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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 18, 2009
Minnesota bank steps out of the cold

Community bankers in Sarasota are abuzz over the latest competitor to the join the trenches, this one via a government-forced ousting of two other institutions.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 4, 2011
Reinvent Rewards

The recession still forces entrepreneurs to find a better way. Advertising industry veteran Steve Smith seems to have found one, and it turned around his entire outlook.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 16, 2009
Staying Afloat

Mitzi Maggio, 38 Salt Shaker Marine Custom Yachts

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  • April 28, 2010
The Cavalry

A trio of large corporations sees fertile ground in the Gulf Coast. Will the moves signal an end to the downturn?

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 10, 2013
Fields of opportunity

Manhattan Construction's Bruce Fields is no stranger to huge projects. His most recent accomplishment was the $250 million George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 21, 2013
Capital froth

Two sessions on capital at a recent real estate conference in Naples presented stark contrasts.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 7, 2011
Law & Order

Rob Dinan thought being a police officer was the most adrenaline-filled experience he would ever have. Now he's back for more, only this time he's an entrepreneur.

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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • April 29, 2011
Asset Maintenance

Coral Gables-based Flagler bought Tampa's Bridgeport Center at the top of the local office investment market. Rather than letting the building languish amid falling property values, it put $1 million into improvements.

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  • July 27, 2012
Corporate Report: July 27

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 31, 2012
Batter up!

When collegiate sports announced a new standard for aluminum baseball bats, a major league pitcher and his sister stepped up to the plate.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 17, 2011
Positive Accent

Daniel Robbins and Paul Caruso are two entrepreneurs who took over a struggling Naples electronics company during the boom and posted strong growth in the recession.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 3, 2012
Snowbird Economists

Economists and investment strategists flock to Florida to visit snowbird clients, hopscotching the state like rock stars on tour.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 1, 2012
Organic Growth

Executives at a Sarasota-based natural and specialty foods chain say they will be ready if competition escalates in 2012.

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  • By Tiffany Rucker |
  • September 2, 2021
How to hire a nonprofit CEO in a pandemic

An integral part of the process, says one expert, is to ‘make sure potential candidates can hear the heart of your organization.’

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 9, 2021
Morgan Properties enters Florida with portfolio deal

Pennsylvania apartment investor Morgan Properties and a partner bought four complexes in Tampa Bay for $241 million as part of 11-state transaction, records show.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 13, 2021
NAIOP awards 2020 "Best of the Best"

Annual NAIOP awards recognize developers, brokers and projects throughout Tampa Bay

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  • May 24, 2021
Corner booth

The four-year product was originally meant for meat plants — until COVID-19 made its entrance.

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  • October 25, 2021
Hertz to buy 100,000 Teslas, hires Tom Brady to star in ads

The Hertz Corp. is investing in electronic vehicles and infrastructure as it moves beyond bankruptcy

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  • January 4, 2022
Nonprofit undergoing $29M campus reinvention names top fundraiser

Hermione Gilpin joins the Federation later this month.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 1, 2021
Economic forecast: Storm protection products firm readies itself for big year

Brian Rist, executive chairman, Storm Smart

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