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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 1, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Chicago Group Pays $48 Million for 390 ApartmentsLeder Group-led partnership invests in Pinebrooke centerIndiana investors purchase Tarpons Springs apartmentsJMC Communities completesacquisition of Sandpearl landWest Palm Beach investor pays $6 million for 120 acres

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Dana Kampa |
  • June 9, 2025
New owners of landmark Longboat Key restaurant 'overwhelmed' with support

Preserving and celebrating this Longboat Key staple is personal for Rachel Ghormley's family.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 13, 2020
Builder gets started on a landmark project — a new aquarium

Willis Smith has a nearly 50-year history in the region.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • March 20, 2020
Future considerations: Exec, mindful of long-term continuity, makes bold move

Fort Myers-based Midland Financial Corp. has changed its ownership structure, transitioning to an employee-owned company.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 29, 2017
'Lead with Service'

A Tampa tech firm seeks to maintain a rapid growth pace, behind a new leadership team and some grandmotherly advice: Stick to your knitting.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 18, 2006
Tampa Bay Regional Winner

Mark Swanson, Founder, Multiple Businesses: Mark Swanson has never been to a job interview.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 16, 2012
In the Clouds

A bold couple seeks success with a new entry in an old industry: Florida amusement and recreation. Good thing they aren't afraid of heights.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 27, 2004
The Point Man of Five Points (Sara/Mana edition)

Ali Ebrahimi is accustomed to overcoming obstacles (ask him about Ayatollah Khomeini). If selected, his Plaza Verdi project would make him downtown's largest developer.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 6, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Bradenton Beach City Commission wants to review all major development plansOffice vacancy rates shoot upHotel left out of Fruitville development planFifth Third is first

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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • April 15, 2010
Digital Growth

Digital Legal Tampa, LLC has seen triple-digit growth, not once, but twice since 2006. The main propellant: reduced costs, which have expanded the client base.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 9, 2021
Q & A with John Power

Farley White Interests' Principal John Power remains bullish on Tampa's office market

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 7, 2020
Developer, after 15 year-wait, plans $20M mixed-use project

Kevin Walsh aims to seize on an entertainment industry trend: esports.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • February 3, 2022
Streaming star: Lawyer-turned-realtor steps into the limelight

Rena Frazier, a “Selling Tampa" cast member, discusses her decision to leave law for real estate and the Netflix reality show’s impact on her nascent career.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 27, 2014
A pet project

Running a business with an image nested in Hollywood horror can be scary. One company discovered a way through the challenge.

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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
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • March 7, 2026
East Manatee bee, berry farms hustle to survive historic cold snap

Two Myakka City farms experienced little to no losses. But it wasn't easy.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2003
Coffee Talk

This week's items: Fewer bank mergers predicted Vern Buchanan vs. Bob Graham? Downtown restaurant lease big trouble for Downtown AssociationBanker Jody Hudgins explains some of the issues with affordable housing in Sarasota

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 28, 2005
Strategic Execution

Fowler White Boggs Banker has embarked on a new phase of its five-year growth plan.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 6, 2026
93K square feet of light industrial space opens in Lakewood Ranch

Two new buildings on Lakewood Ranch Boulevard represent “the most amenitized warehouse project in Florida,” James Peek of Tavistock Development says.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 14, 2008
Train and retain

Mark Anderson is expanding the reach of eLogic Learning to companies across the globe.

  • Entrepreneurs
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