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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 26, 2003
Trolley Social

Trolley Social

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  • October 26, 2011
Consumer confidence stays low

Buyers remain pessimistic about their short-term economic prospects.

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  • May 3, 2011
Palm Grove sold for $6 million

New owners will spend millions more to renovate the Tampa property.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 27, 2011
Consumer confidence falls

University of Florida says confidence fell in each of the past three months.

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  • August 21, 2017
Tampa adds 39,700 private sector jobs

Tampa's unemployment rate was 4.1%, down 0.8% from a year ago.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 5, 2017
Commercial real estate services firm expands

Stewart Title Co.'s Commercial Services Center opened in Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • July 15, 2011
Hispanic Boom

The Gulf Coast's Hispanic population grew 91% in the last decade, accounting for nearly half of the region's population growth. Now, nearly one is six Gulf Coast residents is Hispanic.

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  • February 14, 2021
Tire chain spins rapid growth, surpasses $200M in sales

RNR Tire Express celebrated several success in a challenging 2020.

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  • February 26, 2018
Former Fidelity exec heads up $45M theater campaign

Steve Akin is currently on the Gulfshore Playhouse board of directors.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 21, 2014
Stonegate to create 139 jobs in Pinellas

The Indianapolis-based lender is receiving state and county incentives to create 139 jobs.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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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 Business Observer Staff |
  • June 26, 2015
'Business within a business'

The Keller Williams Lakeland office has turned into a regional powerhouse over the last decade, and a top office for the brand nationwide. Its secret: Easy to explain, hard to execute.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 31, 2023
Las Vegas cannabis company pays $49M for Florida dispensaries

Planet 13's purchase of VidaCann, which has a large Gulf Coast presence, gives it an immediate foot print and the infrastructure to double its Florida store count quickly.

  • Florida
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • December 17, 2023
Former state prosecutor arrested in $100K fraud case with 85-year-old victim

Sherry Lee Ellis, 65, is charged with stealing nearly $113,000 from her Alzheimer's patient boyfriend.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2003
Coffee Talk

This week's items: Fewer bank mergers predicted Vern Buchanan vs. Bob Graham? Downtown restaurant lease big trouble for Downtown AssociationBanker Jody Hudgins explains some of the issues with affordable housing in Sarasota

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  • October 16, 2015
M.W. ‘Larry’ McLaren IV, 36

President, Englewood Bank & Trust

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  • July 23, 2010
Discovery Development Inc. buys land, building center

Discovery Development Inc. purchased slightly less than two acres for $700,000.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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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 Business Observer Staff |
  • March 24, 2012
Garrity Land Development buys Dale Mabry Palms

The Garrity Land Development Group purchased the 40-unit Dale Mabry Palms Apartments for $2 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 22, 2016
Naples home prices rise 14%

The median price of an existing single-family home in Naples rose 14% in January compared with the same month a year ago, helping to boost inventories of homes for sale.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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