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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 12, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Zirkelbach Construction Plans $100 Million Buckeye ParkTri-H Metal Products buys building on 21st StreetBennett, Kaplan complete Linger Lodge purchaseCarla's Clay owner buys Northgate unitde Morgan Homes buys Palmetto landDeveloper buys out east for new home communityRosedale developer buys land to expandNew Jersey firm acquires 29 retail sites in FloridaFort Myers psychologist buys Bradenton officeTitle company to relocate to Lakewood Main Street

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 22, 2020
Restaurants face steep climb to get back to 'normal'

Clean and safe are the new industry buzzwords.

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 19, 2009
Cross the Gulf

Louisiana-based IberiaBank resisted the temptation to expand its banking operations to Florida during the boom. Now that its rivals are struggling, it's diving into the state with two big government-assisted acquisitions.

  • Finance
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 10, 2010
No-fly zone

Pamela Templeton did more than halt the construction of a road overpass in front of her Toyota dealership. She stopped a $1 billion road project that was going to be one of the biggest in Lee County's history.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 13, 2011
Great Expectations

Jim Kuhlman demands a lot from himself and his employees — a total warrior mentality. It has paid off.

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  • By Michael Hinman |
  • March 6, 2015
Battle lines

Tallahassee is back in session. Lawmakers are zeroed in on minimum wage, job creation and a little alcohol.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 11, 2008
First In, Last Out

Florida was one of the first states to get hit hard by the recession and will be one of the last to come out because of the housing bust. But the Fed will come to the rescue by buying mortgages, says economist David Jones.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 9, 2020
Report gives Florida another 'D' grade for manufacturing sector

Ball State’s Center for Business and Economic Research recently assembled its 2020 Manufacturing Scorecard for each state.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • December 16, 2016
Cut up

Terraform Design turns ordinary plywood into functional works of art. The young entrepreneur behind the business has big plans.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • April 28, 2017
Off the Vine

A clean approach to business pays off at Bunker Hill Vineyard & Winery.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 25, 2014
Bubble? What Bubble?

Signs of a commercial real estate recovery are sprinkled throughout the Gulf Coast. But the memory of the downturn lingers.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 15, 2014
'When I Croak'

The brother-sister dynamic is on full display at a Gulf Coast family-run moving business. The siblings have navigated the pitfalls well, so far.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 5, 2014
Run with it

An insurance executive ditched the slacks and button-down for a day in Spain with the world-famous bulls. It was the rush of a lifetime.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 16, 2014
Slam Dunk

Celebrity Auto Group has gone from less than $500,000 in annual sales to more than $20 million in four years. Secrecy is an integral part of the business model.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 27, 2016
Go deep

Football brought land brokers David Hitchcock and Clay Taylor together. They have stayed through a lot of deals.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • November 7, 2014
Addicted to trade

Gerry Black and Jeff Dean enjoy stress. It's one of the reasons the duo likes trading derivatives with an investment strategy that most don't understand.

  • Industries
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  • By Denise Federer |
  • November 14, 2014
Create a plan for behavior

Does your staff get anything out of setting annual goals? A behavior business plan may help create a more tangible plan of action to improve performance.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 6, 2015
Commercial Real Estate Profile: Cheri O'Neil

Cheri O'Neil is an anomaly, and not just because she's a woman who heads a Southwest Florida commercial real estate brokerage firm.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 10, 2015
Commercial Real Estate Profile: Cheri O'Neil | Broker, Tampa

Cheri O'Neil is an anomaly, and not just because she's a woman who heads a Southwest Florida commercial real estate brokerage firm.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 21, 2015
Commercial Real Estate Profile: Karl "Dee" Maret | Broker, Tampa

Karl “Dee” Maret grew up in Dalton, Ga., with an unusual name, and years later took an unusual path to a career in commercial real estate.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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