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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 14, 2008
Caught on Camera

A Gulf Coast startup is bringing new technology concepts and software to a most decidedly old business: The gated entry.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 5, 2003
Real Estate Briefs

This week's items: RBC Centura Bank buys Provident's Florida operationsRidgewood starts Ventura Village in VeniceTampa's Victory Lofts construction startsLocal operator sellsLakewood Ranch gas station

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 17, 2004
RBCis Push to Conquer Florida

The Royal Bank of Canadais U.S. banking unit didnit hesitate last year when Provident Financial Group Inc. bowed out of Florida.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • March 11, 2010
Shutts' open doors

By maintaining a conservative approach to expanding the firm, leaders at the Tampa office of Shutts & Bowen have kept growth positive.

  • Industries
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 3, 2013
Test of speed

NeoGenomics stays ahead of declining government reimbursements for cancer tests by streamlining its operations and gaining market share. Investors are taking note.

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 5, 2011
Build Back

New hires. At least $20 million for land deals. More homes. There's no doubt Taylor Morrison is in comeback mode on the Gulf Coast.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 16, 2021
Behind the scenes of a $100 million IPO launch

FIrst Watch seeks to capitalize on internal momentum and positive external factors in going public.

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • October 7, 2021
Richard Marques, 34

Revcontent, CEO

  • Class of 2021
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  • By John Haughey |
  • November 11, 2021
Entrepreneur: dying drive-in movie business worth saving

The disappearance of iconic drive-in movie theaters from America’s landscape is well documented — an inevitable consequence of obsolescence. This is not one of those stories.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 8, 2021
Marketing executives runs down her marathon dream

Penny Primus rediscovered her love of running and has since racked up 13 marathons, including the marquee New York City and Boston events.

  • Executive Diversions
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 15, 2020
Bonnie Durden, 38

Glass Design, owner and president

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 30, 2018
Smooth operator: Franchisee works the system to great success

U.S. Army veteran Emily Harrington has been a Tropical Smoothie Café franchisee for just a couple of years. She already owns five locations in the Tampa Bay, Florida, area and recently signed on to run eight more, in Pasco County.

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 13, 2019
Stone, Steel, Wood

Altis Cardinal's Elements on Third repurposes a series of old office buildings for apartments in St. Petersburg

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 25, 2019
TPA Group is both far away and close by

Atlanta-based TPA Group has several large-scale developments underway along the Gulf Coast, including a new corporate campus for Gartner Inc. in Fort Myers.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 22, 2016
Hidden jewel

North Fort Myers may be an undiscovered development opportunity. Busy traffic and riverfront land in private hands are two pluses.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 5, 2015
THE CREATIVITY ISSUE: Outside your comfort zone

Innovation isn't only for the artistically inclined. One area college leads the way for businesses and executives.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 12, 2015
Building blocks

Orlando has a tight lock on the central Florida tourism market. Polk County, with some colorful bricks, angles for a way in.

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  • By Michael Hinman |
  • March 27, 2015
Publix domain

Florida's grocery giant has cash to spend, and lots of it. It aims to turn that pile into a force of company-owned stores and centers.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 6, 2025
Lee County pays $10.5 million to conserve 132 acres

In the week's top commercial real estate news, Fort Myers land sold to medical provider, Brandon gets Scandinavia furniture retailer's first Florida store, and a much-anticipated Sarasota project officially starts.

  • Florida
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  • By Vinnie Portell |
  • January 24, 2025
National homebuilder set to open new east Manatee County country club

Lakewood Ranch's newest golf course, Calusa Country Club, will feature 30 holes and a socialized concept.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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