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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 27, 2008
Turning the Ship

When John Barnott first took his customer-first, private-business principles to county government, mostof the employees on his watch quit. Now he's got his hands on a Gulf Coast county building department.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2008
Slump Spoilers

Looking for reasons to be optimistic in the constructionand contracting industries that don't mix reality with real wishful thinking? See Butch Mullet. He's got a bunch.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2008
Dear Diary

The 2008 journal entry for one ofthe largest insurance firms on the Gulf Coast is all about survival. Revival could be on the horizon by 2010.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 2, 2004
Building Progress

Hillsborough County leads the Gulf Coast region with 61 developments of regional impact.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Elizabeth Djinis |
  • July 8, 2021
‘Unstick Things’

Firm that works with troubled real estate loans finds that a Golden Rule approach to working borrowers pays big dividends.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • August 12, 2016
Nipping nausea

Jacqueline Darna's anti-nausea wristbands have made national headlines. Now the race is on to build buzz that can squash copycat brands.

  • Strategies
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 15, 2023
Luxury Tampa tower hits $200 million in sales

The Tampa hotel and residential tower has reached the milestone as work on the foundation is close to starting.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • June 28, 2023
$11.15M condo sale sets Sarasota and Manatee record

The 6,000-square-foot residence overlooks Sarasota Bay in the Epoch building.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • August 17, 2023
Tampa soda bottler names new executive

Coke Florida has picked Gregory Park as vice president of transformation and innovation.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • August 4, 2023
BayFirst picks new EVP and CFO

Scott McKim has worked as an executive for Huntington National Bank and Publix Employees FCU.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jim Stinson |
  • September 12, 2023
Pinellas County home listed for nearly $13M sells — under asking price

The former home of Marshall Rinker Jr., heir to a concrete empire, sold for under its $13 million asking price.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 12, 2023
SWFL real estate firm expands to Colorado

Call it Closed International Realty now hasa performance and leadership coach.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 11, 2023
National builder names new leader of Sarasota division

Greg Crawford has been working for M/I Homes for 20 years, since he was in college.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 30, 2023
Venerable law firm moves to new downtown digs

The 50-year-old firm has leased space on the top two floors of the Rivergate Tower in downtown Tampa and will move in the fall.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 14, 2023
February brings nearly 400,000 passengers to SRQ

It was the busiest February recorded at the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 15, 2023
Bradenton training program addresses nursing shortage

Premier Nursing Academy's training, which is free for students, takes place over six weeks.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 20, 2023
Mobile suit shop opens first brick-and-mortar in Sarasota

Tweeds Suit Shop has been on the road since 2019.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • February 21, 2023
Mississippi bank promotes executive to Florida regional presidency

Frank Hall will lead Cadence Bank’s operations along most of Florida’s Gulf Coast.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 17, 2023
Prominent homebuilder brings 2,100-home community to Parrish

Prosperity Lakes stretches across 1,070 acres.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 26, 2023
Boston Red Sox name new GM for Florida operations

Shawn Smith has experience in pro baseball and basketball.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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