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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 7, 2016
Updated digs

Lawyers traditionally emphasize convention over contemporary in offices. That's started to change.

  • Law
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 24, 2015
Malls maligned

Online shopping and changing demographics are denting mid-level retail hubs, which are making changes of their own to survive.

  • Industries
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 4, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

Money talks louder than props: Kenneth D. Lewis found himself in an unusual position in Tampa.Walls crumble down: The Oyster Roast, the Clearwater Bar Association's biggest shindig of the year, no longer is the most exclusive. Divesting of assets: In 2003, the property at 6824 N. 50th St. in Tampa was in the news for all the wrong reasons.Last straw: Don't ask a banker about his CAMELS.All things fair: While thinking about all things fair, Coffee Talk wondered whether either Tampa criminal defense lawyer John Fitzgibbons or Hillsborough Circuit Judge Wayne Timmerman attended the Law Follies on Feb. 24 at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 28, 2006
Disciplined Approach

Software entrepreneur Gary Harpst observed the management styles of his customers. Now he's selling what he learned.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 4, 2008
Gulf Cost Week

Poe officials face lawsuit: Florida insurance and financial regulators are suing several members of the Poe familyPols still getting money: Some things never change in politics, such as politicians.More development delays: The weight of the slumping housing market has recently forced several developers of residential real estate projects in and around downtown Bradenton to scale back or completely postpone the projects.Arena sale close: After several years of starts and stops, the foreclosure sale process of a partially built hockey arena in Lakewood Ranch could finally be on the verge of happening.Lee permits continue slide: Permits for residential and commercial construction continued to fall at a steep pace in March, according to figures from the Lee County Community Development Department.Collier's foreign buyers: Home sales to non-U.S. buyers in Collier County rose in January and February by 67% and 43%

  • Finance
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • June 26, 2020
Watch this space: Tech firm shakes up property management, marketing

ID Plans is a Tampa, Florida, tech company that uses a web-based platform called ID 360 to help commercial property owners nationwide manage and market properties.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 17, 2019
Amy Wicks, 37

Engineer, Kimley-Horn & Associates

  • Class of 2019
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • September 8, 2022
Crippling teacher shortage looms over region's business climate

An acute, and growing, shortage of K-12 teachers in Florida threatens to disrupt the state’s quality of education.

  • Education
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • July 29, 2023
Lazydays buys Tennessee RV company

Lazydays, the Tampa-based RV retailer, has bought a Knoxville, Tennessee-based RV that will bring in $40 million a year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 5, 2023
Baltimore firm buys Lakeland shopping center for $78 million

A Baltimore real estate investment firm bought the open air center in Polk County whose tenant roster includes Kohl's, Books-A-Million and Burger 21.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 12, 2022
Report: Cheaper to rent than buy in several areas

In markets including Sarasota and Naples, the pricing power, even in the current environment, belongs to renters.

  • News
  • By Elizabeth M. Stamoulis and Adrienne C. Phillips, Corporate and Intellectual Property Law Attorneys, Williams Parker |
  • September 13, 2022
What Are You Getting When You Purchase an NFT?

What Are You Getting When You Purchase an NFT?

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 18, 2006
Sarasota-Manatee Runner-Up

Steve Herrig, President, Progressive Employer Services: People have said Steve Herrig is the classic entrepreneur, someone who can see the big picture but doesn't like to get caught up in the day-to-day tasks.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 6, 2009
Target sells Cypress Creek site back to its developer

National retailer Target Corp. has sold its 16-acre site in Cypress Creek Town Center back to developer The Richard E. Jacobs Group LLC for $4.5 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 14, 2011
Ford forges forward with Florida spearhead

The counterintuitive decision by Ford Motor Co. executives to reject billions of dollars in federal bailout money in 2009 has paid off in unexpected places.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 24, 2010
Clublink buys WCI golf courses

ClubLink US Corp. purchased eight golf courses and associated facilities in Sun City from WCI Communities for $8.7 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 31, 2011
Venture capital aims for a comeback

Colleagues at Sarasota product design firm Robrady hope to turnaround the Gulf Coast's middling reputation for connecting venture capital with startup companies.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 20, 2012
Academia Sanchez-Casal buys Naples Bat & Tennis Club

The Naples Bath & Tennis Club and six surrounding apartment units sold for $3.27 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 3, 2013
Kirchberger's Golden Key Properties buys two Lake View Office buildings

The price equated to $53 per square foot.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 5, 2011
Feet-tanning firm seeks investor

After eight years of plodding along, Bill Johnson finally has some sales success to support his invention, a device that can tan a person's feet with a proprietary mix of UV lights.

  • News
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