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  • By Observer Staff |
  • February 12, 2009
Goal Oriented

Andrew Nestor and his fellow owners of the Tampa Bay Rowdies want to reignite the excitement the team generated years ago.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2014
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Principal and Creative Director, ChappellRoberts

  • Class of 2014
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 9, 2010
Survival Trot

Gulf Coast nonprofits are getting pounded by the recession. But one is surviving by embracing for-profit business principles.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • July 13, 2018
Q&A: Greg Reidy, CEO of UnitedHealthcare Florida

Greg Reidy is the new CEO of UnitedHealthcare Florida, based in Tampa, and he sat down for a wide-ranging interview about the industry, the company and his career.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 30, 2018
Innkeeper makes history with an historic property

An innkeeper’s long list of up-at-night worries included a lousy air conditioning system. A rarely used government loan program provided a lifeline.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 29, 2021
National architecture firm moves to new mixed-use development

Architecture firm Gresham Smith is the latest company to lease space at the $500 million Midtown Tampa district in Tampa, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 1, 2006
Coffee Talk

A luxurious incentive:For many Realtors and home agents, getting those fence-sitting buyers to take the plunge and actually buy a house is an on-going battle these days. PCM trims newspaper company holdings: Naples-based Private Capital Management, which manages $24 billion for wealthy and institutional investors, is sticking to its newspaper story even as a recent filing shows the firm trimmed its newspaper-stock holdings.Going through the government gauntlet: During the past 35 years, the executives at Morton's Gourmet Market, a Sarasota-based high-end grocery and bakery, have gone through the Sarasota's county and city government permitting gauntlet plenty of times, be it trying to expand a parking lot or build an addition to the structure. St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce President/CEO John Long says the city's skyline isn't all that's changing: The chamber is redefining itself through the shuffling of eight executives and the hiring of three new leaders in an effort to increase membership and better reflect the growth of the business community.The blogosphere and message boards are buzzing over the plunging shares of Fort Myers-based women's retailer Chico's FAS.Soon after Venice-based window and door manufacturer PGT went public earlier this summer, company president Rod Hershberger was given the rock star treatment.Coffee Talk can brag with the best of them, regularly touting Gulf Coast businesses that make the cut in n

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  • December 3, 2010
Raymond James hits Houston

The St. Petersburg firm expands its public finance practice with a new office.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 16, 2010
Lennar building despite market

This may not be the best time to build new homes in the Gulf Coast region. But that isn't stopping Miami-based Lennar Homes from moving ahead with building plans in Pasco County.

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  • March 16, 2023
Work underway on Tesla in Sarasota

The showroom and service center is expected to open later this year at University Town Center.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 18, 2015
Speculators target Chico's

Every so often, the stock of Chico's pops.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 31, 2024
New Margaritaville resort on Fort Myers Beach opens beach club

The resort on Fort Myers Beach has just opened the 15,000-square-foot Fins Up! Beach Club for guests and nonguests.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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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 Beth Luberecki |
  • May 8, 2025
Elizabeth Dosoretz has built a statewide network of mental health practices

"Don't be afraid to try something or to fail or to innovate in a way that's different. … You can try it, and you can always innovate and change or pivot if you need to." –Elizabeth Dosoretz, Elite DNA Behavioral Health

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • June 1, 2018
School's quest to attract students for new program takes simple, straightforward approach

Sarasota's Ringling College of Art and Design will introduce a new major — virtual reality development — this fall. The communications team is marketing it with simple, straightforward approach.

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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • March 4, 2010
Consistent Contractor

In continuing to value quality during a down market, John Kavula's patient persistence is helping APG Electric continue to grow.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 17, 2015
Like a bolt

Growing into a mature business can be complicated for even the starriest startup. Some successes lead to more challenges.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 27, 2012
$997M lender gets new home

Achieva Credit Union to build headquarters in Dunedin over three phases.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2007
Corporate Report

Forestry Resources Inc. buys Englewood firmGevity lowers forecast, cites slower client growthGreystone hires Stanford GroupMoneyShow.com teams with KCIXCPT signs pactwith dental collegeNetWolves system awarded U.S. patentAmscot Financial taking bill paymentsNeoMedia CFO, board member resignRapid Pathogen adds Sarasota locationPCT to handle Hurricane Glass ShieldOdyssey Marine moving to NASDAQ

  • Industries
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • January 18, 2025
Allegiant plane at SRQ features unique wrap

A distinctive design is emblazoned on a plane at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport that officials hope will boost tourism.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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