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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 30, 2022
Multimillion-dollar high-tech cancer facility set to break ground

Southwest Florida Proton leads the way in the region for advanced cancer treatment.

  • News
  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • January 1, 2021
Economic Forecast: Broker sees office, industrial opportunities ahead in commercial real estate

The pandemic has encouraged work-from-home situations that have led some companies to downsize spaces, but Susan Goldstein says offices will continue to be important for company culture and creativity.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Steven Benna |
  • June 13, 2022
Transactions: June 7-13

Massive multifamily sales in Hillsborough and Sarasota counties lead the way in transactions.

  • Transactions
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 18, 2022
Sarasota man pleads guilty to $500K PPP loan fraud

Randy Xavier Jones was sentenced to more than five years of prison time for scamming several federal and state programs out of nearly $500,000.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 3, 2022
Brokerage buys pair of vacation rental firms — including one that leases houses for $100K a month

Companies are being folded into JRW Vacation Rentals LLC, A John R. Wood Company.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Steven Benna |
  • August 22, 2022
Transactions: Aug. 2-8

Tampa office building sale for nearly $50 million highlights transactions this week.

  • Transactions
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 29, 2008
Mission: Achievement

Gulf Coast nonprofits are suffering when it comes to donations, another byproduct of the economic slowdown. At least one group though, is looking to raise its entrepreneurial profile.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 6, 2006
Mr. Channelside

A Miami native who has lived in Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta and Buffalo is creating a buzz as the unofficial spokesman for Tampa's Channel District.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 5, 2005
Newsmakers (Sara/Mana)

Newsmakers is available free of charge.

  • Strategies
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 21, 2005
Business Links

Former Kraft Foods executive David Kakkuri wants Florida Gulf Coast University to become a resource for Southwest Florida businesses.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 15, 2005
Free Press (Sara/Mana)

Film to be shot in Sarasota CountyManatee Technical Institute designs DeSoto renovationsSarasota Steak 'n Shake receives disability awardSarasota County Head Startgoes 40/40 in same yearSarasota firms help Hooters into Hispanic marketColdwell Banker's Sarasota region receives recognition

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 18, 2008
Stacking the deck

Larry Golden and Dave Tropf have made RSVP Publications a successful direct mail business with a niche: the affluent.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2008
Calendar of Events

View events from around the Gulf Coast for free.

  • Strategies
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 15, 2009
Scary Success

Spending more than $8 million was just thebeginning of a golf and country club renovation plan. The renovation has since given way to a renaissance.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 19, 2009
Veterans team up for turn around

Sensing an unfilled niche, a pair of veteran Sarasota developers is teaming up with a Tampa real estate marketer to create a broad-based development turn-around firm.

  • News
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 31, 2003
Hearsay (Tampa Edition)

This week's items: Pinellas judge charged by Qualifications Commission Win some; lose some

  • Law
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 11, 2010
Flat Fee

One law firm in Fort Myers started charging some clients a flat fee instead of billing by the hour. Despite its initial success, the economic downturn has made it a tougher sell.

  • Law
  • By Jay Brady |
  • January 21, 2011
Government Digest: Jan. 21 - Jan. 27

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
  • By Carl Cronan |
  • January 28, 2011
Family Jewels

As the third generation to run her family's jewelry store, Winnie Magnon Marvel is doing whatever is necessary to keep it going for another century.

  • Strategies
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 28, 2011
BayWalk on the Brink

Ten years after opening, St. Petersburg's retail/entertainment complex is a gaping hole in a vibrant downtown. Will a new owner be able to bring it back?

  • Strategies
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