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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 13, 2015
Homebuilder builds on triumphant return

The recession, and the carnage it brought to the homebuilding industry, forced Jeff Eslinger to shutter his family-run new-home construction firm in 2009.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 8, 2015
Naples: More than death and taxes

In Naples, home to hordes of wealthy retirees, estate-planning attorneys are on nearly every corner. So it's news when an attorney sets up his own office in an area of law other than taxes and probate.

  • News
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • October 5, 2023
National real estate firm expands into Sarasota

The team chosen to lead has executed $300 million in sales in the area since 2020.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 25, 2023
Nonprofit addressing poverty in Collier County adds board members

The Immokalee Foundation was founded in 1991.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • September 1, 2023
Tampa Bay medical training school acquires Northeastern campuses

Ultimate Medical Academy says it will expand into north with American Institute.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 25, 2025
Naples construction leader expands in Sarasota, Tampa with new execs

A former president of a Sarasota produce firm is one of two new DeAngelis Diamond executives.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 11, 2023
Prominent Sarasota community foundation names new president, CEO

The news came less than a year following the current CEO announcing retirement plans.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 3, 2024
Developers buy land near Tropicana Field for $115 million luxury tower

Plans call for a 23-story, 251-unit mixed-use development near the redevelopment of the 86-acre Historic Gas Plant District.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 3, 2024
St. Petersburg's Jabil buys New Hampshire manufacturer

The purchase of Mikros Technologies will allow Jabil to meet a demand for liquid cooling at AI data centers.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 20, 2026
Hillsborough County votes to start negotiating with Rays on $2.3B ballpark

Hillsborough County votes to start negotiating with Rays on $2.3B ballpark

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 9, 2026
First Watch names new CFO

The daytime dining company has added a new leader to its C-suite.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • June 10, 2026
115-location coffee chain to add spot in $800M south St. Pete project

The Florida-based coffee chain has signed a long-term lease for a new cafe in the Sky Town development.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 8, 2019
Area insurance firm defies Wall Street's struggles with $229M IPO

Going public has lost its luster in some financial quarters. A rollicking Tampa insurance firm, with sights set on even loftier goals, is an outlier.

  • Insurance
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 9, 2005
Family Jewels

After Hurricane Charley destroyed one of the jewelry stores of Scot Congress, left, and brother Doug onSanibel Island, the Congresses had $10 million of jewelry sitting in an uninsured safe. "Until you take your policy for a test drive, you really don't know what's going to be covered," Scot says.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 3, 2009
Respect the Elders

Senior housing isn't immune from the economic downturn. Two of the best operators on the Gulf Coast discuss the trends in their industry and how the recession and the Baby Boomers will change retirement. If you thought the recent health-care debates were raucous, you haven't seen anything yet.

  • Industries
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 7, 2025
Wilton Simpson talks egg prices, farm bill and political future

Florida's Agriculture and Consumer Services commissioners spoke at land conference in Lakeland about how a farm bill can boost farmers, ban fluoride in the water and limit the use of drones.

  • Florida
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • September 5, 2025
Sarasota luxury RV company offers 'land yachts' for rent

An opportunistic entrepreneur captures a niche market in shuttling luxury RV passengers across the country, with an uptick in one-way trips and demand for shorter ventures.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 22, 2008
Fuel for success

James Shaw plans to do for truck fuel systems what he did for aviation. Success comes from serving others, he says.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 6, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Collier to develop San Carlos retail, storage areasHadge & Associates buys final interest in Summerlin landPrimerica will develop new retail, office centerCedars Tennis Club's new owners plan renovationKaplan Bennett auctioning a pair of landmarksSarasota's Atco buys U.S. 301 BP stationGeorgia auto dealers buy Wesley Chapel ToyotaBlackhawk Realty Advisors buys Hidden Lake ApartmentsClearwater firm buys and plans makeover of St. James Place

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 13, 2004
Indelible Impression

Cody Fowler Davis walks in big footsteps - those left by his grandfather, Cody Fowler, one of the founders of Tampa's Fowler White law firm.

  • Entrepreneurs
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