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  • July 27, 2020
Florida leads country in wealth accumulation

State leads country by a wide margin in added income over the past decade.

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  • July 27, 2020
Amid crisis, restaurant group sees positive sales trends emerging

Tampa, Florida-based Bloomin’ Brands Inc. says 92% of its company-owned restaurants have reopened with limited in-restaurant dining capacity.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 27, 2020
Wealth management firm recruits new leader

Barry McKenzie has been in wealth management for 30 years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 24, 2020
Homebuilder starts selling homes within new community

Eight new model homes at Esplanade at Azario Lakewood Ranch are open daily for touring.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 24, 2020
County earns top recycling spot in Florida

Lee County received credit for recycling 1.8 million tons of the total 2.27 million tons of waste generated locally in 2019.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 24, 2020
Technology distributor names new president of Americas region

Tech Data has promoted John O’Shea, a nearly 20-year veteran of the Clearwater technology distribution firm, to president of the Americas.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 24, 2020
Area bank on a quest for currency

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank is asking customers to turn in coins in exchange for paper currency.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 24, 2020
Days in court on the rise

As a result of the COVID-19 crisis, filings of class-action lawsuits are expected to rise sharply.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 24, 2020
Area businessman makes virtual appearance at U.K. graduation

HCI Group Founder and CEO Paresh Patel delivered a commencement address to University of Cambridge graduates.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 24, 2020
Honor system: Residents return restaurateur's missing $180,000

Restaurateur Dan Bavaro's $180,000 coronavirus relief loan mistakenly went into the account of a retired lawyer, whose daughter returned the money.

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  • By Michele Stephan, Attorney with Maglio Christopher & Toale, P.A.
  • July 24, 2020
Businesses Facing Coronavirus Related Insurance Claim Denials.

Businesses Facing Coronavirus Related Insurance Claim Denials.

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  • July 23, 2020
Radiation oncology center to open in early August

The opening will complete the first phase of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System's comprehensive Cancer Institute.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 23, 2020
Area skin care manufacturer develops product to treat hands during COVID-19

The hand mask by Trilogy Laboratories can be used overnight or as a deep hydrating hand cream.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    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
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 23, 2020
Company creates coin to commemorate canceled cruise

John Jordan of Sarasota-based Cruise Coins designs and creates brass coins for cruise ship guests.

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