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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2008
Smart Charlotte

Developers and builders have skipped over Charlotte County because of its reputation as an unfriendly place to do business. The county's 34-year-old director of growth management wants to change that.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 15, 2010
Fading Greens

For decades, selling homes on the golf course was a winning formula. But developers and builders say that golf may not command a premium when the economy recovers. That may benefit creative entrepreneurs, developers and builders.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 28, 2010
Mold a Winner

Investment banker Jim Westman recently made one of his gutsiest calls: In the throes of the recession he bought a manufacturing company he could call his own.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 19, 2009
Orion's Fallen Star

Jerry Williams grew Orion Bank into one of the largest lenders in Florida during the real estate boom, only to be shut down by regulators in the bust. A last-ditch gamble to raise capital backfired.

  • Finance
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 14, 2010
Brothers in arms

Nelson and Verne Nieves outbid better-established firms by relentlessly controlling expenses. Now that they have a track record, they're poised to take more business.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 23, 2010
A New View

Florida's sunshine is a ray of hope for Ed Marin, who recently moved his $5 million art business to the Gulf Coast from California.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Rod Thomson |
  • April 23, 2010
McCollum plan checks Right boxes

But McCollum's jobs plan devotes too much to pabulum and too little to details.

  • Opinion
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 27, 2012
The Brewmeister

Neal Knapp retired to Cape Coral, but now he' helping entrepreneurs launch craft breweries around the world.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 1, 2021
Commercial real estate brokerage pick roils Sarasota firms

Sarasota County’s selection of Colliers’ Tampa office to market administrative headquarters in downtown Sarasota has caused consternation among competitors.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 8, 2021
County to negotiate sale of administration building

Sarasota County Commissioners approve negotiations with six developers bidding on county admin building; amount offered "spit in a bucket" one commissioner says

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 7, 2021
Meaningful Mentorship

This year's 40 under 40 celebrates business community rockstars — and the people who helped them get there.

  • Class of 2021
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • May 20, 2021
Urn artist stays focused on the product at hand

This philosophy has led Andrea Bogard to increase revenue 68%

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 11, 2021
At the Apex

Land Advisors Organization Tampa Managing Broker Nancy Surak has developed into one of the top land-focused real estate brokers in the region — and nationally.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 31, 2020
Luxury brand Ritz-Carlton is expected to make "a real statement" with Tampa condos

Luxury brand Ritz-Carlton will put its name on a new Related Group condominium development in Tampa, a potent signal of the city’s growing status

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 15, 2020
Shannon Puopolo, 37

Henderson Franklin Starnes & Holt P.A., business litigation partner

  • Class of 2020
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 13, 2020
Julia Silva brings "daunting energy" to new role

Broker has spent nearly three decades leveraging knowledge about industrial real estate. At brokerage firm JLL, she'll apply it on an entirely new plane.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 17, 2020
Coronavirus accelerating CRE trendlines

Industry groups say Covid-19 pandemic will heighten existing and emerging trends in the CRE industry

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 23, 2018
Secure foundation: Safety firm builds on founder's military, tech background

Robert Hessel, founder and CEO of Source 1 Solutions, shares his insights about what has catapulted the Clearwater, Florida-based security company to big success in just seven years.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 8, 2019
Student housing is one "sexy" CRE food group

Colliers International's Dorothy Jackman was among the first to recognize the potential for student housing and build a career around it.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • April 12, 2019
Team of rivals: Merged RE/MAX firms opt for strength in numbers

With an eye toward capitalizing on spillover growth from the Tampa Bay, Florida, region, two of the Gulf Coast’s leading Re/Max real estate brokerages have teamed up via merger.

  • Strategies
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