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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 27, 2007
Lasday: STREET SMART MARKETING

Short burst of non-traditional actions will be more powerful than dated plans.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 27, 2019
Apartment, office deals in near equilibrium

Overall sales volume decline in two Gulf Coast submarkets — Southwest Florida and Sarasota/Manatee counties — during 2019 was offset by strength in the Tampa Bay area.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • October 23, 2015
Point of prevail

Mistakes, even big ones, are common business occurrences. But how does someone 'unscrew up?'

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  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • January 19, 2024
Manatee golf club wins World Champions Cup for 2024, 2025 and 2028

The Concession has also bid to host the 2031 PGA Championship — one of four golf Majors.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 3, 2026
DeSantis, MLB commissioner support Tampa Bay Rays' stadium plans

The two officials spoke at Hillsborough College which, if all goes as planned, will be the site of new Rays stadium and multi-use development.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 27, 2022
Accountant who stole nearly $13M and used it on adult website sentenced

An employee working for USF Health support organization pleaded guilty to massive $13 million embezzlement and is heading to federal prison.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 12, 2011
GL Homes partners with MREC

The two will develop the 850-home Riverstone Community in Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 29, 2016
Sarasota company expands national presence

The business just opened a new office in Texas.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • March 8, 2019
Focus on steady growth, strong culture spells success for area law firm

Blalock Walters, with offices in Sarasota and Bradenton, has 26 attorneys.

  • Law
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 28, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Trust us, you can't trust us: An item in the latest edition of a Tampa law firm's newsletter is adorned with a surprising headline: "What Do You Mean, I Can't Rely on Your Tax Advice?"Bank confab delayed: Hurricane Wilma has forced the Florida Bankers Association to postpone its first annual Banker Education Expo.New retail competition, someday: Kohl's Department Stores proudly proclaimed its entrance into the Florida market in early October.Contractors on the rise: Engineering News-Record reports that last year was a very good time for large specialty contractors.Older and richer men like the economy: Consumers in the Southeast are more optimistic about the future of the economy than elsewhere in the country, according to a recent survey by RBC Financial Group.Unhealthy state of medical insurance: Employer-provided medical insurance is doing a slow disappearing act in Florida, according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute.

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  • February 22, 2013
Government cheese on the move

Government didn't get its reputation for inefficiency for nothing.

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  • August 30, 2013
Sarasota's Gabbert family buys Hunter Creek Estates land

The price equated to $5,455 per acre.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 26, 2012
Former Clockwork CEO buys Kanaya office units

Sarasota businessman Jim Abrams purchased units C1 and C2 in the Kanaya condominium for $645,000.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 2, 2012
Building proper stores

Could Boston Proper be the next Chico's?

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  • June 25, 2019
General contractor hires 30-year veteran as senior project manager

Jack Dillon will bring $200 million in commercial project experience to Wright Construction Group.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 8, 2018
Townhome project underway with unusual construction method

Construction recently began on a new micro-residential community, Stevenson Creek Townhomes, along the Pinellas Trail – 10 minutes by bike from downtown Dunedin and downtown Clearwater.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 26, 2018
Condo project aims to ease housing crunch

New construction is in extremely high demand in Bonita Springs, says sales leader with project.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 24, 2016
Waterfront hotel overhaul gets new leader

Chicago-based Oxford Capital Group bought the Bay Harbor Best Western hotel in October 2015.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 29, 2015
Data snapshot

More money, more work for bank boards

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 17, 2015
Face of Hertz exits (handsomely)

Ever since Hertz announced it would relocate its global headquarters to Estero from New Jersey, Richard Broome was the face of the company in Southwest Florida.

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