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  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 11, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Latt Maxcy acquires Palmer CrossingsSarasota Restaurant Equipment buys warehouseRingling College of Art plans for growthNew York company buys Jamaica Bay PlazaCharlotte Countybuys 212 acres of preserveFP&L invests in future substationsExeter Property Group buys Verizon warehousePegasus Imaging renovating M.L.K. officePrologis buys building, develops Prologis Park Madison

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 20, 2026
From Publix to Costco, St. Pete CRE exec is go-to hire for retail giants

Rachel Wein's unique approach to consulting for commercial real estate has led her to some of the world's most known brands. "I sincerely hope I’m with Costco until the end of time," she says.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Janelle Makowski |
  • February 18, 2005
Strategic Change

Hillsborough Clerk of Court Pat Frank is quickly reorganizing the 850-member office.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 4, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Lee/Collier)

First Home Builders Pays $139.4 Million for AssetsPulte buys land in Collier CountyToll Brothers buys 74 parcels in CollierLee Memorial buys land in Bonita SpringsHealthcare REIT buys assisted living facility

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 18, 2018
Entrepreneur goes for gold with third startup bank

Longtime Charlotte County banker has his third bank, with Tarpon Coast.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 27, 2017
Doing Well

An $83 million organization, facing competitive threats and regulatory uncertainty, fights forward. Its goal: Get bigger and get better.

  • Healthcare
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 13, 2015
On the horizon

The opportunities are broad for a niche insurance firm. The core challenge executives and staff face: Don't mess it up.

  • Strategies
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Laura Lyon |
  • May 8, 2025
Beck Besecker scaled $20M 3D software firm through grit, perseverance

"The reason we do this is we like to build things. That's pretty intoxicating, getting to kind of build stuff all the time." –Beck Besecker, 3D Cloud

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Carl Cronan |
  • June 11, 2010
Lean Manufacturing

Clearwater's Boyd Industries has quietly made a name for itself in orthodontic circles, making chairs and related furnishings for more than a half-century. Sales have stabilized during the recession, but the company itself isn't reclining.

  • Strategies
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 15, 2007
Strategy Combo

A slowing market means First State Bank's growth rate might drop as much as 10% this year, even as executives bank on a strategy that combines two methods. Says its new president: "We have to hustle."

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 2, 2006
'Mark of the Beast'

A former telecom investment banker and a techie with an eye for good finds prove that buying stuff on the cheap isn't always bad business.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 3, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Roadhouse Grill sells Bradenton restaurantWagner Realty merges with ERA Founders Club starts clubhouse workFamily Footcare opens on Manatee AvenueBradenton surgeon buys S.R. 64 office

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 31, 2004
Setting More Records

Real estate development is expected to continue its brisk pace in 2005, unbridled by higher interest rates and government regulation.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 2, 2012
Brady's Bunch

A restaurant company with a penchant for successful sports bar turnaround projects harnesses a highly competitive spirit. “We have a whatever-it-takes attitude,” says one executive.

  • Strategies
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 16, 2012
The Cape is Back

Cape Coral suffered mightily during the housing crash, but Florida's second-largest city is seeing signs of a rebound.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 29, 2019
New private club seeks to be hub for business leaders

Waterworks is a business and social club that combines new with old in Sarasota.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 20, 2025
Gaming company levels up with new HQ in Nokomis, plots more growth

Fast-growing Sarasota County company Combat Waffle Studios moved into space formerly occupied by Tervis in Nokomis, where it is expanding staff and its software portfolio.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 27, 2026
Sarasota County charter flight firm aims to quadruple volume in 2026

Amid a surge in clients, opportunistic air charter business AvSky Charters refuses to relent on white-glove service.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Amanda Postma |
  • October 14, 2022
Andre Spivey, 39

Tampa Bay Fury and SecNetX, owner

  • Class of 2022
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 28, 2005
Finalist: Telesis Technology

Everything Hasit Vibhakar knows about aerospace and defense he learned from his days at Melbourne-based Harris Corp., which makes gadgets from military radios to antennas. But in 2002, after heading up the sales division for the firm's 14-state southeast section for more than 10 years, Vibhakar took his Rolodex of business contacts and left for Palmetto. He started his own company, Telesis Technology.

  • Entrepreneurs
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