykes, whose name is on the University of Tampa's School of Business building, has made another sizable gift to the university, which sits on the edg

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 13, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Gevity Announces Relocation to Lakewood RanchCharlotte Development Corp. Finding Success in North PortCzaia & Gallagher Relocating to Fifth StreetSoutheast Roofing Buys Vacant Land on 26th CourtThree Investors Buy Sarasota's JJJ NurseryWillette Automotive Changes Stores

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2008
Ratings Services: F

Wall Street's crisis built as ratings services let loose subprime scourge.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • February 23, 2012
The Next Shah

Punit Shah expected to jump into the boardroom of his father's business after college. Raxit Shah had dirtier plans for his eldest son.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 9, 2020
Up skill: Innovative manufacturing 'boot camp' sees high demand

A series of manufacturing "boot camps" are being held around the Tampa Bay region as a way for job seekers to test-drive a new career path.

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