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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • April 9, 2024
Tampa siblings from noted family grow multimillion-dollar ice cream business

Max Chillura and his siblings run one of the most popular ice cream chains in Tampa Bay. Ice cream keeps them together.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 25, 2010
Pulse of the market: faint, but still alive

The latest pulse of the commercial real estate market from LoopNet is much like the market itself: Not too good.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 8, 2016
Tampa, Lakeland tops for jobs

The Tampa and Lakeland areas recently claimed the state's top spots for job creation, according to the latest state employment data.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 21, 2007
Coffee Talk

Marco bank deal called off: Bad loans at Marco Community Bancorp scuttled a deal with the influential Barron Collier and Lutgert families in Collier County.Random acts of freebies: Free giveaways at banks are usually relegated to the coffee and donut display in the lobby. Maybe you'll land a Frisbee and a key chain, or even a lollipop, if you're lucky.D'Alessandro's body recovered: Commercial real estate brokers speculated for days about what happened to well-known Fort Myers broker Frank D'Alessandro.A treat for cookie and cupcake eaters: The wholesale bakery operation behind some of the Gulf Coast's most talked about, and eaten, cookies, muffins and cupcakes is going retail.Have lights, will sell franchises: St. Petersburg entrepreneur Nick Schriver, a 28-year-old landscape architect, started Decorating Elves three years ago as a sideline business that decorated homes for Christmas.Help us find the top tech companies Technology rules.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 29, 2021
Convention center's growth spurred by picking up events looking for a new home

Events relocating to Tampa help fuel convention center resurgence.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 18, 2021
Construction set to begin on largest residential tower in region

Groundbreaking at 400 Central in downtown St. Petersburg brings colorful developer and protesters together

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • August 29, 2019
Opinion: Foolish CEOs butcher, bury capitalists

Business owners and CEOs are deathly afraid to speak to their employees about the virtues of capitalism. But there’s nothing wrong with letting new employees know in their orientations and employee manuals that you and your company embrace capitalism — an

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 17, 2022
California restaurant chain debuts in state with Clearwater location

Epic Wings’ local franchisee is former NBA player T.J. Leaf.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 30, 2021
Attorney joins nonprofit as executive director

Annie Breitinger has been a board member since 2014.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 30, 2018
Area company reaches deal to sell wares on Amazon

Chico’s FAS’s partnership with Amazon to begin in mid-May.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 25, 2023
Miami Dolphins player to open health food franchise on Marco Island

Miami Dolphins cornerback Elijah Campbell and his wife will open the first of their three expected locations in Marco Island.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 17, 2022
Naples homebuilder, soaking up demand, adds solar unit

Kaye Lifestyle Homes was founded in 1985.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 5, 2023
After major delays, Port Charlotte resort restaurants take dinner reservations

Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor has begun booking tables at two restaurants ahead of its planned opening Dec. 15.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 7, 2022
Tech giant to shutter six California plants, announces 1,400 layoffs

St. Petersburg-based Jabil told California officials it was temporarily closing the plants and laying off employees for a few days around the holidays.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 8, 2022
Swiss life sciences company choses Tampa for regional HQ

The company will open an office in USF Health’s CAMLS center downtown.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 8, 2019
Aquatic transportation service returns to area waterway

The Cross-Bay Ferry opens for a third season; Tampa mayor calls for it to be a permanent fixture.

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  • December 22, 2020
Developer unveils plans for new 700-acre, gated neighborhood

Star Farms at Lakewood Ranch will have 1,500 single family homes, paired villas and townhomes.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 29, 2021
Some apartment landlords in line to get federal relief

Apartment properties built or bought before January 2018 will be subject to new depreciation schedules that will save money in taxes

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 16, 2024
With $1 billion in the pipeline, Fort Myers real estate firm is moving

LSI Cos. will move into a new headquarters building in September to adjust for growth in business and personnel.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 28, 2013
Zoo names new CEO

Naples Zoo appoints a CEO with a track record for fundraising.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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