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Manatee–Sarasota

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  • Mark Gordon
  • July 8, 2024
Sarasota manufacturer puts CEO on leave for alleged ethics violations

Hydraulic cartridge valve manufacturer Helios Technologies CFO Sean Bagan is now the interim CEO.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 8, 2024
Longtime Anna Maria, Manatee plumbing entrepreneur dies

Mike LaPensee, who started LaPensee Plumbing with his wife, was successful in part due to his connection to the community, a former Manatee County commissioner says.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Laura Lyon
  • July 8, 2024
'Smash therapy' company plans Sarasota, St. Pete locations

Franchisees plan to bring four new iSmash locations to the region.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 8, 2024
Visits to Sarasota County trend down in May year over year

The May 2024 visitor data shows a slight increase in cost of lodging but overall decreases in terms of visitors, occupancy and expenditures.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Andrew Warfield
  • July 8, 2024
Sarasota Yacht Club presents expansion plans to the city

A three-story, free-standing structure is proposed to meet growing membership demands.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Emily Leinfuss
  • July 8, 2024
Sarasota coffee shop doubles in size, adds yarn business

A family of German immigrants musters up a rare match, in opening a yarn store inside their Sarasota European-style cafe.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 7, 2024
Sarasota restaurant space on the market for $2.2 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Chilean manufacturer buys land to build a $25 million plant in Lee County, a bank branch sells in Tampa, and a developer lists the Sarasota shopping center it opened last year.

  • Florida
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • July 7, 2024
Top 10 Business Observer stories of the first half of 2024

While some news is of closings and layoffs, people and companies in the region are also busy buying land, expanding and taking risks.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 6, 2024
84-unit affordable housing community to open in Sarasota

Cypress Square opens at a time when finding affordable or attainable housing is getting more difficult and bridges “the affordable housing supply-demand gap.”

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 6, 2024
2 dog bars in region on USA Today’s 10 best list for 2024

St. Petersburg and Sarasota are home to two of the best dog bars in the country, according to USA Today.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Denise Federer
  • July 4, 2024
Enhance your company’s value by revisiting your core values

The principles that hold a company together should be active — not antiques.

  • Advice
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 3, 2024
Food service vendor loses contract at SRQ airport, cuts nearly 100 jobs

New concessions and shops, with several local brands among them, are coming soon to the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 3, 2024
Manatee pet waste removal company scoops up competitor

Parrish-based poop-scooping business DoodyCalls on the Suncoast has acquired Clearwater-based ByByPoo.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Elizabeth King
  • July 2, 2024
With skin in the game, entrepreneur looks to expand product line

Jackie Rogers, who had careers in a variety of industries, takes an opportunistic approach to her latest venture: skincare.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 1, 2024
National fraud allegations include Tampa nurse for siphoning fentanyl

Four people in the region were charged in a variety of cases.

  • Florida
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