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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 29, 2016
Fishing trip turns into rescue

Mike Hughes and his colleagues at Naples-based Downing-Frye Realty caught more than fish when they headed down to the Keys recently.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 24, 2014
California REIT buys two Tampa area assisted-living facilities

Sabra Health Care REIT Inc. purchased two Gulf Coast assisted-living facilities for $21.3 million. The Irvine, Calif.-based real estate investment trust purchased the 86-bed Delaney Creek Lodge in Brandon for $11.12 million and 85-bed West Winds Assisted Living Facility in Zephyrhills for $10.22 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2015
Glazer adds name to historic Tampa armory

It's been an iconic home to history for decades -- from an early performance by Elvis Presley that made the cover of his first album, to one of the final speeches delivered by President John F. Kennedy.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 13, 2015
Bring on the country

The people behind Florida Tracks and Trails, a massive entertainment and outdoor adventure park in Charlotte County, want nothing to do with small.

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • January 29, 2025
Tampa-based community nonprofit awarded $15 million grant

The funds will be used to construct a development center and infrastructure.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 22, 2025
$107M MacDill Air Force base school built to fight hurricanes

The new Tinker K-8 School on the Tampa military base is being built with a focus on resiliency and how students learn.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Eric Garwood |
  • October 17, 2025
$314M nonprofit charter school operator targets region for major expansion

Hillsborough, Manatee, Polk and Sarasota are on Mater Academy's list of target schools. That's a request that one Manatee County school board member says will only happen over her "dead body."

  • Florida
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • September 3, 2024
Boar's Head faces more lawsuits over listeria-recalled meat

The deli meat company headquartered in Sarasota is being sued for personal injury, wrongful death and other causes after selling meat contaminated with listeria.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 15, 2023
Sarasota insurance agent who defrauded seniors out of millions found guilty

A federal jury has convicted the 66-year-old agent of running a scheme that involved "Ponzi-style" payments.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 2, 2022
Federal agency opens recovery center to help businesses with disaster aid

SBA’s Business Recovery Center in Tampa will help companies apply for emergency loans in wake of Hurricane Ian.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • February 25, 2010
Innovation Wave

For the past 18 months, Tampa Bay's Web developer community has been gaining momentum. Linda Olson is part of the reason.

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  • By Deb Mabari |
  • August 26, 2020
Building a virtual workforce: How to hire top talent — remotely

One key is to rethink the way your company conducts interviews.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 8, 2014
Flipped Model

Raising capital for a commercial real estate project is a universal obstacle. An energetic young entrepreneur thinks he has a solution.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2014
Ruth Soukup, 36

CEO and Founder, Living Well Spending Less Inc.

  • Class of 2014
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 24, 2014
Kids today

An executive less than impressed about the next generation didn't just vent about it. She teamed up with her daughter to solve it.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 18, 2015
'Feet on the Street'

Marketing can be challenging in any field. One company does it without a website, or even social media.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 7, 2015
Brand Reboot

Sales plummeted in 2011 at Jim Miller's e-commerce business. His solution: Find, then tell everyone, about the why.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 15, 2024
Fort Myers office park sells for record-'shattering' $92.5 million

LQ Commercial sold the 41-acre industrial property to a Pennsylvania REIT for what it says is a record amount.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 12, 2025
Sarasota advertising, marketing firm owner dies at 65

Joe Grano’s Next-Mark LLC celebrated 20 years in business earlier this year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Sharon Hillstrom |
  • June 27, 2025
Bradenton action plan seeks to galvanize the city's economy and livability

City leaders aim to capitalize on Bradenton's momentum.

  • Opinion
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