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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 10, 2024
In wake of hurricanes, hotel revenue in Hillsborough up 28%

Despite, or possibly because of, hurricanes Helene and Milton, Hillsborough County sees record revenue.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • September 20, 2023
Popular ice cream shop chooses Bradenton for national franchise debut

The nearly-century old Chicago business is known for its five-flavor ice cream cone named the Rainbow Cone.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • September 14, 2024
North Port lawmakers appoint interim city attorney

The city attorney is moving, so the North Port City Commission appointed a replacement on an interim basis.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 20, 2024
Northtowne Square in Polk County sold for $15.5 million

Local investors bought the 96,000-square-foot retail property using, in part, funds from a credit union loan.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 26, 2026
Bonita Springs 68-acre development lands TJ Maxx, Ulta as tenants

Midtown at Bonita, a mixed-use project just off Interstate 75, is nearing 100,000 square feet of leased retail space.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2007
Corporate Report

Forestry Resources Inc. buys Englewood firmGevity lowers forecast, cites slower client growthGreystone hires Stanford GroupMoneyShow.com teams with KCIXCPT signs pactwith dental collegeNetWolves system awarded U.S. patentAmscot Financial taking bill paymentsNeoMedia CFO, board member resignRapid Pathogen adds Sarasota locationPCT to handle Hurricane Glass ShieldOdyssey Marine moving to NASDAQ

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  • July 13, 2012
Corporate Report: July 13

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 27, 2012
Skinny Prots

There's money to be made in the diet business. But how do you break out from the crowd?

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 24, 2013
The Style Setter

Fashion bloggers are a powerful group of journalists who can set trends. One mall on the Gulf Coast launched a pilot program with its own fashion blogger.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 17, 2013
Wisdom of the Crowds

A Naples entrepreneur created WikiRealty, a site he hopes will draw crowds of people interested in talking about real estate.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • March 25, 2020
Real estate firm adapts to coronavirus conditions as demand continues

Despite uncertain times, Michael Saunders says there’s still high demand for real estate.

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 27, 2022
Wedded bliss: 'Shark Tank' darling Honeyfund seeks additional capital

After raking in $1.7 million, Clearwater-based wedding registry website Honeyfund launches a second round of investment.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 5, 2019
Peridot Palms apartments in St. Petersburg trade for $98.25 million

UDR Inc. has invested $98.25 million to buy the luxury Peridot Palms apartments in St. Petersburg, one of the largest multifamily rental deals along the Gulf Coast over the past five years.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 5, 2019
Life Storage buys Tampa self-storage center to augment portfolio

Life Storage Inc. purchased a multilevel self-storage facility in Tampa in a deal brokered by SkyView Advisors' Ryan Clark to augment its existing portfolio of Tampa-area properties.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2016
Rachel Stewart, 29

Co-founder, licensed mental health counselor, registered play therapist supervisor, Thrive Therapy

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 29, 2016
Iron man

The heavy construction equipment industry is light on technology. A trucking entrepreneur aims to change that.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 22, 2025
American running Parisian library to lead Tampa's history museum

Audrey Chapuis, currently the executive director of The American Library in Paris, has been hired as president and CEO of the Tampa Bay History Center and will start in December.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 15, 2025
Tampa Jewish organization to shutter and sell a campus, lay off 92 people

The Tampa Jewish Community Center & Federation says mounting costs and declining interest is forcing it to close JCC, preschool and assisted living facility.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • March 26, 2026
360-unit apartment complex opens in Pasco County

Verve Luxury Apartment Homes in Wesley Chapel offers 360 luxury one- to three-bedroom apartments between State Road 54 and State Road 56.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 4, 2023
Coconut Point mall adds national retailers as 17-year-old restaurant closes

The Estero outdoor mall announced two retailers will move into the center later this year days after a mainstay eatery announces it is closing.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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