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  • July 31, 2017
Regional pizza company targets Sarasota

Bavaro's Pizza Napoletana & Pastaria is planning a downtown Sarasota location.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • July 31, 2017
Two alternative transportation stores open

Naples locations of Pedego Electric Bikes are owned by a husband-and-wife duo.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 28, 2017
International cooperative to open area office

Ace Hardware Corp. will open a customer care center in Fort Myers.

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  • July 28, 2017
Doctor, reality show star joins hospital staff

Dr. Jennifer Arnold will lead the Simulation Center at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital.

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  • July 28, 2017
Bank appoints vice president

Michael Forson will be the vice president and commercial banking relationship manager at CenterState Bank for Sarasota and Bradenton.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • July 28, 2017
CBC Saunders to host I-4 event

Amazon. Walmart. Publix. Southern Wine & Spirits. Medline Industries. Coca-Cola. These are but a few of the companies that distribute goods from the Interstate 4 corridor, between Tampa and Orlando.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • July 28, 2017
Firm sees lots of work

Seagate Development Group is on a tear.

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  • Alicia Ceccarelli
  • July 28, 2017
Burgers to beers

A loss of a business partner and mentor caused a McDonald's franchisee to rethink his priorities. His new aim is to bring people together around beer.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 28, 2017
Bring back the joy

The end game has to be a better-together model, QVC exec says.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • July 28, 2017
Inter related

Related Group is branching out from its Miami condo base to develop a series of distinct, multifamily rentals in the Tampa area.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • July 28, 2017
Latvala: Term limits the root of the 'rough' session

'Lost in that is trying do what's right for the state.'

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  • July 28, 2017
Small but Mighty

A developer with eyes on a growing tourism market hopes to lead the way in a new real estate trend.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Mark Gordon
  • July 28, 2017
Be our guest

A real estate-focused couple has dipped into the hospitality side of the industry, with a customer-first approach.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Alicia Ceccarelli
  • July 28, 2017
Change on the horizon

A close-knit family specializing in multimillion-dollar renovation projects has been building up the Fort Myers skyline for years. How do they keep it all together?

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • July 28, 2017
Fill it up

A Tampa firm with a niche in urban projects has discovered a growing market — in areas some developers have traditionally avoided.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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