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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 31, 2015
Corporate report

Mortgage Bankers Association installs board of governors; Coastal Orthopedics conducting new spinal-cord research; Jabil reaches agreement to grow in Vietnam; Innovative Food Holdings subsidiary growing Chicago area presence; Action Automatic Door & Gate expands to Manatee County

  • Strategies
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • April 15, 2016
Executive Q&A: Barry Shevlin, CEO, Vology

"Cash is like oxygen," says the longtime business owner, one of many lessons he's learned.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 6, 2016
Best bank list is lonely

The latest issue of Independent Banker magazine is out, so pull out your magnifying glass.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 18, 2022
Boston hospitality company shuttering Tampa hotel and laying off all employees

The company will close the Westshore district hotel near Tampa International Airport on Dec. 19, six days before Christmas.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 4, 2020
Pinellas apartments sell for $120 million

St. Petersburg, Largo apartment complex sales demonstrate that demand for multifamily rentals in the county remains strong, despite the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 26, 2015
Scientists face 20 years in prison

Mahmoud Aldissi and Anastassia Bogomolova were found guilty of wire fraud, identity theft and falsifying records.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 6, 2024
Pinellas medical manufacturer will close facility, lay off employees

BioDerm has notified the state that is cutting about 50 employees at its facility in Largo but says it will eventually relocate in the county.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 12, 2003
Lou Lasday: Build Relationships with those You Know

Getting up close and personal means top-of-mind and profitable.Lou Lasday writes about marketing.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 28, 2011
Starry Thoughts

A local commercial real estate firm with a national reach is expanding — quickly. Considering the dismal market, it's quite the counterintuitive move.

  • Industries
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 20, 2012
Schweet!

Benjamin Fleischer is on a mission to sell a healthier sweetener. Pyure Brands became profitable last year.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 17, 2020
Homebuilders hammer away at digital transformation

With showings plummeting, builders get creative on selling homes.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 17, 2024
Softball bat maker plans to double workforce, add baseball bats

The owner of Pure Sports Technologies moves to Manatee County with his eye on the ball — baseball — as he expands his bat manufacturing business.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 6, 2017
Company signs 'huge' deal

Southwest Florida executive Keegan Hodges had a keen interest in how the Carrier Corp. melodrama with President-elect Donald Trump played out.

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  • October 14, 2016
Tiffany Esposito, 29

President and CEO, Bonita Springs Area Chamber of Commerce

  • Class of 2016
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2014
John Wohlwend, 28

Chief Financial Officer, Crush-It Inc.

  • Class of 2014
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2014
Rafaela Amador, 32

Senior Director of Corporate Communications, Tampa Bay Rays

  • Class of 2014
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 17, 2022
California restaurant chain debuts in state with Clearwater location

Epic Wings’ local franchisee is former NBA player T.J. Leaf.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 4, 2011
Schottenstein Property Group buys Pine Island Marketplace

Columbus, Ohio-based Schottenstein Property Group Inc. purchased the 71,444-square-foot Pine Island Marketplace retail center for $7 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 24, 2012
Great Bay Distributors buys Pinellas land

Largo-based beer wholesaler Great Bay Distributors Inc. purchased 96 acres in Pinellas County for $9.75 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 28, 2020
Homeowners buy community golf course, plan upgrades

Plans at Bonita Fairways Golf Club include a full renovation of the pro shop, café and course.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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