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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 31, 2020
Philanthropist, businessman, matched kindness with integrity

Stanley Kane built a billion-dollar business before engaging in decades of philanthropy in Sarasota.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 31, 2020
Charter flight service expands at area airport

Indiana-based TRYP Air Charter begins operations at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Lakeland, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 30, 2020
Community maintains momentum, marks 800 home sales

Babcock Ranch also recently made a top 50 list of sales in master-planned communities.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 29, 2020
Renovation underway for new grocery store in area

The space in Lakewood Ranch is undergoing a compete renovation.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 28, 2020
Foundation names two new members of leadership team

The new positions have been funded by the Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust and an anonymous donor.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 28, 2020
RV dealer expands long-serving executive’s role

Lazydays — a Tampa, Florida-based dealership that also operates in Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota and Tennessee — has named Linda Stephens vice president of customer and employee experience.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 28, 2020
Baby talk: Business leaders say state's future workforce is at risk

A group of Florida business leaders calling themselves Bosses for Babies are championing the need for additional support for the state’s young children and their parents and caregivers.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 28, 2020
Ticket to ride: $44M bus route gets go-ahead

The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority broke ground on the SunRunner, a Bus Rapid Transit line, on Aug. 17.

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  • Brian Hartz
  • August 28, 2020
Long view: Developer sees post-lockdown surge of activity as trends converge

The pandemic forced Naples, Florida-based Ronto Group to temporarily shutter its sales office for an ambitious new condo tower in Tampa. It used the downtime to keep interest high — and deposits flowing.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 27, 2020
Airline adds new nonstop service to Houston, Chicago

Allegiant Air continues to add flights to region.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 27, 2020
Airline to add nonstop flight to Boston in the fall

The route from SRQ will begin Nov. 19.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 27, 2020
Newly formed manufacturing consultancy names CEO

Stephan Biller has been appointed CEO of Advanced Manufacturing International Inc., founded earlier this month as a subsidiary of Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group Inc.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 27, 2020
Law firm launches  intellectual property group.

Henderson, Franklin has seven attorneys in the group.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 26, 2020
Organization lowers operating costs through sustainability program

Businesses can lower operational costs by improving the energy efficiency of their facilities.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 26, 2020
Student starts company that sells products to encourage social distancing

Aleah Colón-Alfonso launched the business Stay Safely Away.

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