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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • April 13, 2018
Entrepreneur smells opportunity with sweet sauce

Necessity caused restaurateur Bob Overholser to innovate with products. Now he has another revenue stream.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • April 27, 2018
Dealmaker grabs life by the horns

Tampa real estate investor Brian Katz zigs when others zag, and he isn't afraid of a few risks, particularly in lending money for deals. The strategy, so far, has paid off.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 18, 2017
Major Milestone

The construction industry has gone from reeling to resounding recovery. A leading regional firm pounced on the openings.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 10, 2014
Corporate Report: Jan. 10

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 9, 2016
Value add

DeSoto Square Mall has been knocked about by competition and the loss of tenants. But that may help it going forward.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 24, 2024
Globally known Sarasota rowing park seeks to add indoor multi-sport facility

The indoor facility and boathouse at Nathan Benderson Park will feature dozens of sport courts to attract a variety of athletic tournaments.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 15, 2024
Landmark Sarasota restaurant Hob Nob closes after 67 years

The owner cites several reasons for Hob Nob Drive In's closure, including the post-pandemic economy. But a forthcoming food truck could keep the brand alive.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Amanda Parrish |
  • February 17, 2026
Bradenton Area EDC interim CEO: Transition brings opportunity

Amanda Parrish says a reset at the EDC could lead to deeper and more sustainable economic development wins for the region.

  • Opinion
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • March 7, 2026
East Manatee bee, berry farms hustle to survive historic cold snap

Two Myakka City farms experienced little to no losses. But it wasn't easy.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 31, 2007
How Hank Fishkind Would Change Florida

Florida's pre-eminent economist offers his prescriptions for Florida tax policy. Given the economy, state and local politicians may want to listen and take heed.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 6, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Developers plan new Tallevast flex buildingSMR, Wetherington partner, constructing office buildingTwo families buy Leisure ProductsAtlanta investors buy five waterfront lotsInvestors plan new warehouse/office condosEquity Inns buys two Sarasota McKibbon hotels

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 21, 2007
Coffee Talk

Sarasota County freezes impact fees: Lower revenues have some local governments rethinking some of their high fees.CEO buys $1 million worth of Chico's stock: It's always a good sign to see a CEO buy $1 million worth of the stock of the company he runs, especially when that company is Chico's FAS.Vulture funds circling residential: Don't look now, but the downturn in the residential real estate market has vulture investors circling Tampa Bay, trying to buy lots on the cheap.Environmental activist may run for county seat: Jono Miller, a well-known Gulf Coast environmental activist, tells Coffee Talk he is giving "serious consideration" to running for the Sarasota County Commission in 2008.Ideal Image finishing strong: Tampa-based Ideal Image, the laser hair removal chain, is finishing 2007 strong, boosting same-store sales revenues 28% over 2006.WCI gets reprieve from lenders: WCI Communities got a one-month extension from lenders to Jan. 7 to renegotiate the terms of its loans.Lawsuit abuse issue lingers: Lobbying groups fighting for Florida tort reform have even more evidence that frivolous lawsuits, even the threat of one, is bad for both businesses and consumers.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 11, 2007
Coffee Talk

Pray we don't have a hurricane. That's the best thing we can count on now that the state has decided to compete with private insurance companies to write residential and commercial property insurance, says Florida Rep. Trudi Williams, the Republican who represents portions of Lee and Collier counties.ReadyAlert Services co-founder Happy Rideout told the Review last year he expected 2007 to be a defining year for the Largo-based emergency text messaging company.Now it looks like company revenue might pass the $1 million mark this year.Andrew Greenwell must have been absent the day they taught baby steps in infant school. Not yet 24 years old, the commercial real estate broker is leaving Corporate Realty Group, the Sarasota firm he co-founded with his aunt in 2004, to open his own shop. Sarasota-based electronics manufacturer Teltronics was recently recognized by a national magazine for its success in selling phone switches and circuits to government offices and agencies.If you want to know where the next category-3 hurricane is most likely to hit, ask the people who bet their money on such probabilities. At Intrade.com, speculators can bet on the chances of numerous events coming to pass. Sarasota Association of Realtors President Joe Hembree admits that numbers can be spun nearly any which way the spinner would like, and that's certainly true in monthly real estate sales figures released by countless local agencies throughout the Gul

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 4, 2008
Coffee Talk

+ The Grinch thatnearly stole FGCUPolitical correctness is still alive and well in academia. + Gulf Coast buildertakes on fedsIn the past 40 years, Charlotte County homebuilder Earl Snyder has survived three housing busts that brought down many of his construction brethren. + Gulf Coast buildertakes on fedsIn the past 40 years, Charlotte County homebuilder Earl Snyder has survived three housing busts that brought down many of his construction brethren.+ An international vacationand a cheap surgery?Rob Pariseau, chief executive of Tampa-based Benefits Solutions Group, told Coffee Talk about an emerging health care business trend: Medical tourism.+ Foreclosure feverabates in LeeMaybe lenders in Lee County running out of houses to foreclose on.+ Foreclosure feverabates in LeeMaybe lenders in Lee County running out of houses to foreclose on.+ Builders lobbying grouphires new leaderThe Gulf Coast Builders Exchange, an advocacy and lobbying group for developers, builders and construction firms, sees 2009 as a growth year - despite the fact that many members, both current and potential new ones, are desperately seeking ways to cut back on expenses. New banking twist:Roll out the proTampa-based HomeBanc will unveil two new branches in Tampa Monday, Dec. 8.+ Lee County'sland shopping spreeWho says there are no real estate buyers?+ Top-notch talentwary of move to Tampa

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • January 29, 2021
Professional organizers see increase in demand fueled by pandemic, popular culture

Area organizers expect the increased demand to continue into 2021 and beyond.

  • Strategies
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • May 10, 2019
As Florida continues to reel from citrus greening, growers, processors and researchers explore another option — lemons

Members of Florida's citrus industry are planting more lemon trees to capitalize on the fruit's many uses.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 28, 2024
Manatee County entrepreneur buys 333 rural acres for $2.5M

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a self-storage company is building six facilities, St. Petersburg apartment complex The Drake sold, and a boutique hotel is scheduled to open this fall in Naples.

  • Florida
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 25, 2025
More than 550 multifamily units proposed for North Trail in Sarasota

A developer has had a pre-application conference with city staff for a planned 300-unit complex between 17th and 18th streets along North Tamiami Trail.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • March 19, 2025
Boston restaurant chain opens new Naples location

Kelly’s Roast Beef now has two restaurants in Naples with others on the Gulf Coast in development.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 11, 2021
Balancing act: How can high-dollar condos and affordable housing co-exist?

The frenzied pace of glorious luxury condos going up in downtown St. Pete comes with a not-as-pretty side effect.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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