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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 4, 2015
Commercial Real Estate Profile: Nancy Surak | Broker, Tampa

When she was little, Nancy Surak played with Barbie dolls in her backyard the way many girls do.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jay Heater |
  • August 14, 2024
Lakewood Ranch area sees uptick in high-end home listings

A $7 million home in The Concession, nicknamed the Magnolia Estate, is the latest listing that will draw international attention.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • October 12, 2023
Caroline Rusher, 39

A chief yacht stewardess had an idea to start a business when she tried kava.

  • Class of 2023
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • October 12, 2023
Zach Rogers, 29

The CEO of Rogers Well Drilling Inc. cites his father as his mentor, the person who taught him his work ethic.

  • Class of 2023
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 10, 2025
Sarasota Starbucks property sells to investors

The Seattle coffee company has a long-term lease on the Fruitville Road cafe.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • October 10, 2024
Skyler Betts, 35

40 Under 40 winner Skyler Betts is the business development director at Town Square University Parkway.

  • Class of 2024
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • August 26, 2025
DeSantis touts $1.3B investment in Tampa Bay transportation

Gov. Ron DeSantis praised a $1.3 billion investment in transportation infrastructure projects in the Tampa Bay region, funding the Howard Frankland Bridge and a major Pinellas County expansion of I-275.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 9, 2025
Price slashed on premier Fort Myers Beach development site

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Pasco property sold to adult living developer, a Tampa office building sells, and a Collier developer funds a wildlife corridor project.

  • Florida
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • March 14, 2025
Tampa man arrested for $500K in COVID loan fraud

He is facing two decades in prison for eight counts of fraud.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • May 19, 2022
Rise of streaming services brings abundant opportunities

The likes of Netflix, HBO Max and Hulu demand a constant supply of new content. A Tampa advertising agency has big plans to help supply it.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 30, 2021
(Former) New York entrepreneur embraces Florida's freedoms

Buddy Foy says year one of being a Sunshine State resident has gone rather well.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 2, 2022
Early risers: Teen startups delivered key lessons for today's leaders

A trio of business leaders recall what stands out from their first companies.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 15, 2007
Thoughtful Banker

The threats to community banks - credit unions and regulation, to name two - remain the same. But now the fighting voice is different.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 8, 2007
Deborah Martohue: Impact-Fee Explosion

To put it bluntly, Florida has an impact-fee crisis. On average, impact fees in Florida are some of the highest in the nation with no cap in sight.How did these fees jump so dramatically in the last two to five years?

  • Opinion
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 28, 2006
Rod Thomson: Growth: The Policies Should Match the Realities

Growth along the Gulf Coast is an inevitable and necessary reality. Dealing with growth often wanders far from reality.

  • Opinion
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 17, 2006
Corporate Report

Look at briefs from Gulf Coast businesses for free.

  • Industries
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 20, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Name game: With a wave of new community banks washing ashore in Florida, Kendrick Pierce & Co. Inc. is keeping busy.Sexual victims' advocate: Pinellas Park trial attorney Joe Saunders has taken a lead role in a civil action against former Pensacola monsignor Richard Bowles.Glazer sighting: If calling news conferences was all it took to land a Super Bowl, the Tampa Bay area would be a shoo-in for the 2009 football game.Positive news: At last, Florida's largest law firm, Holland & Knight LLP, has positive news.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 25, 2008
Gulf Coast Week

Racing in St. Pete: Although some residents complained about the noise and the crowds, the economic impact won out.A gas-price break: A Tampa hotel hopes it has an answer for people thinking about canceling a summer vacation due to high gas prices: Offer gas stipends.Pinellas ballpark money: St. Petersburg may not be the only source of public money for the proposed $450 million downtown open-air, real grass ballpark for the Tampa Bay Rays.Murdock Village help: Charlotte County commissioners have hired Orlando-based planning firm Tramell Webb PartnersBenderson builds roads: Sarasota-based Benderson Development is planning on spending more than $4 million in road improvements for the land surrounding its massive shopping mall projectPlanning vote delay: An effort to update the city of North Port's comprehensive plan has been delayed until at least June.Mining bills stall: Proposed Florida Senate bills that would have made it more difficult for local politicians to prohibit mining of economically critical limestone rock recently stalled in committees.Frontier takes off: Frontier Airlines, which provided Southwest Florida's only nonstop link to a Mountain-time-zone city, will end service between Fort Myers and Denver this summer.

  • Finance
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 6, 2004
Real Estate Briefs

This week's items: Corvus International buys near Riviera Dunes project ComCenter at Lakewood Ranch expected to open this month Axcess Diagnostics to build Bradenton officeFred Starling, Osprey s.a. plans Cattleridge Financial Center

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 30, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Chief judge of the judicial circuit for Pasco and Pinellas counties, and the court clerk in Pinellas battle over guardianshipsFlorida Legislature increases 6th and 13 circuit judicial staffs Congressman Jim Davis honors

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