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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • July 31, 2015
'Everything's Possible'

Hands-on meets high-tech at a startup that created a unique kids building kit. The next goal: big-time sales and chain stores.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 12, 2014
Problem solvers

Banks on the Gulf Coast have worked hard to get rid of bad loans on their books so they can focus on lending again.

  • Finance
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 19, 2008
Links to Profit

Golf clubs are notorious money losers, but one entrepreneur believes he's found a profitable way to run such a club.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • May 7, 2025
Manatee County OKs $23.5M administrative building purchase out east

The project to move administrative functions is expected to cost about $35 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 8, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

It's not the Rays; the problem is the stadium, location: In the early 1960s, the pathetic Boston Red Sox couldn't attract more than 4,000 baseball fans for a home game. Why, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays draw twice that to St. Petersburg on a bad night.Banks' books say it all; but FDIC is worrying: Florida community banks saw their return on assets rise to an average of 1.19% during the first quarter of 2005, riding strong loan demand from the state's housing construction boom.Moving across town: Lonnie Homenuk has left his job as executive vice president at Tampa's Chesapeake Atlantic Holdings Inc. after about five years.Motion picture group seeks recourse: Paramount Pictures Corp. is suing John Doe in Tampa federal court over the illegal distribution of 7,500 bootleg copies of "Sahara," a movie that won't be released officially on DVD or VHS until next month.Coast Bank settles suit: Two subsidiaries of Coast Financial Holdings Inc. have settled a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by a former employee, according to a June 28 regulatory filing.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 2, 2020
Crisis relief is tantalizing, but patience, paperwork, will be key

Bankers, attorneys agree: having an up-to-date financial house will be a big asset in receiving federal funds.

  • Finance
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • July 27, 2018
Small, former post office home to big dreams for new cafe

Ann Michelle Stoltzfus has plans in the works for a new restaurant — Postal 98 Cafe — in the former U.S. Post Office in the Pinecraft community of Sarasota.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 14, 2015
Gas Tax: Out of Gas

Fuel-efficient cars are shrinking the state's gas-tax collections and the funds for roads. The answer: paying by the miles you drive.

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 21, 2007
Home is Where the Mag is

Would you read a magazine that has nothing but advertising? A trio of South Africans proved it can work in the U.S.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • March 7, 2023
Sarasota law firm embraces growth to achieve top tier status

For a while, the founders of what's now Bentley Goodrich Kison resisted big-time growth. Not anymore.

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 15, 2009
Baseball Miracle

Can Fort Myers support two minor-league baseball teams? It's tough making money in that business, but the Fort Myers Miracle is witnessing growing attendance even as the economy slows.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 12, 2003
Business Divorce (Tampa edition)

Messy split pits a former Tampa-based law partner against Miami's Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer PA.

  • Law
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 25, 2026
Tampa investor pays $43 million for Oklahoma hospital

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a former radio station property is bought by Arizona chain, a developer borrows $34.5 million for two Sarasota projects, and a Lakeland mall gets an IV lounge.

  • Florida
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 17, 2015
Juicy profits

For savvy operators like Alico, the citrus business in Florida can provide rich rewards to investors. Returns have begun to flow.

  • Industries
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • December 27, 2022
Chicken salad franchise owners fly through first three locations

Despite construction delays, finding team members to fill spots has been relatively easy, allowing the new Chicken Salad Chick locations to open quickly.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 3, 2006
Coffee Talk

Cape Coral grows, Fort Myers sweats: The two cities that face each other across the Caloosahatchee River in Lee County - Cape Coral and Fort Myers - recently landed in the national spotlight, though for two notably different reasons.Medical manufacturers fete Tampa lawyer: Tampa's Chuck Bavol was recently recognized as one of the best lawyers in the country when it comes to defending the manufacturers of medical devices and supplies.BB&T's Klich splits duties, keeps state title: Longtime Florida banker William "Bill" Klich says he has been running hard for a guy his age (62).HMA stock prices hits new low: The promise of a $250 million stock buyback plan didn't help the stock of Naples-based Health Management Associates after it cut its earnings forecast recently.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 27, 2005
Coffee Talk

Floating into 2006: An expanding Pinellas Park thrift has announced a stock split to help investors who want to get their hands on more shares.Where will PF Chang land?: When John Simon announced a few probable tenants for the Isaac Group Holdings' Pineapple Square project in downtown Sarasota, one name piqued our interest: PF Chang's China Bistro Inc.Next up: the kitchen sink: Neal Communities Inc. has taken another step toward creating a one-stop shop.How to create affordable housing: citrus canker: Add citrus canker to the reasons why development is moving away from Florida's coasts and into rural inland counties.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 19, 2009
Want to buy a bridge?

Researchers at the University of Maine figured a new way to build a longer lasting, easy-to-assemble bridge for the U.S. Army. Now, a Bonita Springs-based company plans to sell it to states and municipalities.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • October 15, 2010
Changing the Channel

Tampa's WMOR promotes itself as one of the nation's top independent TV stations. By way of digital conversion, it has evolved from one channel to three.

  • Strategies
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • June 10, 2021
Bradenton coffee company prioritizes staying approachable

As a coffee-loving duo grow their business, they seek to be different from the competition — starting with the front door.

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