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Manatee–Sarasota

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 24, 2020
Chocolatier opens new chocolate salon in area

The store is Norman Love Confections’ sixth location and its first in Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 23, 2020
Executive director of art museum to step down

Ringling College will choose an executive search firm to conduct a national search for the next executive director of the Sarasota Art Museum.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 20, 2020
Lawyer in $72M scam faces 10 years in prison, ordered to forfeit luxury house, cars

Joseph Anile II plead guilty last year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 19, 2020
Southwest begins service at airport with new flights

Sarasota-Bradenton service will begin on Feb. 14.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 18, 2020
Former lawyer, CPA face more charges in $6.3M fraud

If convicted, Wasserman and Rossman each face a maximum penalty of 20 years on each of the conspiracy, mail fraud and wire fraud counts, and up to three years of imprisonment on each count of filing a false income tax return.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • November 17, 2020
Multifamily developer buys downtown Sarasota block for $6.8 million

Belpointe REIT Inc.'s purchase of 1700 Main St. block and Frontier Communications building marks its second deal in the city in the past year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 16, 2020
Restaurant chain to serve cocktails for first time

First Watch's new cocktail menu includes five signature cocktails and two classic cocktails.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 13, 2020
Prominent downtown Sarasota site listed for sale

BBC Main Street is selling the other portion of Main Plaza, that wasn’t included in a December 2019 sale.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 12, 2020
Major airline announces it will begin service at area airport

Southwest is expected to begin flights at SRQ in late January or early February.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 11, 2020
Cannabis company acquires area firm to form market giant

After Verano acquires AltMed, the resulting company will operate under the Verano name.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 10, 2020
Airport's passenger traffic increases to 69% of 2019 levels

Year-to-date figures show airport passenger traffic is down 35% compared to 2019.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 9, 2020
Construction to begin on first community in master-planned development

Aqua One Builders recently closed a $12 million builder line of credit to help finance the construction of homes in Bradenton’s Aqua by the Bay development.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 6, 2020
County names director of transit system

Grogg has worked in various positions in the planning and development services department, including long-range planning and neighborhood services.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 5, 2020
Firm completes batting tunnel for MLB team

The project included building three batting tunnels and an adjacent structure.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 4, 2020
Health system, hospice name board of trustees officers

Jan Miller is the executive vice president and Sarasota manager of Caldwell Trust Co.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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