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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 13, 2024
PIE airport passenger traffic up 5% in May

More than 214,000 travelers passed through St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport last month.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 20, 2025
Buyers plan to turn Hillsborough, Pasco sites into storage facilities

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  • October 1, 2004
Sex, Lies and Videotape

Two female clients accuse New Port Richey attorney John A. Majestic of sexual affairs. One committed suicide.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • December 25, 2020
Collective soul: real estate hub gets off to fast start

Hot real estate market helps startup design hub overcome some pandemic challenges.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • October 17, 2019
Carlos Puente, 39

VP of Sales, Neal Communities

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  • October 19, 2007
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Kaplan buys Bradenton store for MRT LawnBenderson plans retail on State Road 681 parcelSarasota's Unique Air moves to ManasotaPraedium Group buys Capital Realty portfolioAdvanced C4 Solutions relocating to Drew ParkLand Capital Group buys Bloomingdale siteHotel developer buys Fifth Avenue buildingsPrince-Bush brings Village Tavern to Fort MyersFort Myers' ESPO Capital buys Plymouth CenterDevelopers gearing up for Charlotte Regional Center

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2008
TO WATCH (Lee-Collier): The Pena Sisters

The MTV Music Awards are later this month and you can be sure Erika Pena will be there to add to the bling.Pena is among a handful of jewelry designers invited to display her wares at an MTV Awards "gifting suite," where stars browse the offerings and take what they want as "gifts." There will be Paris Hilton, Nicole Ritchie, Jessica Alba and a gaggle of other glitterati you've probably never heard of. "They all pretty much go," Pena says.

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  • By Jay Brady |
  • March 18, 2011
Jackson goes to Tallahassee

Jackson Labs' quest for $100 million in state funds faces several challenges — including having no business plan for its Sarasota County endeavor yet available to share with key legislators.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 6, 2020
Decorated U.S. Army veteran aims to disrupt legal sector

Eve Barrett says the court reporting industry is long overdue for a tech upgrade.

  • Law
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • May 17, 2019
Entrepreneur: Employees and employers can benefit from confidence, negotiation training

Even Fortune 500 executives have gaps in confidence when they doubt their worth. There are ways to get it back.

  • Leadership
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 15, 2019
Behind fast-track classes, group aims to solve labor shortage

The labor shortage that plagues a variety of fields in the region has met a formidable foe: classes that get workers on the job — quickly.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 6, 2018
Company with ambitious goals injects humor into business model

Revenue jumped more than 100% in three years at Atlas Professional Services, and is closing in on $7 million.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • September 8, 2017
Independence Days

Tampa's Coppertail Brewing Co. readies for major growth, while avoiding the industrywide rush to find equity partners.

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  • October 13, 2017
Christi Pritchett, 35

Executive director, Builders Care

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  • August 21, 2014
Eight Gulf Coast companies make Inc. 500

Dynamic Dental Partners Group led the group at 14 for Inc. Magazine's annual ranking of the fastest-growing companies.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • February 21, 2014
Big expectations

After witnessing challenges as a woman in the workplace firsthand, Carol Hague likes to share her story with others. Not to complain, but rather, to provide a purpose.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 27, 2014
A pet project

Running a business with an image nested in Hollywood horror can be scary. One company discovered a way through the challenge.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • June 12, 2014
Mission Clean

Veteran Paul Huszar was tasked with building out a water mitigation company quickly with low overhead in Tampa. He believes hiring other veterans gives the company an edge.

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  • October 16, 2015
Jennifer Bechtel, 34

Vice president, MJRDB Architecture

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 1, 2015
Let's twist

Entry into a national home improvement chain could be transformative for a Gulf Coast business.

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