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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 20, 2006
Bigger Boats

As recreational boats get bigger and more sophisticated, manufacturers turn to companies like Marine Concepts to help design them.

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  • August 1, 2008
Fanning the Flames

Fannie Mae's unsold $5 billion worth of homes tugs down the market and brings peril to shareholders.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 24, 2019
Seizing on opportunities in Opportunity Zones

Coastal Gains Opportunity Fund, a St. Petersburg company, has established a multimillion dollar fund aimed at taking advantage of Opportunity Zone tax benefits

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 19, 2022
Follow four biz development gurus on the path to success

Construction and architecture executives share on the power of mentorship, resilience and how to find, keep and exude inner confidence.

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • May 8, 2015
REVIEW AND COMMENT | Don Obama and the Medicaid Mob

In the battle over whether to expand Medicaid, the Obama administration has demonstrated how power corrupts and leads to vindictive extortion.

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  • February 22, 2008
Coffee Talk

Man chamber seeks menbers: Guys, this could be a chamber for you.Amscot not roiled by down economy: The slower economy hasn't stopped people from cashing checks, and that pleases Ian MacKechnieHome swap interest on the rise: When David Moskowitz created a Web site early last year to assist people looking to trade homesExercise the body, grow the profits: A Harvard MBA and management experience can be valuable to a Gulf Coast CEO. But what's just as valuable?And the coveted Stevie award goes to...: If the Oscars and the Grammys have left you with a bout of award envy, worry no moreBonita Bay Group's Hendry projects delayed: The housing bust that is gripping Southwest Florida is pushing back some of developer Bonita Bay Group's plans for residential communities in eastern Lee and Hendry counties.It's only rock n' roll, but we like it: Put away the motivational posters. Reconsider the free monthly back massages in the break room. Another team building exercise on the ropes course?CLW takes stand for heart health: The employees of CLW Real Estate Services Group in Tampa are no strangers to the danger caused by heart disease.Existing-home prices in Naples fall 29% Talk about an eye-popper.Calling Florida entrepreneurs

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  • October 22, 2020
Florida charter school leader targets expansion

Launching — and then managing — a charter school is a singular business challenge. Financial executive-turned-school choice leader Erika Donalds might be the perfect student for the task.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 2, 2011
Economic Gardening

Joe Gonzalez decided to spend money to survive the recession, not sit back and wallow. The bold moves have begun to pay off. “I'm a risk-taker,” he says.

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  • June 11, 2004
Beyond Stone & Mortar

Charles Robbins and Bernard Croghan are counting on a steady stream of businesses that want all the services of a big firm without a lot of the overhead - and sometimes without even the office.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 13, 2019
Gut check: Kombucha brewer tackles growing pains as product gains traction

St. Petersburg, Florida-based Mother Kombucha is on the cusp of breakthrough success if it can successfully deal with some growing pains and outdated government regulations.

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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • February 26, 2024
Tampa company shifts directions, invests millions to find and sell bitcoin

LM Funding has invested, and so far made, millions in mining for bitcoin. It has its sights set on much bigger dividends.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 29, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Contemporary Cabinets buys Coke plantOE Racing moves to Centre buildingInvestor buys tattoo parlorVegas developer plans Westshore ElementTampa developer buys Mercantile BuildingHonolulu investors buy Tampa AutoZoneGVA gets Oldsmar GalleriaPF Holdings buys Lynwood SquareTimberstone Group buys Arborgate landPro-Build closes on Cox Lumber land

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 27, 2007
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Publix Supermarkets buys Lehigh's CrossroadsPartnership starts infrastructure for 90-acre Meridian CenterFGCU foundation buys marine research facilityColonial Bank plans Nokomis branch21st Century Oncology opening Lakewood Ranch officeWillis A. Smith Construction awarded SCTI expansionArea Dunkin' Donuts buildings up for saleGoldenTree, Cypress Creek buy 501 KennedyBaycare Health System buys land for hospitalCalif.'s Pacificia Cos.acquires Sun City residence

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  • December 14, 2007
Corporate Report

Evolution Underwriting buys agencyAdministrative Concepts promotes new CEOIOWorld Media grows Internet radio service

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  • December 1, 2006
Corporate Report

DNAPrint Genomics partner starts migraine drug studyCrescent Resources new joint parent improves capital pictureTampa company essential to tracking Katrina cleanupHoveround Corp. lays off 66Pop's Material Girl hits Home Shopping NetworkAmacore Group's Vision Plan gets deal with insurance firm

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  • July 6, 2012
Marketplace of Ideas: Free Market for Higher Education

The current system taxes to subsidize public higher education, which results in a poor investment for all.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 13, 2023
City pushes to attract businesses, developers to major commercial thoroughfare

The week brought commercial real estate news of apartment complexes sold, built and refinanced.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 3, 2022
Environmental group offers a different take on land deals

While developers and homebuilders jockey for available land, another group is hard at work on its mission preserving sensitive lands.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 24, 2011
Corporate Report: June 24

The latest news from Ceelox, Tigris Pharmaceuticals, and other Gulf Coast companies.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 24, 2012
Underpants Empire

Ink Life Tour is a tattoo and music festival that travels to seven cities this year. Ragen St. Peter bootstrapped it into existence.

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