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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 4, 2011
Entrepreneur moves on, seeks a new challenge

Jesse Biter ended 2010 with a monumental decision for an entrepreneur who built a $16 million auto sales software firm for scratch: To sell or not to sell.

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  • April 15, 2010
BB&T signage change tall order at Park Tower

Branch Banking & Trust Corp. is already changing the signs at former Colonial Bank offices throughout the Gulf Coast region, leading up to what will likely be its biggest, if not highest, installation — the lettering atop Tampa's 36-story Park Tower.

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  • July 5, 2013
Blue Rock, Goff Capital buy Westbury at Lake Brandon

The price equated to $106,011 per unit and was $3.25 million less than the apartment last sold for in early 2007.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 15, 2013
Business owner seeks collateral success

The pawn business, at least for one local entrepreneur, remains a growth industry.

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  • February 15, 2011
Super snafus could bolster Tampa's bid

The near-disaster that was Super Bowl XLV in Dallas last weekend may bode well for the Gulf Coast's next opportunity to host the big game.

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  • September 2, 2021
State’s medical manufacturing industry is a national leader

Florida generated more than $6 billion in revenue in medical technology in 2020.

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  • September 9, 2021
Shade manufacturer announces new COO amid growth strategy

Ernesto De Oliveira will lead the company's expansion in the shade and electric vehicle charging station industries.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 23, 2021
Airport moves forward on $331 million expansion project

Work at Southwest Florida International Airport is expected to begin in October.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 30, 2021
Developer begins construction of nearly 400-unit apartment complex

N.C. based apartment developer Aventon building new development on U.S. 19 N. in Clearwater, about a mile from where two complexes recently sold

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 12, 2021
Red Apple nixes 400 Central hotel

New York developer Red Apple Group to increase office, retail and parking space in planned 45-story downtown St. Petersburg tower.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2021
Manufacturer, electronics firm names new top sales officer

John Shea has been with a subsidiary since 2014.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 18, 2021
With refreshed menu and look, South Tampa restaurant set for grand reopening

Timpano, a staple of Hyde Park Village in Tampa, Florida, for nearly 20 years, has revamped its dining room and patio.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 26, 2021
Luxury home builder in region adds new collection of homes

The Legacy Collection will feature home plans that can easily be customized.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 10, 2021
Philanthropist to open elementary school at educational campus

Dr. Kiran Patel, a prominent Tampa Bay area philanthropist, will open a tuition-free charter elementary school in August 2022 in Temple Terrace, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • November 15, 2021
Find a spark: Architecture firm continued to grow through pandemic

While many have come to resent Zoom, this particular firm used the platform to its advantage.

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  • December 9, 2021
Up-and-coming skin health startup adds new VP

Santino Costanzo will also serve as the chief commercial officer.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 13, 2021
Final senior-level position of health care merger filled

The new position will focus on the growth of the customer-driven organization.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 23, 2021
Manufacturing firms’ owner surprises entire staff with $1,000 holiday bonuses

Everyone at St. Petersburg, Florida-based S.S. White Technologies and Shukla Medical, from janitors to senior management, took home a $1,000 holiday bonus.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 3, 2022
Builder announces plans for 114-unit gated community

Construction scheduled to begin later this year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 6, 2022
Zoological park has record attendance in 2021

With outdoor activities growing in popularity, the zoo saw over a million guests last year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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