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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 25, 2007
Three Generations Strong

A business started 50 years ago by Sheldon Smith is now run by his grandsons, Chris and Shawn Smith. The company is moving its focus away from national builders as it adapts to the housing slump.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 11, 2006
Corporate Report

Non-Beall named CEO of Bradenton retailerTexas public company buys Fireline RestorationRegus Group opens in Courthouse CentreBeasley Broadcast Group buys Las Vegas' KDWN-AMCay Clubs Resorts purchases Phoenix Law PartnersChamber leader wins statewide awardHealth Management sells psychiatric hospitalsTampa company unveils real estate forecasting siteFirst Advantage Corp. buys Single Source ServicesSWFI ranked in top 10 among small airportsRadiation Therapy Services acquires Bel Air centerVerizon opens FiOS to more areas of PascoTollgrade reduces costs, closes Sarasota office

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 6, 2008
Storage of Hope

Cryo-Cell stores umbilical cord blood. Its chief executive, Mercedes Walton, is hoping the company's investments and repositioning pay off.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 17, 2004
Optimistic Outlook

Colliers Arnold is bullish on the short- and long-term forecast for retail, industrial and office development in the Sarasota-Manatee market.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 14, 2013
Art of deal

Tampa investor and entrepreneur Bob Gries scored a $75 million payday recently on one transaction. His mission, though, remains the same: To swell the portfolios of his eclectic client list.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • February 18, 2011
Power Player

John Ramil stays plenty busy these days in leadership positions with TECO Energy and the University of South Florida. He has never avoided challenges, which has led him to where he is today.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • June 26, 2020
Small time: Entrepreneur brings tiny homes, village to region

Dan Dobrowolski, a Wisconsin entrepreneur, has launched Escape Tampa Bay Village, a tiny home community on a 1-acre parcel at 11008 U.S. Highway 301 in Thonotosassa, Florida.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • September 19, 2025
Palmetto go-kart business gears up for growth spurt

T4 Kartplex in Manatee County is growing its fleet and offerings under new ownership.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 1, 2011
'Coffee with Craig'

One of the largest insurance firms on the Gulf Coast has a new leader for the first time since 1999. Expectations are high.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 29, 2018
Marketing firm, behind its like-heavy Facebook status, dreams big

A meeting with Facebook in February 2016 proved to be a tipping point for Sarasota-based Dealers United. Now it's a digital marketing firm with big plans for growth.

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • April 21, 2022
Banker's ascension a sign of local market's importance

Recently promoted to head of commercial banking at Valley Bank, veteran Tampa Bay banker Joe Chillura embraces the challenges of a post-COVID economy.

  • Finance
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 30, 2004
The Bailout for SRQ

The Sarasota-Manatee Airport Authority is asking taxpayers for $500,000 to subsidize a low-fare carrier. Here's the authority's case for why you should do it.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2003
The Art of Banking

Veteran Bay area banker Joseph M. Wheeler came out of retirement to work where he can truly practice his craft. He says decent earnings will come eventually at Atlantic States Bank.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 17, 2007
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

McGarvey Development plans large office parkHotel joint venture buys Naples Courtyard4-M Properties, Fireservice plans industrial buildings, HQPennsylvania fund buys Tuscany ApartmentsCritical Path Development planning Toledo Blade CenterKoll Development nears Tampa Intellicenter startLargo's Patel family buys New Port Richey hotelSkin treatment centerexpands, starts classes

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 2, 2007
Commercial RE Briefs

Carolina financier buys Tampa, Cape Coral, Plantation apartmentInvestors buy Paddle Creek CenterCape Coral buyer plans Littleton Road developmentSouthwest Capital Bank buys CreeksideHanover, Metlife buy land for apartmentsDeBartolo buys new headquarters, moving to Kennedy BoulevardGold Coast/Coke distribution facility soldOntario investor buys North Port landFifth Third plans new University bank center

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 27, 2004
Legal Briefs (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Nominees sought for Professionalism AwardNAIOP Florida appoints Carver to statewide postMacFarlane Ferguson selects shareholdersHarvard Club elects Ted Afield presidentStewart, Twine-Thomas form new law practice

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2008
TO WATCH (Sarasota-Bradenton): Joe Gonzalez

But long before that triumph, Gonzalez was a true New York City success story. The son of a Cuban immigrant and the grandson of an East Village bar owner, Gonzalez had grown up relatively poor in the Big Three of New York's notoriously tough neighborhoods: Hell's Kitchen in Manhattan, Washington Heights in the South Bronx and Jamaica, Queens.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • January 14, 2011
Government Digest: Jan. 14 - Jan. 20

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 25, 2012
Corporate Report: May 25

Successful MS tests, Boar's Head introduces new meats and PayPass Wallet tests

  • News
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 9, 2018
Health scare leads attorney to forge a new path

Lawyers leave established firms to launch startup practices for a variety of motives. This attorney's purpose was personal.

  • Law
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