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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 24, 2015
Commercial Real Estate

Vue units going fast; Mystique developer taps Premier Sotheby's

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 27, 2015
Commercial real estate

Benderson eyes more development near Target stores; Marriott deal would have Gulf Coast ripples

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 13, 2024
Nine new spec homes in Naples listed for at least $17M each

More than 180 homes in Naples are on the market for more than $10 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 17, 2013
The business of being Nik

An entrepreneur who signs his emails 'Never Give Up!' must have a good story. For Nik Wallenda, that story is all about scaling new heights.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 22, 2013
Surround Sound

A corporate executive turned entrepreneur once thought success was all about fast growth. But he discovered that's not always true.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • September 6, 2019
Power up: St. Pete Pier set to wow visitors with unique canopies

The eye-catching, covered approach to the Sunshine City's new showpiece features a complex solar energy array.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • May 15, 2015
Trading titan

Uri Minkoff traded his life as a serial entrepreneur for bringing innovation to the fashion industry. He helped grow his sister's handbag company to more than $100 million in sales.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 18, 2015
Identity crisis

A new institute at Hodges University plans to help businesses protect themselves from the growing problem of identity theft.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 16, 2023
Former university official faces 20 years for siphoning payments

The school’s vice president created a company to take payments from the university for marketing work done by a New York company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 17, 2013
'Queen of Tax Fraud' locked up for 21 years

A 26-year-old woman with a sixth-grade education orchestrated a multimillion-dollar tax scheme.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 4, 2012
$10M fraudster admits role

A 28-year-old Clearwater man was sentenced to prison, plus he must pay restitution.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 10, 2016
FBI makes eight arrests in $633M pharmacy scheme

Defendants allegedly used compounding pharmacies in New Port Richey and Miami.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 19, 2015
Two more indictments in condo kickback scheme

Charges stems from investigation into a failed condo conversion project.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 17, 2012
Fancy Plumage

Mechanical ingenuity, craftsmanship and knowledge of customers have been the keys to success for SA Feather Company.

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  • February 25, 2011
Fourteen indicted for fraud

The alleged mortgage-fraud conspiracy involved 22 properties in Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • November 5, 2014
City Center sale includes $10M in intangibles

Alliance Partners HSP LLC acquired the office tower's real estate for $118 million plus another $10 million for equipment and leases.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 15, 2015
Adviser sentenced in fraud scheme

A nearly six-year sentence follows a guilty plea.

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • August 19, 2024
759-bed housing development opens at USF Tampa campus

Project is already fully leased.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 1, 2023
Polk County university official behind payments scam sent to prison

The executive vice president at Southeastern University created a false company to take payments for work another company did for much less money.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 7, 2019
Cooking up sweet local success for national doughnut brand

With no connections in Southwest Florida, the region's first Krispy Kreme franchisee turned to an established 'brand architecture' firm to hype its Fort Myers grand opening. Going local worked: it sold nearly 1 million doughnuts in week one.

  • Strategies
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