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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 7, 2010
Gulf Coast Week: May 7 - May 13

Regional business news at a glance.

  • Industries
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  • By Lou Lasday |
  • May 20, 2011
The Corporate Facelift

Transform your enterprise. Cut the fat, smooth the wrinkles and sculpt a new face.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • July 8, 2021
Ready for Takeoff

Pair of airports fuel up for a fast-coming surge in passenger traffic, with some $25 million in new projects.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • March 5, 2021
Company, behind new name, targets niche service for seniors

An attorney and a banker have found success running a business in an under-appreciated area: the gray areas that help seniors transition to a new phase in their lives.

  • Law
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 18, 2020
The Sky's the Center

Van Trust Real Estate believes its Sky Center One project at Tampa International Airport will fly above new Tampa Bay office competition.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 22, 2021
Market Spotlight: Tampa Bay Office/Industrial

Tampa Bay region set records in both office and industrial sectors in 2020 despite significant office headwinds generated by COVID-19.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 27, 2019
Firm targeting high-net-worth clientele finishes 2019 on a high note

Sarasota Private Trust aims to at least double assets under management in 2020.

  • Finance
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By None |
  • 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.

  • Construction-Development
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 15, 2019
For Sarasota Memorial, progress delayed

Sarasota Memorial Hospital now plans to fully move into derelict Sarasota office building at 1741 Main St. by March. It will be the largest business relocation to the city's downtown in more than a decade.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • September 14, 2018
Production company executive aims to turn area into content creation hub

David Shapiro believes in Sarasota’s potential as a filmmaking destination. He’s helping the area get there through a commercial-nonprofit collaboration.

  • Leadership
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Ted Carter |
  • April 13, 2018
Business designed to help startups overcome obstacles has big plans

With a new space and expanded model, the Rocket Lounge aims to work with more promising companies.

  • Strategies
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • May 20, 2016
Corporate report

Tampa firm continues hiring surge; CEOs rank Florida among best states for business; Officials offer firm more than $1 million; Architecture firm adds trio; Former Tampa executive takes Naples post; Business leaders elected to Hall of Fame

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 12, 2015
Corporate report

Enviro-Serv signs deal for new Pestmaster franchise; Trinity's Nicopure Labs wins French civil case; St. Pete Duke division approved for Orlando solar plant; CNLBank parent selling to Valley National; WellCare Health Plan approved for Florida Healthy Kids; Ranking lists HomeBanc a “Best Place to Work for Millennials”; Ranking lists HomeBanc a “Best Place to Work for Millennials”

  • Strategies
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • January 10, 2025
PR firm founder 'drops in' to skateboarding hobby

What started as a birthday gift has turned into a unusual after-50 pastime for a PR pro.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 19, 2023
$6B development, 'more mature market' makes this Rays deal different

The Tampa Bay Rays' new $1.3 billion ballpark still needs to win city and county approval, which officials are comfortable they'll get.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • June 25, 2024
Niche Fort Myers wrap packaging firm celebrates steady wins

The packaging executive at a family-run business with five decades of success says a key lesson along the way is simple yet can be scary at first: Over-communicate with customers, especially when things go south.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • August 17, 2024
St. Pete tech entrepreneur launches Uber Eats — but on Jet Skis

John Bonaccorso is building an offshore ecommerce empire one bite — and Band-Aid — at a time.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 11, 2022
Largo looks to boost downtown with mixed-use sustainable development

The city of Largo is building a new city hall that will include 18,000 square feet of space for restaurants and shops.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • January 2, 2026
26 ways organizations use AI to be better at business

Some call it cool. Some call it creepy. AI can be a bit of both, but a certainty lies amid the confusion: The technology has a future-is-know ability to redefine how nearly any business does business.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 17, 2023
214,000-square-foot Tampa industrial building sells for $22.95 million

The fully leased property near Tampa International Airport was bought by a Boca Raton investor with $15.1 million in acquisition financing.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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