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Marketwatch: Public Debt and Our Investments

What's a good investment in today's debt-ridden economy?

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  • August 26, 2021
Country singer gets into new business with burger joint

Onetime building inspector says he knows there will be a big learning curve.

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  • September 9, 2021
Insurance agency finds success going against the norm

At Atlas Insurance, finding another way has been the firm’s constant model for decades, and has lead to success.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • September 23, 2021
Entrepreneurs excited about potential for cannabis café concept

Starting not only a new business, but also a new niche, has taught some bold Southwest Florida entrepreneurs an important lesson: from cops to clients, customer education is an ongoing task.

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  • October 7, 2021
Leadership coach zeroes in on Zen for clients — and it works

Listening tops the list of Susan Freeman's must-dos.

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  • October 7, 2021
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  • February 26, 2021
Momentum builds at massive shopping mall transformation

Already more than $100 million in, a New York developer has big plans for the reinvention of a Tampa shopping mall.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 29, 2021
Ambitious startup aims to capture real estate data market share

Resquared uses data to nudge old-school commercial real estate brokers into the digital revolution. ‘We want to be a $1 billion company — not just a mom and pop thing,’ says a  co-founder

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 9, 2021
County plans to kill tax that funds local EDC

Commissioners will stop tax funding to the EDC by 2024 and reallocate economic development incentive fund monies to the general fund budget

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 13, 2021
$300 million construction firm builds smooth succession plan

A nice dinner out paved the way for Owen-Ames-Kimball to formulate ideas for top executives to exit the firm gracefully.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 17, 2021
Who says you can't come home again?

Tech entrepreneur comes back to Tampa to rebuild company he found two decades ago, and to spur the next generation of local innovators.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 9, 2021
Venerable food brokerage firm navigates supply issues, succession plan

Food industry brokers are caught between logistically challenged manufacturers and retailers dealing with shortages that drive up prices. One area firm finds its place in the middle.

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  • December 16, 2021
Entrepreneur chases demand: he helps people be kickass husbands

Matt Hoffman comes to his new business from personal experience.

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  • January 15, 2021
New leader of 80-office residential real estate company offers optimism for 2021

In January, Coldwell Banker Realty in Florida elevated Duff Rubin to president.

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  • July 29, 2020
New hotel concept opens first location with pandemic precautions top of mind

Compass by Margaritaville on Anna Maria Sound opened in Manatee County on July 15.

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  • September 25, 2020
Starting with adaptive reuse project, developer has bold vision for retail complex

In reimagining the Grove at Wesley Chapel and its surrounding amenities, Mark Gold aims to capitalize on shoppers’ desire for convenience and, because of the coronavirus pandemic, cleanliness.

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  • October 9, 2020
Suit up: Venerable menswear shop makes savvy moves to survive downturn

Martin Shine, owner of Kirby's Men’s Wear in South Tampa, Florida, says he has never faced an existential threat like the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • October 15, 2020
Tammy Charles, 30, Tampa

Senior faculty member, Ultimate Medical Academy; founder and chief strategist, Inovo Strategic Consulting

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  • December 16, 2019
Admitted workaholic heads to ‘Hilton on wheels' to recharge

Karen Mosteller has a welcome respite from the grind.

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  • December 20, 2019
Credit union gets bigger — and dismantles more of the community bank model

Suncoast Credit Union seized the buy-to-grow strategy when faced with a obstacle to its asset expansion.

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