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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 18, 2019
Retailer tells potential buyer 'thanks, but no thanks'

Chico’s FAS board of directions unanimously rejects buyout bid by its largest shareholder, describing it as significantly undervaluing the company.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 26, 2019
On the edge: Neighborhood gets connected thanks to collaboration

A collaboration among GoZone WiFi, hardware supplier Cambium Networks and the EDGE Business District Association, along with support from sponsors UPC Insurance and Goldman Wetzel Law Firm, has brought a new, free Wi-Fi network to St. Petersburg, Florida'

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 21, 2022
Risk mitigation: Summit sets sights on boosting regional resiliency

Tampa Bay leaders are set to gather in St. Petersburg, Florida, for a Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council conference that will make an economic case for greater resiliency.

  • News
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 24, 2022
Florida furniture retailer puts 35 stores, three distribution centers and HQ on the market

Badcock Furniture is selling 2.2 million square feet of property with plans to lease it back from new owners.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 18, 2018
After lucrative exit, Tribridge founder catches a new wave

A Tampa tech accelerator has added two high-profile leaders to its mentorship team. One of the executives is Tribridge founder Tony DiBenedetto.

  • News
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • June 1, 2018
A spark of innovation gets big results

Tampa marketing firm SPARK shares how it pulled off a big win for longtime client Visit Florida.

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 25, 2018
Technology company announces new board chairman

Sue Swenson’s xG Technology board duties also include serving on the audit, governance and nominating committees.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 26, 2018
Brevity — the soul of branding?

Valley National Bank has shortened its brand name to "Valley" and given its logo a makeover as it consolidates its new foothold in the Tampa, Florida, market.

  • News
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 16, 2018
Economic forecast: Marie Tomassi, managing shareholder, Trenam Law, Tampa/St. Petersburg

Marie Tomassi, managing shareholder of Trenam Law in Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida, looks ahead to 2019 and sees the firm expanding into new practice areas like solar energy and possibly medical marijuana.

  • Law
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 16, 2018
Economic forecast: Kyle Parks, principal, B2 Communications, St. Petersburg

Kyle Parks, principal of B2 Communications in St. Petersburg, Florida, says labor and low unemployment will be the story of 2019.

  • News
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 14, 2018
DeSota could garner $80 million in sale

The forthcoming sale of the 10-story DeSota apartments in downtown Sarasota could set a record for the market for multifamily deals when it trades, as is anticipated early next year.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 4, 2019
Officials from area distilleries share how to get word out about products

The Central West Coast Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association held an event about how to create buzz in a crowded marketplace.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 8, 2019
Yacht club, among sea of challenges, boosts membership tally

Bird Key Yacht Club is adding members while others lose people.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 25, 2019
Led by Capt. Jack Spare, tire company hoists the sales

Vince Ficarrotta, vice president of Tampa, Florida-based RNR Tire Express, performs as Capt. Jack Spare, the company's pirate mascot, at store openings around the country.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 1, 2019
LandQwest Commercial adding Naples office to its fold

LandQwest Commercial Realty Services is adding a fourth office in Naples to better serve clients and beef up its property management portfolio

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Steven D. Brownlee, J.D., M.B.A., M.D. |
  • June 8, 2018
Senior Living Providers: Are you ready for Beryl, Chris, and Debby?

The new rules allow for a “single campus” exception to the alternate power source requirement.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 15, 2018
Pricey storage suites for expensive toys selling fast

Island Storage Suites provides men — and their wives — what they want.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • September 7, 2018
Luxury condo project beats back challenges — and avoids tree

The 24-story, 71-residence Virage condo tower in Tampa, Florida, is rising on the land formerly occupied by the beloved Colonnade restaurant — a community icon since 1935 that closed in April 2016.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • September 7, 2018
Multipurpose building uses insulated concrete forms to streamline construction

The Church of the Palms' new building in Sarasota includes three classrooms and a gym.

  • Construction-Development
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 4, 2018
Market Spotlight: Tampa Office Market

Tampa office vacancy at 6.7% at end of first quarter

  • Commercial Real Estate
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