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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • October 14, 2022
Ken Hargreaves, 37

WealthGen Advisors, president

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 14, 2006
Inter-national Flavor

A diverse group of India-born hotel owners want in on the Gulf Coast community banking game.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 12, 2007
Quantifiable success

Moran Asset Management Group uses computer-run objective measures to find strong investments.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 17, 2004
Legal Briefs (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Abbey Adams firm hires Luis Viera as an associateFowler White attorney elected to board of nonprofitAnna Chesser Smith joins Bush Ross firmAkerman Senterfitt picks Ben Hill IV as shareholder

  • Law
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 5, 2021
Beachfront Rebound

While many hotel properties throughout the U.S. continue to suffer because of COVID-19, Florida waterfront lodging is showing strong signs of recovery.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 1, 2021
Tech company seeks $100 million with IPO

Not long after being valued at $1 billion, fast-growing area tech company — with more than $100 million in losses in three years — looks to score big with an IPO.

  • Strategies
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • February 14, 2020
How to spend less time answering emails

Set up email filters and use a tool to manage internal communication outside of email.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kat Wingert |
  • May 16, 2014
2014 Entrepreneur of the Year

Entrepreneurship isn't for the faint of heart.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 29, 2016
Commercial repeat

Despite high valuations and concerns about economic growth, experts say commercial real estate will repeat with another year of solid performance.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 4, 2016
The new top dog

Ryan Sampson is the new principal at Eshenbaugh Land Co., but its founder, “The Dirt Dog,” isn't going anywhere yet.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Matt Walsh |
  • June 5, 2015
READ AND COMMENT | More Medicaid: Federal ransom

The call of media editorialists, state senators and altruists for expanding Obamacare's Medicaid program in Florida remains a cacophonous drumbeat of pots and pans.

  • Opinion
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 9, 2025
Sarasota County pays $1.3 million to protect Venice land

In the week's top commercial real estate news, developers buys Wimauma land to build 196 townhouses, a Sarasota theater is being upgrading, and a day care chain is expanding in Southwest Florida.

  • Florida
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • April 18, 2025
Sammy's Seafood keeps Tampa Bay restaurants stocked with fresh catch

St. Petersburg couple has been reeling it in for decades. "The secret is just getting up and doing the same thing every day. We're grinders," says a co-founder.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Laura Lyon |
  • May 9, 2025
Entrepreneurial chemist creates winning business formula with speed, focus

A natural flair for invention and a passion for R&D power Pasco County-based burn care brand KeriCure.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 8, 2024
Buyer found for 6,000-acre Collier farm listed at $59 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, Sarasota office building sells, apartment buyer gets $52 million loan for Tampa apartments and $39 million in grants for affordable housing in Lee County.

  • Florida
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • February 20, 2025
$8 billion Foot Locker begins 'lace up' pilgrimage to St. Petersburg

The company says it will be ready to beat feet in Q4 of this year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 24, 2025
Local condo prices fall in aftermath of new safety rules

While condo prices inland rise, a new report finds that owners on the state’s two coast are taking a big hit.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 4, 2025
Local closures expected as Advance Auto, Red Robin shutter stores

The retailer and restaurant chains, joining a growing number of chains that are trimming store counts across the country and region, have said they plan to close locations.

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 2, 2025
Lee County hospital sells for $32M to Nashville health care group

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a refurbished Hilton opens in Fort Myers, a Tampa retailer built on controversial property sells, and more homes coming to North Port.

  • Florida
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • March 14, 2025
Prices released for 1,000 homes coming to west Bradenton

SeaFlower will offer a range of home prices and styles from four builders in its first phase of development.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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