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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 11, 2009
School of Matlacha

Leoma Lovegrove is one of the Gulf Coast's most prolific artists. She's also an entrepreneur who has turned her small gallery into a global draw. Her advice: Think big.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 22, 2006
Commercial RE Briefs

Giles starts work on Manatee Bay in Waterside Cape Coral Parkway, Red Rock buy land for office condoNassif Development plans Prima LuceNaples investment group plans office developmenSeminole attorneys buy Brooker Creek centerDeveloper Grady Pridgen buys Buccaneer CenterSierra Stone and Aggregate buys Largo warehouseU.S. Assets completes Wicker Inn purchaseNew Jersey entrepreneurs plan car wash chain

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 7, 2007
'Heart and Soul'

A banking career that started as a teller in Palmetto 25 years ago has led Anne Lee to running the bank at the epicenter of the current real estate slowdown.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 11, 2003
Real Estate Briefs

This week's items: The Getzen Family in Sarasota buys the Mediterranean Plaza, 595 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key, for $3.375 million.Mississippi firm buys 10 acres for $1.3 millionConstruction starts onOsteopathic medical school

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Rod Thomson |
  • April 13, 2012
Legislative Roundup: Consolidating Gains

Businesses and the economy got a modest boost from this year's legislative session as redistricting stole much of the limelight.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 3, 2020
Retailer reframes industry, internal challenges

A move to refine brands within Chico’s FAS — focusing on simplification, elegance and commitment to customer’s first — will be in full swing in 2020.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 7, 2020
Entrepreneur makes big push for shipping container homes

Although shipping container homes aren’t new, the niche has mostly been one-offs that make for cool, funky-looking sustainability or downsizing projects and nice spreads in architecture and interior design magazines

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 2, 2018
Co-Work spaces evolving as they gain in popularity

New co-working spaces throughout the Gulf Coast are going upscale and adding amenities to lure tenants to the short-term shared offices, taking advantage of shifts in the way many think about work.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • June 19, 2023
Lakewood Ranch home owned by Mick Jagger's girlfriend for sale

Mick Jagger sightings are now less likely in Lakewood Ranch as the rock star's girlfriend, Melanie Hamrick, has put her Lake Club home up for sale for $3.5 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 13, 2005
Calendar of Events

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 29, 2005
Calendar of Events

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 15, 2009
Calendar of Events

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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • September 24, 2010
Penny For Your Routes

Land use lawyer David Singer heads the campaign to add another cent to Hillsborough County's sales tax for mass transit. As he sees it, it's a matter of paying now or incurring steeper costs later.

  • Florida
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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • October 14, 2011
Scott: Jobs will solve state's problems

Florida Gov. Rick Scott's visit to The Observer Group prompted discussion on economic growth, the importance of jobs and Scott's intention to reduce state taxes.

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  • By Jay Brady |
  • June 10, 2011
Government Digest: June 10

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Lindsay Downey |
  • July 6, 2012
Visual Victory

Home makeovers have a seen a recession-era lift in popularity. A forward-thinking entrepreneur hopes to capitalize on the trend, with technology leading the way.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Rod Thomson |
  • August 3, 2012
On Site Early

Ed Taylor Construction looked at diversifying and government work when the bottom fell out, but chose to stick with its core strengths, improving efficiencies at every level.

  • Strategies
  • By Jennifer Fowler-Hermes and John C. Getty |
  • April 8, 2019
FMLA: FORGETTING MINUTIAE LEADS TO (LEGAL) ACTIONS

FMLA: FORGETTING MINUTIAE LEADS TO (LEGAL) ACTIONS

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  • By Ted Carter |
  • August 25, 2017
Make it Personal

It has been five years since one of the region's most prolific homebuilders headed south — a worthwhile expansion. More growth is forthcoming.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Pam Schuneman |
  • May 5, 2017
Taxing vacation get-aways

Being part of the Airbnb world brings special tax rules into play.

  • Opinion
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