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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 27, 2022
Atomic age: Next-gen cancer treatment centers coming soon

Proton therapy, a next-gen cancer treatment option, is coming soon to several Gulf Coast communities.

  • Healthcare
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 10, 2025
St. Petersburg mayor has spoken with investors interested in buying Rays

The mayor says that the city will work with whoever owns the team to move forward with the agreed upon ballpark and that Gas Plant redevelopment remains a priority.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 30, 2005
Missionary CEO

How homebuilder Daniel Dodrill learned to delegate. 'I'm not going to Africa. I've got a business to run,' Dodrill told a Rwandan missionary. 'If I'm not around, it doesn't get done right.' But Dodrill went. And, guess what?Here's how Dodrill juggles his business, charity and family.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 25, 2010
Build the Relationship

Billions of dollars of reconstruction funds will be raining down on Haiti in the next few years. Where are Florida's construction firms?

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 23, 2021
Real estate investor separates fact from fiction

A Fort Myers property owner has learned history and stories aren't always the same.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • May 21, 2020
Wild frontiers: Zoo, aquarium leaders discuss reopening strategy

The CEOs of The Florida Aquarium and ZooTampa at Lowry Park, two of Tampa's top tourist attractions, discuss their plan for welcoming back visitors.

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • April 28, 2017
Biz Kids

More than a dozen middle school and high school students recently pitched their original business plans and ideas to panels of investors. Validation — and cash — was on the line.

  • Strategies
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 28, 2005
People to Watch

Will their stars keep rising? Or will they go down in flames? Regardless of the result, these 10 business people are sure to intrigue.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 4, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Corus Bank takes back Allegro Palm ApartmentsNorth Central Florida Syscobuys land for expansionNautical products JSIbuys Third Avenue buildingAttorney, sons buy South Bridge CrossingPestWest Electronics Limitedexpanding to second warehouseSchenkelShultz-designed school built in Fort PierceFifth Third Bank plansPrice Crossing branchTIB Financial Corp. buys Milan CenterWalgreens buys new store from Paradise Development GroupFort Lauderdale firmbuys Brantley CommonsFirst phase of retail shopsopens at The Mercato

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 9, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Arthrex acquires 22 acres in Creekside, Ave MariaCham Holdings buys floor in Schwab buildingChick-Fil-A plans Estero restaurant for '09Stevens Construction completes renovationsGoodwill buys office in Palmer Ranch areaPeninsula Bank plans North Port branchSarasota entrepreneur buys Fruitville Taco BellMiami investors acquire Tampa apartmentsJerry Ulm auto dealer buys Circuit City storeOdyssey, Nure International buy Springwood Villas

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2007
Free to Grow?

There's no such thing as quiet expansion in the heavily regulated - and highly competitive - Gulf Coast banking industry.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 1, 2010
How to Stave Off the Commercial Crisis

Lawmakers can mitigate a coming disaster in commercial foreclosures by adopting new procedures that give lenders, borrowers and guarantors more flexibility.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 23, 2015
Other peoples' money

Sarasota County is five years and a little more than $5 million into a project to use county funds to recruit and retain businesses. Has it worked?

  • Florida
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 30, 2022
Cool market an opportunity for homebuilding franchisor

AR Homes, with a new CEO leading the way, embraces a dip in residential construction activity as a chance to further demonstrate the value of its four decades in the industry.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 30, 2022
Medical fluid maker rolls with the punches as delays mount

Progress has been slow for Assure Infusions, a new health care supply company taking shape in Bartow. But its founder believes the payoff will be immeasurable.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 16, 2007
A Big Reach

A small Sarasota company has had big sales - it recently surpassed $20 million in annual revenues - by doing lots of little things well. Its forte is quickly adapting to change.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 12, 2007
Power Source

Solicore, a tech company and thin film battery manufacturer, is gearing up to take advantage of a patented polymer product.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 2, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Lee/Collier)

CAPREIT Converts Naples ApartmentsPride Rock to build 288 homes in Lehigh AcresGeorgia-based developer plans new CVS storeLiving Word Family Church buys 18-acre Collier parcel

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 5, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

What now at Findwhat? Remember Findwhat.com?: Well, the Fort Myers paid-search Internet company is called Miva Inc. now. And there is rampant speculation around the dotcom space that Yahoo or Google might acquire Miva.Moving on down: Corvus International LLC likes Sarasota so much it decided it needed to be closer to the heart of the city.No capital shortage here: Why does a startup bank need $100 million? Coffee Talk wanted to know, after the Nov. 29 announcement that a new super-community bank was coming to Tampa.Murdock's owner: Could it be you?: The controversial Murdock Village plan in Charlotte County is nearing an important turning point. On Dec. 15, Charlotte County government will open the Request for Proposal for developers interested in creating a town center on the southern 870 acres of the site located in West Murdock.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 12, 2005
Cheap and Easy?

Competition and prices in South Florida have spurred developers and investors northward. To them, the Tampa Bay area is inviting.

  • Entrepreneurs
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