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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 9, 2021
How to turn the Great Resignation into great opportunities

The scramble to attract and retain workers can quickly change a company’s fortunes — for better or worse. Solutions are within reach.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 29, 2016
Daytime cafe continues nationwide expansion

The chain announced plans to open new restaurants in Tennessee and Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 21, 2014
Algenol is hot

Algae fuel company Algenol is the third-hottest company in the field of bioenergy.

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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • October 31, 2023
Tourism soars in Tampa Bay area

Tampa Bay reports record 2023 fiscal year's final numbers, a record with help from Taylor Swift.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 23, 2023
Highly anticipated Port Charlotte resort to hold job fair

Sunseeker Resort looks to hire employees ahead of grand opening later this year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 11, 2012
Golden State bonks another business loose

The exodus of California businesses continues to make news.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 25, 2010
Way off Broadway

Small theaters in out-of-the-way towns are incubators for Broadway hits. One theater in Naples hopes to cash in on an original production.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 27, 2013
Subway Development affiliate buys Hampton Plaza strip center

The price equated to $111 per square foot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 3, 2025
Bonita Springs resort to start latest renovation

The latest project includes updates to meeting areas and front desk.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 20, 2019
Builder opens latest residential community

On May 18, PulteGroup’s west Florida division held a grand opening of K-Bar Ranch, the Atlanta-based homebuilder’s latest Tampa Bay area community.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 6, 2018
Sean Murphy to anchor BLVD condo tower retail

Sean Murphy plans to open a 175-seat restaurant named "Sean Murphy's Bistro" inside the 18-story BLVD condo tower now under construction in Sarasota by Core Development Inc.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 8, 2019
How to provide exceptional service

The best of the best customer service, says Damien O’Riordan, a 25-year veteran of the best in hospitality — The Ritz-Carlton — comes from a combination of constants. Those constants are like a ladder: every rung needs to be there to make it all work in c

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  • By Jay Schlichter |
  • September 6, 2019
Restauranteurs pick out-of-the-way spot to build eatery featuring massive tiki huts

Kearns Restaurant Group knew their latest concept was a hit, so they built a second one. This one's in west Fort Myers.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • February 9, 2023
How to motivate — and delight — employees with rewards

In an age of quiet quitting, creative incentives can radically increase employee engagement and productivity.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 31, 2013
County appeals land-use law decision

Pasco County officials will fight a federal judge's ruling that essentially called a local ordinance an end-run around eminent domain laws.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 1, 2021
Roc Nation, Fanatics among investors in acquisition of Lakewood Ranch company

The acquisition bumps the company's value to $500 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 1, 2010
Firm offers phone view of Gulf beaches

A local company offers a look at the beaches TV news viewers won't see otherwise.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 14, 2017
Get them here, keep them here

The 'attrition rate comes from people who move here and don't get engaged with the community.'

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 14, 2025
Report: Rays reach $1.7B deal to sell to Jacksonville billionaire

The new ownership prefers the team move out of St. Petersburg to Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 14, 2020
Economic impact report 'bittersweet' for destination marketing agency leader

A new report issued by analysis firm Tourism Economics reveals that Hillsborough County, Florida’s tourism revenues grew by 67% over the past decade, led by the food and beverage sector, where sales rose $1.2 billion, or 28%.

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