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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 31, 2017
Agency collects $23.75 million in tourist development tax

Visit Tampa Bay's bed tax collections eclipsed the tourist agency's 2014 performance.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 28, 2007
Coffee Talk

Ooh la Latina!: Erika Pena, the Fort Myers jewelry designer, was listed among the 10 most stylish Latinas on the popular Stylist section of AOL.com recently.Tomorrow is just a day away: The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce is climbing aboard the tough times caravan.Electric utilities consolidating?: Nothing official yet, but talk is heating up again about possible mergers in the electric utility industry. With the number of people they employ, this could be a bomb.Gulf Coast Realtor 'joins' the Navy: The Gulf Coast business community has no shortage of executives willing to serve on community and charity-related boards, from school councils to civic groups to national foundations.Getting good exposure on the tube: Tampa-based tech company Actsoft Inc. got some national exposure recently and didn't pay a dime for it: on the TV series "CSI: Miami."Legal battles continue for OSI: Three months ago, OSI Restaurant Partners shareholders approved a management buyout of the Tampa parent company of Outback Steakhouse, but legal work remains.Existing home sales and prices continue to dropGuaranteeing a good time (to buy)

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  • October 19, 2012
Corporate Report: October 19

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 22, 2023
Billionaire developer reveals secrets to his never-be-satisfied, rags-to-riches life

John Catsimatidis says he’s never satisfied with success. "Every time I climb a mountain, I see another one I want to climb."

  • Leadership
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 20, 2018
New York firm commits to provide equity for planned 53-story Tampa tower

New York financier GPB Capital commits to provide equity to Riverwalk Place, a planned 53-story mixed-use tower from Feldman Equities and Two Roads Development in downtown Tampa

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 22, 2025
Ohio firms lead $15M investment in Naples medical tech company

Catalyst OrthoScience has now raised at least $35 million in the past two years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 8, 2024
Publix pays $223 million for seven Florida shopping centers

In the week's top commercial real estate news, Sarasota County is conserving more than 600 acres, a Tampa industrial building sells to New Jersey buyers, and Venice is getting a new 7-Eleven.

  • Florida
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  • October 25, 2021
36-unit condo project closes on multimillion dollar loan

The $36 million loan gives The DeMarcay a little breathing room when it comes to selling every unit.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 23, 2023
State pays $97 million to protect 38,848 acres from development

Twelve Florida landowners, including in Polk and Charlotte counties, agree to sell conservation easements to the state in deal aimed at persevering Florida's ecosystem.

  • Florida
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • July 31, 2024
Tampa deli owner reflects on five decades of lessons

Jeff Mount never saw himself as "just" a sandwich guy. "If we’re selling sandwiches, we’re in trouble because a lot of people sell sandwiches. We’re in the experience business."

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 8, 2017
SPP unveils design for new hotel

Strategic Property Partners, the Cascade Investments and Jeff Vinik partnership working to transform a slice of downtown Tampa into a $3 billion collection of commercial, residential and open space, has unveiled what one portion of the redevelopment will look like.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 7, 2014
Logistics firm promotes executive

Eric Amstutz has been with Tampa-based Quala since 2010.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 11, 2024
Packaging manufacturer hiring 500 for new Pasco County plant

Garyline, a New York packaging manufacturer, is hiring more than 500 people at its new Spring Hill facility and will hold its first job fair Saturday.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 11, 2024
New Feeding Tampa Bay facility complete after $60M capital raise

The builder behind the 210,000-square-foot project says its work has finished and that the new headquarters and distribution center will open in May.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • September 14, 2018
Onetime nonprofit exec finds new purpose in real estate

David Crawford was in the field earlier in his career but left it work for a web marketing firm, has returned. He says he believes he hit the jackpot answer to that question. He promises to give away 15% of his commission from every home sale to a nonprof

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 22, 2024
St. Pete tag and title firm expands to 15 more states with acquisition

Tag Agency Professionals Inc., a St. Petersburg firm that handles tag and title work for vehicle dealers, has added 15 states to its customer list with the acquisition of a Virginia company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 17, 2013
Broker, back in action, sees good times ahead

Well-known local commercial real estate broker Mindy Kauffman is back in the leasing and selling business after a six-year detour — and she brings good news.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 28, 2013
Banking and landscaping exec shifts career

Mary Ann Turner joins the team at Duncan Real Estate

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  • June 24, 2011
Quality investor may want out

A Quality Distribution investor could soon sell its shares of Quality stock.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 13, 2012
DeBartolo sells 28-acre site

The Tampa firm sold a Fort Myers apartment complex for $39.2 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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