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  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 27, 2021
Big Jim makes big play with North Port lots

Self storage operator buys 12 acres in growing Sarasota County city for $4.5 million for possible future development.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 2, 2019
Private equity firms buy prominent area-based restaurant brand

Nord Bay Capital of Tampa buys Hooters of America from Miami-based H.I.G. Capital.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 25, 2017
Investor catches big fish

Naples money man Bruce Sherman is said to be putting up $400 million in deal to buy Miami Marlins.

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  • February 16, 2018
DataSnapshot: What's in a name?

Apparently, more than we could imagine.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 24, 2024
Clearwater tech company KnowBe4 buys British AI firm

KnowBe4 says the purchase of Egress will “deliver a single platform that aggregates threat intelligence."

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  • December 6, 2013
Corporate Report: Dec. 6

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Denise Federer |
  • July 3, 2015
Handing down your company

Enhance the odds of long-term success with a good family business succession plan.

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  • By Denise Federer |
  • January 12, 2023
Workplace change: It's a process, not a plan

Change (management) is hard. Here’s how to make it work.

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  • August 20, 2010
Corporate Report: Aug. 20 - Aug. 26

The latest news from Community Bank of Manatee, HSN, GeoPharma, and more.

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  • November 29, 2007
Gulf Coast Week

A $125 million contractHome values fallCoast Bank clears hurdle Hudson wins House seatBeating the drought

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 18, 2011
Reality Bites

Technology that allows users to transform themselves to another place often has a high cool quotient. An entrepreneur aims to turn the buzz into sales.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • June 1, 2018
Marketing firm refreshes brand, helps build business for catering company

Sarasota-based marketing company Web Jarvis helped Green Apple Catering refresh its brand and develop new marketing.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 8, 2013
Find the veins

Joseph Magnant is a vascular surgeon who uses technology to find new patients. He plans to sell his idea to other physicians.

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  • November 3, 2006
Time to Buy

One real estate trainer advises clients to buy while others are selling. He expects prices to go up and insurance costs to tumble.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 9, 2025
Nearly $19.5M for 26 acres to build warehouse project

A pair of commercial real estate investment firms are developing a 331,000-square-foot industrial warehouse project in Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 2, 2026
Cannabis retailer cutting 58 jobs in Clearwater

Trulieve is laying of the employees at a call center in the city.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 3, 2021
Technology firm to work with Texas based accelerator

Vendita Corporation has been accepted into NewChip accelerator program

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  • November 21, 2014
Tampa company enters hemp marketing business

Ubiquitech Software purchased the HempLifeToday.com website and business.

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • May 13, 2025
Tampa coffee roaster lands west coast distribution deal

Tampa-based coffee brand Buddy Brew announced its first expansion to California.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 18, 2026
Sarasota developer sells Tampa area hotel for $32 million

A suburban Boston investment firm bought the property in Brandon, its fourth hotel in the state.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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