Manatee–Sarasota

Business Observer Staff
December 10, 2022

Manatee County approves new leadership

The county named a new deputy county administrator and approved the promotion of the interim CFO.

Manatee-Sarasota

Mark Gordon
December 9, 2022

Restaurant company, behind 5-star fun motto, nearly doubles locations in less than a year

Fun-loving restaurant owner John Horne takes a "why not now" approach to growth.

Strategies

Amanda Postma
December 9, 2022

Chicken sandwich-making sisters go from porch to nearly $1 million business

With a counterintuitive approach — what business plan? — two sisters find fast success by sticking to one key nugget: give customers what they want, with good service.

Manatee-Sarasota

Business Observer Staff
December 8, 2022

Bradenton nonprofit names new executive director

Karen Corbin has been with the organization for three years.

Manatee-Sarasota

Business Observer Staff
December 7, 2022

Two Longboat Key properties sell for over $18 million

The sales were facilitated by representatives of Michael Saunders & Co.

Manatee-Sarasota

Louis Llovio
December 7, 2022

Sarasota doctor gets 3.5 years in prison for taking bribes to prescribe opioids

A federal judge sentenced the 59-year-old doctor for taking sham “speaking fees” in exchange for prescribing drug containing fentanyl.

Manatee-Sarasota

Business Observer Staff
December 6, 2022

Connecticut pro soccer team chooses Bradenton for training home

The area is now the Hartford Athletic's spring training home.

Manatee-Sarasota

Amanda Postma
December 5, 2022

Visionary tennis coach dead at 91

Nick Bollettieri was the kind of coach that gave athletes exactly the kind of support they needed to find success, leading him to coach 10 of the world's top tennis players.