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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 17, 2016
Homebuilder climbs up national top 50 list

It has sold 391 homes so far in 2016.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 29, 2006
Come Sail Away

Few lenders were willing to fund a new business designed to sell art via a yacht docking in wealthy cities. Support ultimately came when the company known for bulldozers and cranes climbed aboard.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • December 20, 2013
Touring Titan

Wit Ostrenko travels the world to bring the top science exhibits to Tampa. But he's better known for exploring his own backyard.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 12, 2019
Succession, stalled after CEO's accidental death, finds happy ending

An established Pasco waste hauler, with a colorful backstory, is now armed with a potent parent company. Its strategy to win hearts and minds starts with top-notch service.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 23, 2020
Barbecue business opens amid pandemic, builds following

Pinecraft Barbecue, selling and renting a range of grills and smokers, has opened just in time for summer barbecues.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 3, 2006
Coffee Talk

Keep your eye the CPI: Here's a little trade secret that commercial real estate landlords shared with Coffee Talk recently: Watch the Consumer Price Index (CPI).January real estate bump: After three depressing months in residential real estate, at least one company is seeing an uptick from January.Boat slips are going condo: Owners of marinas that rent boat slips are converting to "condos," selling the slips in the same way developers resell apartments as residential condos.The results are in...: A group of business and political leaders in Hillsborough County has released the results of a recent poll taken to gauge support for putting a referendum on the November ballot that would create an elected county mayor.You never call me anymore: And that's not just your mother saying that. A new survey released by the Menlo Park, Calif.-based staff service company OfficeTeam shows a dramatic decline in the amount of time executives spend on the phone talking to colleagues.

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  • June 11, 2004
Legal Calendar (Tampa edition)

The Tampa calendar of legal events is provided free of charge.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 12, 2010
Carbiz careens out of business

Sarasota-based Carbiz Inc. has closed amid growing debt.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 29, 2013
Put the lime in the growth

A fast-growing Tex-Mex quick casual chain, founded in Miami in 2004, is expanding quickly on the Gulf Coast.

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  • September 25, 2012
Odyssey ceases recovery

The shipwreck recovery company concludes two of its operations until spring.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • July 28, 2021
Master-planned community advances first high school

Babcock Ranch High School could be ready in 2022.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 13, 2013
McGuire Development Co. acquires Collier Health Park

Collier Health Park features a 49,500-square-foot multitenant medical building, 17,000-square-foot surgery center and 10,000-square-foot plaza with retail space.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 16, 2016
Big move across the way

Size matters in the niche liquefied natural gas industry, a point on full display Sept. 9 outside Port Manatee in north Manatee County.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 9, 2026
Swedish construction firm to rebuild Tampa school in $77M project

Work to combine Stewart Middle Magnet and Just Elementary schools is set to begin this month.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 25, 2008
Corporate Report

Pinellas brownfield program earns grantSirion Therapeutics shows positive trials for DurezolRomark Laboratories rolls out new drug studyOdyssey court case forces preliminary IDsGold Coast Eagle scores 97% in customer survey

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  • September 14, 2010
Tampa EDC leads Mexico trip

Delegates will visit the nation's third largest trade partner in November.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Amanda Heisey |
  • November 20, 2012
Don't forget Small Business Saturday

People have already started pitching tents in front of stores like Best Buy to score Black Friday deals.

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  • July 10, 2014
Sarasota named top spot for sports

SportsEvents Magazine readers recognize the area's beaches and other amenities.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • February 28, 2020
Senior living complex hones in on luxury with $60 million project

Active senior living community raises the stakes in the effort to stay ahead of trends — and discerning residents.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 23, 2007
Corporate Report

New York's NeoStem buys Utek subsidiarySouthern DataComm buys Ingenico's eN-Concert lineCarBiz begins Kentucky sales, also selling in OhioPrivate Capital Management opposes TierOne mergerTech Data releases free Web invoice serviceBrown & Brown buys Wittner National GroupGeoPharma generic approved by FDAMoneyShow.com survey uncovers market worries

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