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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 5, 2019
Realtors find a better model to sell homes

An independent Southwest Florida real estate agency went looking for a strategy to compete with national brands. Although change wasn't easy, some benefits are percolating.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 1, 2019
Healthy obsession: Determined businessman brings long-dormant idea to life

Jim Price founded St. Petersburg, Florida-based Go Epic Health and acquired control of Cholesterade, a health supplement created by the late Dr. Robert Cade, the University of Florida professor who brought Gatorade to the world.

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • October 23, 2024
Tampa sweet shops reflect on two hurricanes

Owners recall preparation, the damage done and picking up where they left off.

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  • By Mark Gordon and Grier Ferguson |
  • May 1, 2020
Resilient farmers fight back against coronavirus

The region’s agriculture sector is scrambling to keep up with rapid-fire shifts in demand, forcing some unseemly scenes — like 7,000 gallons of spilled milk. But creative solutions are percolating.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 18, 2006
Sarasota-Manatee Runner-Up 2

Britton Williams, President, Bruce Williams Homes: It took Britt Williams a while to get excited about homebuilding in Manatee County. "I didn't feel the bug right away," says Williams.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 3, 2005
Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Events is available free of charge.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 3, 2009
Bobby V hopes to grow his pizza tree

A family-style Tampa-based pizza joint is seeking to grow nationwide thorough franchises, with the hope that the recession will be an ally, not a hindrance.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 4, 2009
Commercial brokerage firm goes outside for a core task

A rumor circulating around the Sarasota commercial real estate community regarding the demise of Abbey Realty & Management is false, the firm's majority owner tells Coffee Talk.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 5, 2009
Commercial broker goes outside

A rumor circulating around the Sarasota commercial real estate community regarding the demise of Abbey Realty & Management is false, the firm's majority owner tells Coffee Talk.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 17, 2010
Business owner grew large coaching

H.L. 'Penny' Robinson turned a love of sports, be it fishing or tennis, into a $60 million nationwide sporting goods enterprise that got its start in Bradenton.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 16, 2010
Real Capital buys loans on Cameratta projects

Louisville, Co.-based Real Capital Solutions has taken ownership of 76 units in High Point Place and 511 acres in Estero.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 29, 2011
Grubb & Ellis REIT buys Lakewood Ranch medical office building for $12.5 million

Some of Bradenton's most prominent power players have sold Lakewood Ranch Medical Office Building I to national real estate investment trust Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II for $12.5 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 25, 2011
Drum Circle on track for profits

Troy Roberts says he can finally foresee a day when his rum company, Sarasota-based Drum Circle Distilling, will turn a profit.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 18, 2012
Tracking Business

Felix Lluberes and Hong Long built a successful software company that helps track global-positioning devices.

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  • August 22, 2012
LBK Club eyes joint venture

A joint venture deal has been drafted to help the resort achieve its expansion plans.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 18, 2011
Long hold

There may be great commercial real estate deals on the Gulf Coast today, but it could be years before investors see returns.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 1, 2012
Power Lunch: Everything Greek

El Greco combines an Old European style with an upscale feel.

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  • July 2, 2021
Amish furniture retailer moves up in Next 1000 list — highlighting pandemic revenue growth

DutchCrafters was named to the list for the third consecutive year

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 15, 2021
Lone Star buys Discovery Village portfolio

Acquisition of a handful of senior living properties around the Gulf Coast by Lone Star Funds is part of a larger disposition by Healthpeak Properties

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2021
Pier pressure: Owner, town at odds over shuttered beach attraction

A legal battle rages over the future of the vacant Redington Long Pier site, a prime piece of Gulf-front real estate in Redington Shores, Florida.

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