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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 3, 2015
Beall's 100-year anniversary

Bradenton-based Beall's Inc., corporate parent of Beall's Department Stores and Beall's and Burke's Outlet Stores, turns 100 years old in 2015.The milestone has been marked with multiple celebrations and ceremonies.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 30, 2015
Senior housing

Robert Gillette, 75, was one of the first developers of the modern senior housing concepts. He traces his success to staying in the trenches.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 11, 2015
Oil pressure

The collapse in oil prices has implications for Florida tourism and real estate. Will a possible recession in Canada slow growth in the Sunshine State?

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 11, 2015
The return of retail

Developers and merchants flex at annual confab in a fashion similar to a decade ago.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • September 18, 2015
Medical marketing

Multiple hospitals and institutions are sitting on medical device inventions that never get to market. A Tampa company looks to change that.

  • Strategies
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • April 3, 2015
Right fit

True innovation is hard to find in the benefits consulting industry. One firm discovered its edge after a shift in sales strategies.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 17, 2015
Live to ride

The chief operating officer of Scott Fischer Enterprises, one of the largest Harley-Davidson dealers in the country, started at the bottom.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 9, 2024
Lack of control over prominent fairgrounds site irks Sarasota officials

County commissioners learn that as long as the 54-acre parcel near downtown hosts an agricultural fair, it can never reclaimed by the county.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 16, 2023
New flagship Fleming's steakhouse underway in Tampa, east Manatee next

A restaurateur is building its new 13,000-square-foot flagship restaurant and plans to grow the chain to 100 locations, starting with a new location in Manatee County.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 4, 2025
MetLife's redone Tampa office aims to create a better workspace

The company's updated space is geared toward creating a more collaborative experience for workers and a place for the company to hawk its wares.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 16, 2025
Fort Myers bank acquired in $585 million deal

FineMark National Bank & Trust began looking at options to grow at the end of last year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 2, 2007
Corporate Report

Roskamp claims drug fights Alzheimer's PowerTown Line Construction bought by Universal EnergyExecutives, shareholders tender purchase proposal for Ablest Sky Angel skips satellite in Canada, opts for Internet TV Radiation Therapy Services 4Q beats expectations iCap Realty Advisors expands to FloridaGeneral Dynamics' contract grows by nearly $40 million

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 18, 2008
The cost of going Green

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist told the lodging industry he wouldn't send them state business unless they go green. Florida hotels have little choice now but to comply with this voluntary program.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 13, 2005
Category Five

From salesman to manufacturer, Steven Camposano is taking the hurricane-shutter industry by storm.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 3, 2004
Acrid Split

Bernice Saxon asks a judge to appoint a receiver to oversee the liquidation of Salem Saxon PA. Richard Salem files counterclaims.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • July 1, 2021
In the midst of inventory shortages, some homebuilders are learning to be nimble

'We plan far ahead of need,' says one developer.

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • April 2, 2020
Make a stand: Manufacturing sector switches gears for the greater good

Gulf Coast manufacturers are putting their normal business practices on hold and repurposing their facilities and resources for the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 3, 2018
Oven fresh: Bakery breaks the mold with new retail location

Producing some 18,000 loaves per day, La Segunda Central Bakery in Tampa, Florida, is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of Cuban bread. Now it's trying its hand in the retail bakery-cafe market with a new location in south Tampa.

  • Industries
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • April 20, 2018
The region's independent trust companies share success strategies

A trio of independent trust companies face some significant challenges connected to a 'good' problem: rapid growth

  • Finance
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 2, 2004
DayStar Dials Up Sarasota, Englewood

In the Goliath vs. Goliath multibillion struggle for telecommunication dollars, Port Charlotte's David - DayStar Communications - carves out its niche.

  • Entrepreneurs
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