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  • July 6, 2018
Q&A: Steve Horn

Steve Horn has been involved with office, industrial and even hotels deals over the past 14 years with Ian Black Real Estate in Sarasota

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  • July 6, 2018
Owner: Building purchase is investment for communications company

Citadel Communications owner Phil Lombardo says the building at 2040 Sixth St. will be leased to a tenant and not used as the new home of local television station SNN.

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  • July 6, 2018
Report: Tampa tech salaries are mediocre

The Tampa Bay area tech scene might be thriving in terms of employee growth and corporate expansions, but the average annual pay scale, at least compared nationally, is lacking.

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  • July 6, 2018
Status update: University secures 'preeminence' label, additional funding

The University of South Florida has been granted "Preeminent State Research University” status by the Florida Board of Governors.

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  • July 6, 2018
Entrepreneur wants to offer a head start to startups

Dunedin entrepreneur David Ponraj left Nielsen to launch Startup Space, a company that specializes in helping other startups.

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  • July 6, 2018
National builder starts construction on condo tower

Suffolk building condo tower in Moorings Park Grande life plan community in Naples

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  • July 5, 2018
Nonprofit names new board leadership

The Sarasota YMCA board of directors also elected Kim Githler as vice chair, Peter Powers as treasurer and Dan Dannheisser as secretary.

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  • July 5, 2018
Historic bakery, cafe to open second location

Ybor City’s La Segunda will set up shop in South Tampa.

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  • July 5, 2018
Luxury homebuilder adds renovation division

Gulfshore Homes of Bonita Springs adds home renovations to its portfolio of services

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  • July 3, 2018
Insurance company promotes employee to vice president

Mike Killingsworth previously worked at Safeco, GMAC Insurance and Allstate.

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  • July 3, 2018
Lawyers named to local bar association leadership roles

Three Hill Ward Henderson attorneys, based in Tampa, Florida, have been appointed to leadership positions at the Hillsborough County Bar Association.

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  • July 3, 2018
Construction begins on new retail center

Gates Construction begins construction at The Shoppes at Estero Grande

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 2, 2018
Developer breaks ground on 18-story condo tower

The BLVD Sarasota condominium building, in Sarasota's Rosemary District, will have 49 residences.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • July 2, 2018
University’s gains lead to ‘preeminent’ status

The University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, has been recognized a “Preeminent State Research University," joining the University of Florida and Florida State University.

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  • July 2, 2018
Professional theater names new managing director

Gulfshore Playhouse names Joel Markus as managing director

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