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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 24, 2019
Seizing on opportunities in Opportunity Zones

Coastal Gains Opportunity Fund, a St. Petersburg company, has established a multimillion dollar fund aimed at taking advantage of Opportunity Zone tax benefits

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 16, 2019
American Landmark CEO is a one-trick magician

American Landmark Apartments, of Tampa, and and its CEO, Joe Lubeck, have settled on a formula to buy, upgrade and sell apartment projects in Sunbelt states that have made fans out of both investors and tenants alike.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • November 8, 2019
Insurance firm aims to keep up regular communication with customers

Can an insurance firm be less robotic and more empathetic? One company says yes and will use that model to grab more market share.

  • Insurance
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 15, 2018
TerraCap Management shifts from primarily buying to selling office assets

TerraCap Management is selling assets purchased at a discount like Tampa International Business Center and reaping profits after improvements and re-leasing

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 21, 2018
Q&A: Paul Rutledge

Paul Rutledge, a senior vice president at commercial real estate brokerage JLL, talks about the state of the industry, the recent International Council of Shopping Centers' conference in Orlando, and what concerns him about the retail industry today.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 31, 2017
Buttoned Up

A pair of new business owners has ambitious plans to bust into the men's fashion business. It's an extra-large undertaking.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 17, 2017
Economic Forecast 2018 - Fort Myers and Naples

Retail, construction, real estate and more are on the move.

  • Industries
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • September 9, 2016
Open door

Bob Briesacher has spent three decades building the name of his garage door company. He's done it so well, competitors have become copycats of the brand.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 29, 2015
White elephants

Vacant buildings can be challenges and opportunities, but creativity is key in finding the right match.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 20, 2015
Economic Forecast | Sarasota-Manatee

This is a milestone of sorts for the Business Observer's annual economic forecast issue: It's the second year in a row that cautious optimism isn't the overriding theme of the day.

  • Strategies
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • August 27, 2024
Naples Airport leaders float a controversial idea: Moving the airport

The Naples Airport Authority mulls what to do after a study released this summer identified four potential relocation sites.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 2, 2025
Industrial deals lead the way in SWFL's commercial real estate sector

A trio of big-dollar deals in Lee County drove the Southwest Florida's industrial sector to new heights, but some worries, one broker says, linger.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • January 31, 2025
Complicated yet successful Tampa Bay nonprofit merger draws national attention

The Boys & Girls Club now want to show others how its done. "We couldn't find any reason why we should not merge," the CEO says.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 24, 2025
Studio that builds companies, backed by prominent leaders, launches in Sarasota

A group of Sarasota executives steeped in founding and exiting businesses has turned their attention — and wallets — to a new startup, Suncoast Venture Studio.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • May 12, 2022
2022 Top Entrepreneur: Pete Maldonado, Chomps co-founder, Naples

The nimble meat sticks company has learned to adapt to mitigate risks out of its control.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 19, 2004
National Briefs

This week's items: Orthodontic Centers' services violate Washington state law Court: Business owners protected by pension lawInternet smut law gets mixed reception at Supreme Court Court: BCCI liquidators entitled to bank papers

  • Law
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  • By Rod Thomson |
  • April 17, 2009
Crist's insurance follies ruinous

Gov. Charlie Crist's policies are wrecking the insurance market and imperiling Florida taxpayers.

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 13, 2004
Taxing Issues

Florida bankers have a wish list for the upcoming legislative session, but one lobbyist doesn't expect action against credit unions.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 15, 2010
Mining for money

Raising venture capital in this economy is difficult business, but CallMiner has the track record to attract it. It's one of just a few companies in Florida that got funded this year.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 19, 2010
Ride the Subway

Onur Haytac parlayed a college gig into a firm that helps restaurants all over the country track sales. Competing against much larger firms doesn't faze him.

  • Strategies
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