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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • May 11, 2018
Mobile restroom business is flush with potential

The industry lacks a high-end player. An experienced — and enterprising — couple seeks to fill the void in Florida.

  • Strategies
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 1, 2022
Sarasota firm to manage 120-property national portfolio

SVN Advisory in Sarasota lands deal to manage commercial real estate portfolio for national health care provider.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 2, 2017
All about the experience

Retail isn't dead, contrary to popular belief. But changing consumer tastes means the shopping experience itself is as critical as the goods sold.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 21, 2017
Risk Analysis

Commodore Realty believes that despite the growth in online retail, its portfolio of properties can weather the e-commerce storm.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By George Rauch |
  • October 11, 2013
Government bonds: financial disaster

Government bonds are decreasing in value because the public is unwilling to take interest payments of 1.5% to 2% annually for the risk of holding government debt.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • March 21, 2014
Leadership philosophy

Mark House is a big proponent of stating his expectations up front.That's why he's built his own leadership philosophy.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 28, 2014
Corporate Report: March 28

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 25, 2014
Corporate Report

Weller forms third-party management, hires new president for division; Hillsborough Title buys CornerStone Title; AAMP of America buys U.K.'s Armour Automotive; U.S. Army awards Dais Analytic grant for water-cleaning study; DataMentors hires former KBM Group exec; Transamerica Financial Advisors settles SEC overcharge complaint

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • May 16, 2014
Beer Geek

In five years, Joey Redner has built his brewery from scratch to one of the largest in the state, with $9.7 million in sales. Now the 41-year-old CEO thinks about his legacy in the craft beer industry.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • August 12, 2016
Healthy growth

A Tampa company doubled revenues to more than $10 million with a nifty combination of organic and acquisition-based sales growth.

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  • By Adrian Moore |
  • May 6, 2016
License to kill jobs

Florida is worse than New Jersey, New York and California when it comes to requiring business licenses. They don't protect consumers. They harm them.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 27, 2015
Main event

A new owner hopes to breathe new life into what could be one of the most valuable retail centers in Southwest Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • November 27, 2015
Built the dream

An admitted 'hotshot from New York' came to Florida in the 1970s to escape snow. He discovered more than sun.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 9, 2015
Corporate report

Tampa's Viralstyle.com wins contest for hour with Mark Cuban; HNTB Corp. names Tampa exec Florida district leader, senior VP; Lakewood-Amedex files application for topical drug to treat infections and more corporate news.

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • December 30, 2024
New and expanding supper clubs to take a bite out of the industry

The trend of supper clubs promises a different way to dine in Tampa Bay next year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • January 1, 2025
PNC plans for surge of new branches, despite industry's digital push

Pittsburgh-based PNC Bank has high hopes for the Tampa Bay and Florida market in 2025.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • February 16, 2024
Polk County withdraws rule that would have banned food trucks

Haines City considered a ban on mobile food vendors, but then the people spoke up.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • May 15, 2024
Tech firm's AI mapping helps first responders get to people easier, faster

Pure Wireless is using new-age technology to solve a long-established problem in the emergency services field. "The key thing I'm so excited about is saving lives," the co-founder says.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Denise Federer |
  • September 11, 2025
Shifting the paradigm on family business successions

Mindset matters when going through an ownership transition.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 13, 2025
St. Petersburg mayor, bowing to pressure, extends Gas Plant deadline

In a memo to the St. Petersburg City Council, Welch says proposals for the 86-acre Tropicana Field redevelopment will be due in early February rather than December.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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