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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 28, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

Gold Coast Eagle moving to Manatee County?: Sarasota and Manatee counties' Anheuser Busch distributor, Gold Coast Eagle Distributing Co., has called Sarasota County home since right after prohibition, but that may be changing soon.Looking beyond price: A lot of people doubted it would happen, but Toronto-based Kolter Property Co. completed its $40 million purchase of the three-acre Metropolitan property at U.S. 41 and Gulf Stream Avenue in downtown Sarasota.Studying a university district: Who's going to coordinate the creation of a University District? We may have a better idea after Monday, March 28.

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  • October 16, 2008
Bankruptcy Conflicts

Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co. negotiates to avoid Masonite bankruptcy as both the company's owner and a major creditor. More such situations from private equity firms are expected.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 21, 2009
Government Digest

A look at government actions around the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • October 15, 2009
Only option is winning

At Ambassador Limo, Ken Lucci has held true to a demanding management style. The result: a service company that continues to grow despite a challenging market.

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  • October 1, 2010
Gulf Coast Week: Oct. 1 - Oct. 7

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • November 5, 2010
Gulf Coast Week: Nov. 5 - Nov. 11

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  • November 12, 2010
Gulf Coast Week: Nov. 12 - Nov. 18

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  • January 21, 2011
Gulf Coast Week: Jan. 21 - Jan. 27

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  • May 28, 2010
Gulf Coast Week: May 28 - June 3

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  • August 27, 2010
Gulf Coast Week: Aug. 27 - Sept. 2

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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • August 13, 2010
GULF COAST 500: Better With Age

Horizon Bay Retirement Living is banking on a development boom as prospective residents live longer. One of its latest projects is being built in its home city of Tampa.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 4, 2011
'Think Like a Raindrop'

An award-winning architecture firm shares its secrets. A big key, for any business: Creativity can come from anywhere.

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  • December 1, 2011
Gulf Coast Week: Dec. 2

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  • May 10, 2012
Corporate Report: May 11

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • February 7, 2020
Area developer moves forward with plans for over 700 affordable, sustainable residential units

Marshall Gobuty's Pearl Homes aims to bring a new community, dubbed OurLives, to Ellenton.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 17, 2022
Vinik: We’ve got to build the infrastructure and take care of everybody

Lightning owner and Water Street Tampa developer Jeff Vinik acknowledges what's becoming more apparent by the day: rapid growth comes with a bevy of big challenges.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • January 4, 2019
Conglomerate, with new CEO at helm, aims to continue success streak

Roper Technologies focuses on consistent execution of its strategy, says CEO Neil Hunn.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • October 25, 2019
Construction firm carves out niche in luxury condos — for cars

Wheel Base Premium Garage Condos is coming soon to Sarasota.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 25, 2019
Sarasota Quay project could cause a seismic shift in downtown

The $1 billion Quay Sarasota has the potential to shift the city's epicenter. But developers GreenPointe Holdings say the waterfront project will only complement Sarasota's existing downtown.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 10, 2018
Starry startup dreams big with contractual niche

CoLabs, a Tampa-based software incubator formed in December 2017, thinks it has found a better way for businesses to handle contracts. IntelAgree is the company’s debut software-as-a-service product

  • Technology
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