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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • August 19, 2020
Startup creates streaming service to help people fall asleep

To succeed, Lakewood Ranch-based Restflix will need to build a strong subscriber base.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 21, 2020
Seize the moment: Bankruptcy lawyer capitalizes on crisis

Scott Underwood, a bankruptcy lawyer in the prime of his career, has left a powerful national practice to launch his own firm in Tampa, Florida.

  • Law
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 25, 2020
Industrious shining despite COVID-19

Office co-working platform Industrious continues to expand in Tampa Bay even as rivals suffer from debt and pandemic-related uncertainty.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • September 25, 2020
Law firm grows, powers through pandemic

Despite the pandemic, one area law firm is expanding by bringing on new attorneys and adding a practice group.

  • Law
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • December 20, 2019
Area entrepreneur shifts model, jumps on family entertainment idea

Behind some fast success, big growth opportunities await for Jumpin Fun Inflata Park.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 5, 2020
Former business group leader, mayor dies at 73

Kerry Kirschner’s decades-long career bridged the public and private sectors. His role as a dad also defined his life.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 30, 2020
Colleges grapple with enrollment, budget uncertainty

Pair of school administrators, after tough few months, gird for more stressful days ahead.

  • Education
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • January 25, 2019
New $17 million hotel banks on architectural focus to set itself apart

The 89-room hotel has a pool, restaurant, lounge, patio and 10 different room types.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • September 21, 2018
Meet Regions' new kid on the block

Michael Jones brings plenty of institutional knowledge to his new leadership post with Regions Bank in Tampa, Florida.

  • Finance
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 21, 2017
Towering Figure

100 North Tampa turns 25 years old this month, but it still looks like one of Tampa's freshest office offerings.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 26, 2018
Preparing to Launch

Feldman Equities says the concept for its 52-story tower in Tampa will be like 'a sailboat moving down the river.'

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 6, 2025
New freestanding emergency room to open in Venice

HCA Florida Venice Doctors Emergency will soon be accepting patients.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 19, 2021
Builders couple single family and townhomes with the affordability and benefits of an apartment

Nimble developers and homebuilders continue to meet the rush in demand for new product — targeting renters, not buyers.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 18, 2005
Newsmakers (Sara/Mana edition)

Newsmakers is available free of charge.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2009
Hope HealthCare CEO up for Stevie

Samira Beckwith might run a nonprofit, but she's one of the savviest business people on the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 25, 2010
Sarasota Memorial looks at Brownfield site

Officials with Sarasota Memorial Health Care System are exchanging information with the city of Sarasota over the future of a 13-acre parcel on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way between U.S. 301 and Mango Avenue.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 25, 2010
9041 College Parkway buys Burger King

The limited liability entity 9041 College Parkway LLC purchased a 4,365-square-foot Burger King restaurant building at the southwest corner of College Parkway and South Pointe Boulevard for $900,000.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 5, 2009
Coastland expanding to Bonita Springs

James and Kimberley Walker of Coastland Auto Body in Naples purchased a 12,844-square-foot industrial building on Production Circle east of U.S. 41 for $1.2 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 5, 2009
Bank of Naples finishes headquarters

Bank of Naples has completed construction of its headquarters and main banking office at 4099 N. Tamiami Trail. The project began last summer to upgrade the 36,000-square-foot, four-story building.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 1, 2010
Formulated to add 60 jobs

Formulated Solutions is a pharmaceutical company based in Largo.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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