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  • November 25, 2011
Malio's: Mangia!

Derek Iavarone is the sole owner of the steakhouse, which he says is successful because of its name's longevity in the Tampa Bay area.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 25, 2011
Gulf Coast Week: Nov. 25

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • November 24, 2011
Holiday season could be cheery

Scrooge might take a vacation this year. That's the message embedded in the 2011 American Express OPEN Small Business Holiday Monitor.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 23, 2011
No solutions next year

The uncertain economic and political outlook affects more than just business.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 23, 2011
Watch that bed tax

Hoteliers in Lee County are right to be concerned about how the bed tax they collect will be spent by politicians.

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  • November 23, 2011
Keep it short, get something sweet

Tampa area technology entrepreneur Tony Duda has an affinity for concise writing, and it recently won his firm a chance at some unexpected venture capital funding.

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  • November 23, 2011
Elderly focused agency grows up fast

A Sarasota-based think tank that studies the impact of aging on businesses and the community is moving at speeds not normally associated with its subjects.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 23, 2011
Follow the 'green' money

It's easy to spend $295 million when it's not yours.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 23, 2011
Construction jobs down 11,600

Florida's construction industry employment is down 3.4% over the year.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 23, 2011
Mote caviar sold in Whole Foods

Caviar from Sarasota's Mote Marine Lab is available in 16 Florida stores.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 23, 2011
Savtira to sponsor Outback Bowl

The Tampa tech firm expects 45,000 fans from 40 states to attend the game.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 23, 2011
Tampa tax fraudster sentenced

Roger Snells, 25, prepared more than 100 fraudulent federal tax returns.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 23, 2011
Investment in renovations pays off

Downtown Sarasota commercial real estate, at least for some local brokers, remains a beacon in what's a larger morass of inactivity in the region.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 22, 2011
Sarasota IT companies merge

The combined entity did $2.4 million in 2011 business with 19 employees.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 22, 2011
Cheney buys 35 Charlotte acres

Cheney Brothers Inc. buys land in the Enterprise Charlotte Airport Park.

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