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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 2, 2012
Hibbs Garden bought, renamed

Robert Albritton and Benjamin Strong purchased the 3-acre garden center.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 15, 2021
Commercial brokerage names new vice president

Mike Christopher will oversee property management and facility services at Cushman & Wakefield Commercial Property Southwest Florida

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • October 26, 2016
Sarasota copy firm prints new owner

Sarasota-based Omega Office Systems had $3 million in sales last year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 28, 2014
Investors bringing SkyLux Jets to Tampa

The new owners expect to grow the private-jet charter brokerage to $10 million in sales in three years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 16, 2014
Food purveyor boosts earnings

Fine foods distributor Innovative Food Holdings says sales and profits rose despite the bad weather in the first quarter.

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  • March 4, 2016
Paint a nice future

National paint retailer Benjamin Moore is looking for, well, more sales, and it's using a successful store in Sarasota to lead the way.

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  • November 21, 2014
Tampa company enters hemp marketing business

Ubiquitech Software purchased the HempLifeToday.com website and business.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 7, 2015
Moving up

Pamela Van Vleck; Diane Kerper; James Moler

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 23, 2015
If you could do it all over

A large majority of entrepreneurs, 86%, would remain entrepreneurs if they had a chance to start over, according to a new survey — but they would invest their time and money differently.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 6, 2025
City of Venice pays $11.8 million for former car dealership

The city will relocate its solid waste, recycling and fleet maintenance operations to the site.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 11, 2008
It takes a biker village

Motorcycle dealer Scott Fischer is planning to build a biker mall that will bring together brands such as Harley Davidson, Buell and Kawasaki. The economic downturn brings new opportunities.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 4, 2021
Shuttered mall heading to bankruptcy auction

DeSoto Square Mall in Bradenton to be sold at three-day auction starting Oct. 11.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • October 9, 2025
Jerri Dumke, 30

40 Under 40 winner Jerri Dumke is regional sales manager at Mishima Reserve American Wagyu.

  • Class of 2025
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  • By Denise Kalette |
  • March 8, 2013
Slow-brewed Success

Brewers Andy Pickerell and Jim Helmke manage growth at Yuengling's Tampa plant, which is building a new brewhouse that will double its capacity.

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  • September 27, 2013
Crab shack chain pinches new location

Pinchers Crab Shack will open a restaurant in Cape Coral, its ninth location.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • May 3, 2011
xByte gets $75K to hire 38

Manatee County helps the Bradenton firm increase its employee head count.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • September 14, 2011
Fox adds Silicon Valley office

The Fort Myers-based electronics supplier expands into the western U.S.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • June 29, 2012
Key Solutions to go commercial

The Sarasota real estate group opens a commercial division.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • January 26, 2012
Matrix Medical to add 150 jobs

The Arizona-based firm is opening a marketing center in Clearwater.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 18, 2017
Bed Heads

A Tampa-based e-commerce 'bed-in-a-box' startup is armed with a patented mattress. It also has a dream-big mission.

  • Entrepreneurs
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