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  • October 30, 2015
Stuck-ups among us

One person's snob is another person's sweetie.

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  • August 8, 2012
Utility top exec to retire

Vincent Dolan, with Progress Energy for 26 years, will leave by 2013.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • October 15, 2020
Samantha Watkins, 32

Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, Senior Director of Operations

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  • January 7, 2014
Fast cars pull into festival

The auctions at the Naples Winter Wine Festival always feature over-the-top lots, and this year will be no exception.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 31, 2022
Recruitment drive: Tech entrepreneur envisions a better way to hire

Tampa, Florida-based entrepreneur Vaishnavi More created Archslate, a new kind of job-search website for the architecture, engineering and construction industry.

  • Technology
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  • July 1, 2016
No rules, just big

Healthy eating, smaller portions and superfoods have been all the rage in the restaurant sector for a few years. Gluten-free and locally grown products top the trend lines, too.

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  • July 21, 2016
Publix, Rooms to Go crack elite list

The list ranks the top private companies in the United States.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 20, 2016
POWER BROKERS: Mike Concilla

Mike Concilla says 2015 was a year in which he was able to fully leverage Equity Inc.'s in-house leasing, development, construction and property management capabilities.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 5, 2022
Prominent Sarasota law firm finds new downtown HQ, leaving offices it's been at for nearly 45 years

Williams Parker will move out of its current offices on Orange Avenue into the Plaza at Five Points.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 25, 2018
Ryan Vaught, 27

Ryan Vaught, 27, is an executive managing director for Colliers International and a member of the Business Observer 40 Under 40 Class of 2018.

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  • June 12, 2020
Stock Development luxury home division posts robust sales

Stock Custom Homes’ revenue thus far in 2020 tops $52 million

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 2, 2013
Entrepreneurial booster

Fusion Pointe plans to help young startups through the valley of death.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 16, 2025
National developer buys 17 acres in Sarasota for 336 apartments

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Brandon apartment complex sells for $76.25 million, a Fort Myers apartment community is almost complete, and a Naples retail property is back on the market.

  • Florida
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  • September 9, 2016
Get the scoop on Top 500

Want to know more about the top companies in nine counties on the Gulf Coast of Florida? Look no further than the annual edition of the Business Observer's Gulf Coast 500.

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  • April 20, 2016
Florida shines for cash-heavy homebuyers

The top five regions for cash homebuyers nationally are all in Florida.

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  • July 25, 2014
Rising cities sparse in some regions

A large geographic portion of the Gulf Coast — the parts south of the Skyway Bridge through Naples — came up flat in a report of Florida cities and towns on the rise.

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  • April 9, 2010
Top Florida contractors in '09

Skanska, Balfour Beatty top ranking of national firms based on Florida revenues.

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  • May 28, 2023
Plant City apartments sell to NJ buyer for $31.6 million

A medical company sells its HQ, a new downtown high rise in the works, and a real estate firm gets into CRE top the week's commercial real estate news.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 18, 2022
Tampa automotive group buys local Chevrolet and Chrysler Jeep stores

The Morgan Automotive Group, one of the largest in the country, buys two local dealerships for undisclosed amount.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 20, 2015
Meet the village people

Florida's newest municipality is now in business.

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