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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 13, 2014
'Bittersweet Solution'

A company with more than 30 employees and three decades on the Gulf Coast recently arrived at a major crossroads. A sweet offer made its decision easier.

  • Florida
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 13, 2015
Miracle mile

The new owner of the Fort Myers minor league baseball team plans to boost attendance at games. A newly renovated ballpark will help.

  • Industries
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 24, 2015
Pay dirt

Investors in TerraCap Management funds targeting distressed commercial real estate in Florida have benefited handsomely. The investment management firm says more deals are coming.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 10, 2024
$92M expansion helps Naples luxury senior community attract boomers

Vi at Bentley Village in Naples has added four new buildings with larger units and the high-end touches that today's seniors look for.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • March 26, 2024
Headhunting firms project a surge in promotions and new business

Companies in industries from financial services to supply chain and technology to engineering are in need of executives and leaders across Tampa Bay. That means search firms are busy.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 22, 2008
From the gut

Michelle Nelson built a $2 million-plus technology business mostly on her leadership instincts. One big lesson for other entrepreneurs: Never go against your intuition.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 25, 2008
Broker's Blues

The negative market perception is truly reality, but at least it's not time to start slashing wrists, jokes one broker. Many are focused on 2010.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 5, 2023
Florida remains major destination for national retailers looking to expand

Retailers and industry insiders gathered in Orlando last week to talk, network and make deals.

  • Florida
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 23, 2005
A Resurrection

Michael Uselton quit his national funeral-home position to go back to where he dug graves as a kid. He's finding a lot of life in the local death business.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 13, 2008
Flying Low

Tourism has been one of the few economic bright spots on the Gulf Coast, but the airlines' woes may crimp the industry's growth. One potential salvation: international visitors.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 11, 2008
Retainer Doctors

Doctors like Jon Hemstreet of St. Petersburg are becoming entrepreneurs, offering patients a more accessible, attentive kind of medical care.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Courthouse Center developer plans University Center buildingPark Charles Prime Properties buys Bianco Sands villasSarasota Business Center to start second phaseHouston company buys Timberlake Apartments

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 2, 2004
Court Opinon: Anderson, Watson v. Smithfield Foods Inc. and Luter

A group of landowners appeals the district court's judgment dismissing their civil action and imposing sanctions on their counsel in the amount of $128,563.43. We affirm dismissal of the action, but reverse the award of sanctions.

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 17, 2003
Neighborhood Builders

Charlie Funk and Jeff Meehan have found a wealth of commercial and residential development opportunities in Manatee, Sarasota and Hillsborough counties since forming a tightly controlled partnership nearly a decade ago.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 24, 2004
Breaking the Molds

Sarasota-based UniqueShield Products plans to make its adhesive the construction industryis solution to toxic mold.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 9, 2013
Florida focus

Making one bank work successfully throughout Florida is a supersized challenge. One institution, backed by $700 million in capital to lend, has a quiet confidence it can do it.

  • Finance
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 4, 2012
The Pizza Engineer

A self-described gearhead, Chuck Senatore designed a super-efficient kitchen for his chain of pizza restaurants.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 13, 2020
Different Strokes

Although there are seven new condo projects slated for Tampa, each has unique attributes that differentiate one from another

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 27, 2020
Apartment developers providing a surge of product

Sarasota and Manatee counties have been an epiccenter for multifamily rental development since 2015

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 11, 2014
Open the Gate

Stonegate Bank has been marching up the Gulf Coast acquiring banks from Naples to Tampa. It plans to double in size over the next few years.

  • Finance
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