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Manatee–Sarasota

    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 17, 2024
Sarasota man charged with smuggling electronics into Russia

The microelectronics had military applications, prosecutors say.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • September 17, 2024
Sarasota tourism firm to pay nearly $2.3M in civil COVID relief case

A whistleblower filed a complaint that brought Miles Partnership to the attention of authorities.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • September 16, 2024
Freedom Boat Club acquires 13 franchise locations

The boat club based in Venice acquired 13 locations in Florida as well as rights to develop along the coastline.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Steven Benna
  • September 16, 2024
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A $15.4 million land deal in north Manatee County paces transactions.

  • Transactions
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • September 15, 2024
New York investor pays $137M for Tampa Bay hotel

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Pennsylvania pool company picks up space in Sarasota, a St. Peter commercial parcel is quietly for sale, and a former Perkins sells in Naples.

  • Florida
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • September 14, 2024
North Port lawmakers appoint interim city attorney

The city attorney is moving, so the North Port City Commission appointed a replacement on an interim basis.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • September 13, 2024
Boar’s Head closes Virginia plant, discontinues liverwurst

The Sarasota company is also setting up a Boar’s Head Food Safety Council.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • September 13, 2024
Tervis to lay off 60 of 129 total employees

Drinkware company Tervis Tumbler is dramatically reducing its workforce with mass layoffs.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Beth Luberecki
  • September 13, 2024
Sarasota entrepreneurs buy three Florida companies in six years

Gavin Broadfoot and Morne Hobson have learned a lot about buying established businesses, having done it three times in six years. One key: Be open for any opportunity.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • September 12, 2024
Sarasota to debut CEOs in Schools Day of Impact program

Sarasota County Public Schools is launching a program for CEOs inspired by a neighboring county.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • September 12, 2024
Investor pays $6.15 million for Bradenton shopping center

The nearly 42,000-square-foot Cortez Village Square was bought by a South Florida buyer.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Lesley Dwyer
  • September 12, 2024
Home Depot, after protests, drops plans for east Manatee store

The big-box retailer was considering a store on the corner of Lorraine Road and Rangeland Parkway.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Nicholas Zaffiris, CEO, UnitedHealthcare of Florida
  • September 12, 2024
How the Surest Health Plan Helped Improve Access to Care and Lowered Costs

Here’s a look at how Surest is different from traditional health plans and how this approach may help meet the care needs of employees and bolster your company’s bottom line.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
Sponsored Content
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • September 11, 2024
Report: Small business owners' uncertainty highest since pandemic

"The mood on Main Street worsened in August," National Federation of Independent Business Chief Economist Bill Dunkelberg says.

  • Florida
    By
  • Carter Weinhofer
  • September 11, 2024
Developer readies a rarity: A new Longboat Key commercial plaza

The project will provide over 14,000 square feet of commercial space among six spaces in a prime mid-Key location along Gulf of Mexico Drive.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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