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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 1, 2016
Planes, Trains, Boats and Automobiles

Business owners like tax deductions. They especially like the idea that maybe the cost of the new boat that caught their eye at the boat show could be a tax deduction for their business.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 14, 2016
On the fence

Buying a business has a dark side, an enterprising couple discovered. They found an untapped fortitude and battled through.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • January 29, 2016
Corporate report

Grocery giant headed to college; Company wins Microsoft partner designation; Real estate company adds leaders; Homebuilder executive joins board; Tech firm expanding national reach; Collier cities rank high in job retention

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  • October 10, 2014
Heather Doyle, 39

Assistant State Attorney, Division Chief for the State Attorney’s Office for the 12th Judicial Circuit

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2014
Emily Stroud, 35

Owner/Designer, Hayden Reis

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  • October 10, 2014
Mellisa Allen, 33

Head of Technology, Tervis

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2014
Merritt Martin, 32

State Legislative Affairs Director, Moffitt Cancer Center

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2014
Corporate report

Marriott names Epicurean Hotel Opening of the Year; Lakewood Ranch's iHeart Repair merging with Jupiter repair firm; Raymond James named Investment Bank of the Year; Amzur Technologies releases Energy Dashboard; Vir-Sec moving HQ, lab to Clearwater, investigating sites; Lufthansa offering Frankfurt flights at TIA

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 12, 2015
MY VIEW | 'Patent Death Squad'

A stifling federal bill will be a “blow to patent owners and independent inventors” if it passes, agues a Tampa attorney.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • November 27, 2015
Extended stays

Many employees check in for the long term at Palm Island Resort. For recruiting and retaining talent, it's magical.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 24, 2015
Corporate report

Paramedics Plus promotes two execs; Paramedics Plus promotes two execs; Wesco Turf wins industry excellence award; Tampa's No Mo Nausea wins Venture Hive pitch; NetDirector provides services to mortgage firm; Walter Investment Management approves poison pill

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 31, 2015
Commercial Real Estate Profile: Brett Hutchens

Brett Hutchens' Casto Southeast Realty Services LLC is among a handful of firms nationwide that have carved out a successful niche reviving flagging retail projects and building from the ground up.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 4, 2015
Iberiabank cashes in tower

With office rents rising and vacancies falling in the market, the bank decided to sell its prominent Naples building and reduce its presence there.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 25, 2015
Generating electricity

Area developers and officials hope Tampa's economic momentum could lure a major new headquarters to the region -- maybe even General Electric's.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • December 26, 2014
Turn to TV

In 2015, Tampa-based Ideal Image will slow expansion to focus on lead acquisition.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 2, 2015
Savvy users

Executives with a St. Petersburg-based tech startup believe 2015, which marks five years in business, will be a sizable leap forward.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 6, 2015
'Like lava'

Personnel and financing hurdles are a nonstarter for 73-year-old entrepreneur Dick Williams. His challenge: Foster growth while he staves off a degenerative disease.

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  • By Sharon Hillstrom |
  • February 28, 2024
Palmetto attracts business investment, revitalization to diversify tax base

A series of decisions begins to pay off in the city of Palmetto, nestled between St. Petersburg and Bradenton.

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  • By Corey Neil |
  • February 1, 2024
Bankers seek reasonable solution on IOTA issue to avoid disruption

Industry leaders seek compromise over what they say is a unilateral — and not well thought out — rule change.

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • April 23, 2025
Retirement community on Sarasota Bay plans major expansion

The addition of 153 more residences and parking structure will help the 59-year-old Plymouth Harbor retirement community reduce its five-year waiting list and parking shortage.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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