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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 7, 2021
Tiffany Bailey, 37

Bayside Sod Inc., President

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 25, 2019
Development executive's mantra: don’t be afraid to ‘get messy’

Ron Wheeler has been with Sembler Co. since 1997.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 9, 2025
Eric Dungy, 33

40 Under 40 winner Eric Dungy is advisor at Compass Real Estate.

  • Class of 2025
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • July 29, 2023
Lazydays buys Tennessee RV company

Lazydays, the Tampa-based RV retailer, has bought a Knoxville, Tennessee-based RV that will bring in $40 million a year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 7, 2022
SMH Foundation receives $250,000 for employee relief fund

The fund was set up to help employees impacted by Hurricane Ian.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 17, 2022
Overvalued housing markets in area may get worse with Ian

Southwest Florida officially bypassed Boise, Idaho for the No. 1 spot on the highest premium list.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 1, 2022
Former Collier County commissioner takes post helping hurricane recovery

Penny Taylor also spent 10 years on the Naples City Council.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 7, 2010
Tampa cop tinkers clip for socks

Don't you hate looking in a drawer for a favorite pair of socks and finding they got separated? Rich O'Connor believes he has the solution.

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  • March 31, 2011
Venture capital aims for a comeback

Colleagues at Sarasota product design firm Robrady hope to turnaround the Gulf Coast's middling reputation for connecting venture capital with startup companies.

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  • January 10, 2013
THURSDAY'S CUP: Capital gains threat drives commercial sales boom

Commercial brokers couldn't get much rest this holiday season and, compared with the prior lackluster activity since the real estate market decline, most are grateful for it.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 20, 2017
Go for the Gold

And shooting to land Amazon HQ2.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 20, 2014
Travel warning: Stay away from Basel

This isn't a travel blog, but William Isaac has nothing positive to say about Basel.

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  • May 20, 2016
POWER BROKERS: CRE Consultants

With offices in Fort Myers and Naples, CRE Consultants is considered one of the top commercial real estate brokerages in Southwest Florida.

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  • May 29, 2015
County takes on big issue

Manatee County government officials haven't used the word crisis yet, but a situation with its employment levels, or lack thereof, is about to get dicey.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 11, 2015
Commercial Real Estate

Feldman holding on to tower; Tampa tower gets BOMA award

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 2, 2016
Made for TV

Kim McGinnis, director of production for Creative Sign Designs, a Tampa-based custom sign business, was ecstatic to see her company recently featured on one of her favorite TV shows.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 21, 2015
How to ... Pitch investors

David Diamond won't believe you if you tell him your business idea is so unique there aren't any competitors.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • March 27, 2025
Report: Cape Coral tops list of buyer's markets in nation

Inventory is driving prices down in two markets along the Gulf Coast, according to a report based on Zillow data.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 4, 2024
Tampa asks for public's help to rewrite development codes

The city is turning to residents for insight as it looks to update rules that govern development and growth.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • November 14, 2008
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