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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 11, 2016
Newmark Grubb tapped to lease Tampa Regional spec building

Newmark Grubb Knight Frank's Tampa office has been tapped to lease a new speculative industrial building being developed in the Interstate 4 corridor.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • February 23, 2023
Tampa Riverwalk named second best in nation

Only Detroit’s International RiverWalk ranked higher in USA Today’s Reader’s Choice Travel Awards.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2014
Neil Simon, 39

President, Envirostruct

  • Class of 2014
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  • By Adrian Moore |
  • January 10, 2020
Bending the numbers for Benderson Park

How trustworthy are indirect economic benefits?

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 24, 2004
Dunkin' Deals

Dealmaker Marvin Kaplan brought the first Dunkin' Donuts to Sarasota in 1992. Now he and his partners plan to return the franchise to the market with 16 new locations.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 6, 2011
What would Ayn Rand say?

From high-speed rail to Jackson Laboratory and the Boston Red Sox spring training stadium, Florida politicians and bureaucrats keep meddling in the markets, says Yaron Brook. His message: Get out of the way and let entrepreneurs fuel the recovery.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 25, 2008
e Bay's 'Little Monster'

A $25 million auto accessories company has prospered through Internet auction sales. Now its owner hopes the business has more prosperous times left in the tank.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 26, 2011
Ft. Myers CFO leaves for HMA

Kerrin Gillespie resigns from Radiation Therapy to return to HMA.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 17, 2013
Fort Myers seasonal hiring bright

Here's a sign that businesses expect a good winter season this year.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 17, 2014
Sold! Antique pros open high-end auction biz

Andrew Ford and Elizabeth Lathrop Ford expand their company.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 15, 2013
River Reach Apartments sell for $45 million

The price equated to $80,935 per unit.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 20, 2018
Alex Sink turned a statewide election defeat into a new career: startup sage

One of her newest roles includes mentoring young tech entrepreneurs.

  • Finance
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 13, 2012
Sign of the Times

Jamie Harden was only two years into running his own business, a 100 employee-firm, when the downturn forced him to transform the company. It was tougher than he thought, but now he can see success.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 17, 2004
St. Petersburg Bar Celebrates Holidays

About 175 members of the St. Petersburg Bar Association recently took time to celebrate the holidays at the Mirror Lake Lyceum.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 19, 2024
Toy executive turns C-suite failure into his greatest success

Purpose and clarity are the bookends for retired toy executive Jamie Gallagher’s four leadership must-dos. In between those are two C's: culture and creativity.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 28, 2023
Report: Business rent delinquency rate hits nearly 40%

Restaurants and manufacturing industries are struggling more than most other sectors.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 1, 2016
Brunch lunch chain bites into Carolinas

First Watch plans to open a dozen locations in North Carolina and South Carolina in the next five years.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • May 26, 2023
Sarasota County boosts sports tourism

Visit Sarasota County recently launched a new landing page to promote the over 40 sports venues in the region.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 6, 2018
Machinery firm brings HQ, jobs to region

A large manufacturer of CNC wire bending machines plans to invest $4 million in a new Hillsborough County headquarters facility and hire 45 local workers. Automated Industrial Machinery Inc. will move to Tampa from Illinois.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 25, 2018
Brandon Box, 34

Executive vice president/market president of Lee, Sarasota and Manatee counties, Iberiabank

  • Class of 2018
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