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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • May 17, 2019
Entrepreneur: Employees and employers can benefit from confidence, negotiation training

Even Fortune 500 executives have gaps in confidence when they doubt their worth. There are ways to get it back.

  • Leadership
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 23, 2019
Top Entrepreneurs: A life's passion doesn't come without sacrifices

Being an entrepreneur, to these rockstars, is a calling like no other.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 28, 2019
Blackstone Group mega deal to ripple through Gulf Coast

Blackstone Group's $18.7 billion acquisition of GLP US assets, including buildings in Tampa and Lakeland, highlights how the industrial real estate business has gravitated more toward distribution than warehousing.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • July 26, 2019
The life aquatic: Transplanted nonprofit leader is no fish out of water

After nearly 17 years, Chicago native Roger Germann uprooted his family and left his job as the executive vice president of the Windy City’s Shedd Aquarium to become CEO of the Florida Aquarium in Tampa, Florida.

  • Leadership
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • October 19, 2018
New upscale hotel is latest development on expanding IMG Academy campus

The property represents broader plans the Academy has for new business opportunities.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 19, 2018
Mercato adds tenants, amenities ahead of 10th anniversary

Upscale lifestyle center Mercato in Naples is adding new tenants and capital improvements in advance of its 10th anniversary next year to keep the center fresh and attractive.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • October 25, 2018
Pete Petersen, 39

CEO and managing partner, Dealers United

  • Class of 2018
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • November 16, 2018
Project about Florida in year 2030 reveals pressure points, opportunities ahead

More than 10,000 people participated in town halls and planning sessions for Florida 2030.

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 7, 2018
Body of work: Forensics institute poised to spur economic development, tourism

Capt. Justin Ross of the Pasco County, Florida, Sheriff’s Office and NFL player turned businessman Rogerick Green are teaming up to shepherd a unique public-private development project into existence.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 28, 2018
Retail therapy: Ambitious mall makeover hits its stride

The quiet transformation of University Mall in Tampa, Florida, into an urban development concept, rebranded as Uptown, recently shifted into a new gear.

  • Strategies
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • September 6, 2019
Structure aims to solve parking problem in big way — with 521 spaces in multistory garage

The new St. Armands parking garage has several sustainability features, including solar panels, LED lights and electric vehicle charging stations.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • September 13, 2019
Boat builder aims to ride big growth wave

Kevin Prentice turned a come-as-you-are business into process-based, streamlined model.

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 25, 2019
Smart spaces: Tech firm unlocks hidden value in public venues

Tampa-based Venuetize has created a multifaceted mobile platform that helps venue operators learn, in great detail, how customers experience their spaces and events.

  • Technology
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 11, 2019
Entrepreneur turns global travel into family adventure

Brent Alexander has been to some 70 countries, while the couple’s sons have been on at least 15 trips totaling 38 countries.

  • Executive Diversions
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 22, 2019
Casto Southeast Realty begins work on Center Point in Lakewood Ranch anchored by medical office building

Casto Southeast Realty is kicking off its Center Point development on 50 acres in Lakewood Ranch with a 73,500 -square-foot medical office building, which will be joined in a later phase by retail shops and a hotel.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 1, 2019
The robots are coming to Florida's west coast — for these jobs

According to a January report from the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institute, four of the top 25 and eight of the top 50 metro area most vulnerable to losing jobs to automation are on or next to Florida’s West Coast. No. 3 is Lakeland-Win

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 15, 2019
Behind fast-track classes, group aims to solve labor shortage

The labor shortage that plagues a variety of fields in the region has met a formidable foe: classes that get workers on the job — quickly.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • March 22, 2019
Look inside Tropicana plant reveals manufacturing operation with precise processes, staggering numbers

Tropicana's plant in Bradenton processes about 4 billion oranges annually.

  • Industries
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  • By Elizabeth Morrisey |
  • April 5, 2019
As soccer continues its rise, area team aims to capitalize on boom

Florida Tropics SC, based in Lakeland, it continues to expand its brand.

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • June 29, 2018
Developer enters Gulf Coast market with bold townhome community

A young Midwest company specializing in urban infill projects sees Tampa Bay as its next stronghold. Will it outlast the eventual market downturn?

  • Commercial Real Estate
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