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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 2, 2008
Coffee Talk

Tampa entrepreneur sees houses move: The slowdown in the housing market has been reported nationally, but one Tampa company has found a niche in that industry and is seeing signs of a potential turnaround.Eastern Europeans look to Florida: When various marketing and branding gurus on the Gulf Coast coined a version of the 'Time to Buy' slogan for the struggling real estate market last year, they were mostly targeting Floridians.Lee foreclosures hit 1-in-33 households: RealtyTrac, the firm that tracks foreclosures nationwide, recently issued a report ranking metro areas with the steepest rates of foreclosures in the first quarter.Ms. Baugh goes to Washington: Vanessa Baugh, a Lakewood Ranch jewelry store owner who sometimes serves as the unofficial spokeswoman for small businesses in Sarasota and Manatee counties, is used to getting phone calls for help, sometimes even desperate ones.Bradenton bank losses one executive, gains another: Gerry Anthony, one of the grandfathers of community banking in Manatee County, is retiring from his position as chief executive of Bradenton-based Freedom Bank.Software back-ups can cost a little and save a lot: Through last year, former IT professional Dave Miller was running Westcoasthost.com, a successful St. Petersburg-based Web hosting business.Recruiter narrows the executive job search: The growing numbers of unemployed managers, supervisors and executives on the Gulf Coast and Florida could b

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 1, 2010
Impact Education acquired

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co. bought the Fort Myers firm.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 6, 2013
Tour of duty

Kelly Defebo sells Sarasota County to a large, and global, target audience. She's scored some big successes.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 9, 2008
Corporate Report

Walter Industries to separate businessesQuantum Immunologics testing cancer vaccineMIVA hires Perot Systems for ad management servicesNeoGenomics settles US Labs staff poaching caseGateway Bank approved to openLand company Alico declares new dividendTIB Financial increases salaries of four officersBrown & Brown declares 7-cent dividendCL Verify LLC hires new CEOUTEK TekScout partners with European news serviceTECO Energy adds half-cent to dividendCEO alerts shareholders to new CarBiz strategy

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 13, 2022
Relentless statewide homebuilding boom shows little sign of easing

Several cities in the region score high in new homes approved.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 8, 2023
Developer gets $26 million in financing for Tampa cold storage project

Two hotels changing hands and an apartment complex selling top the week's commercial real estate news.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Sarasota County Economic Development Corporation |
  • May 12, 2022
Sarasota County Economic Development Corporation: Growing & Diversifying the Economy of Sarasota County

Sarasota County Economic Development Corporation: Growing & Diversifying the Economy of Sarasota County

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • October 7, 2016
Florida, I-4, Indys and voters' mood will tip the election

Ah, the deplorables.

  • Opinion
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 20, 2005
Finalist: David Sessions

President, CEO of Willis A. Smith Construction Inc.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 26, 2024
City of Venice to pay Neal Communities $1.6M over permit fee dispute

The city settled with the developer after Neal filed a lawsuit over building permit fees.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 29, 2016
Sunny days for tourism

Forget being like Mike.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 5, 2023
Pair of business pulse surveys: Worries are percolating

Economic optimism continues to fade.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By State College of Florida Coding Academy |
  • January 30, 2023
State College of Florida Coding Academy is Open

State College of Florida realized this need for technology education and opened the SCF Coding Academy to meet these needs.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 12, 2004
Legal Calendar (Tampa edition)

The calendar of Tampa legal events is available free of charge.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 30, 2004
Legal Calendar (Tampa edition)

The calendar of Tampa's legal events is available free of charge.

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 16, 2004
Lawsuits (Tampa edition)

This week's items: UnsettledA Miami company has accused Tampa attorney A. Christopher Kasten II and his former law firm A client claims Tampa attorney Rudolph C. Campbell misrepresented himself as a lawyer in good standing with the Florida Bar.

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 22, 2013
Small business marred with hesitation

The presidential election was more than two months ago, but the uncertainty for small business owners hasn't receded.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 5, 2019
HFF will fold talent, expertise and listings into JLL regionally

With HFF, JLL will strengthen its capital markets abilities in hotels, apartments and other sectors throughout Florida following the close of its $2 billion acquisition.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 9, 2018
Company accused of fraud

Trinity Graphics claims Tervis didn't abide by its agreement with the company.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 24, 2014
Event forks out a success

The Naples Winter Wine Festival is king of big-time Gulf Coast food and wine events, with $13.5 million raised for charity this year, but a Sarasota upstart has gained quite a following.

  • News
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