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  • By Matt Walsh and Joel Schleicher |
  • March 22, 2020
Plea to Gov. DeSantis: Give the state economic hope

This is now a two-front war. Unless there is decisive action, Florida’s economy is facing an epic catastrophe.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 24, 2013
Hillsborough aims to boost tech sector

Officials will invest $2 million to spur tech-sector growth and support entrepreneurship.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 22, 2012
Nonprofit names new CEO

Popular Sarasota museum selects former Ohio elected official as new leader.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 9, 2012
Pols debate $200K in subsidies

Sarasota County officials to consider incentive proposals for two businesses.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 31, 2012
Gov't gives $3.8M for 235 jobs

Officials approved $3.8 million in incentives for Feld Entertainment.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 2, 2018
Pay raise

First Citizens discovered banks are costly.

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  • October 7, 2016
Nonprofit spends $625K on land for expansion

Manatee YMCA officials say the new project could be built in three to five years.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 13, 2014
Shuttered bank signs $650K deal with regulators

No formal action taken against former LandMark Bank officers and directors.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 8, 2017
Glass Ceiling

Disrupting an industry, particularly one many try to avoid, is rife with obstacles. A novelist-turned-entrepreneur tackles it with heartfelt passion.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 5, 2025
Charlotte warehouse developer began career as journalist in Middle East

The local entrepreneur behind a warehouse project in Punta Gorda was a journalist reporting from Gaza for international news organizations.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 11, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

Beall's sells warehouse to company shareholdersPeach's headquarters to move to Gazebo SquareAppel, Prime Star buy Legacy Golf ClubTown & Country buys Ellenton landPost Management buys four buildingsNeal and Cassata plan new communityPalmetto Movie Gallerysold as investmentSarasota Military Academy buys property from diocese

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 15, 2008
Corporate Report

Blinkx offers to buy MIVA at $1.20 a shareChico's July reportshows 7% sales dipOmniReliant plans to buyInternet jeweler AbaziasFox European competitorto sell XpressO oscillatorsEtc... Alico Inc. addsnew quarterly dividendStarwood Land Venturepartners with D.C. developerPGT sets new dividend forright to buy more stockBrown & Brownissuing 7-cent dividendHyde Park Capital Advisorshelps guide Zickgraf saleRealtor Sellstate launchesnew branding campaignSource Interlink, XMrev-up consumer promoMoneyShow.com inkscontent-sharing dealProgress Energy Floridafiles nuclear plant applicationSolar energy project planned for Lowery Zoo

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 4, 2005
Steamy Opportunity

Edward Ullmann plans to create one of the largest business ventures in North Port at Warm Mineral Springs Day Spa.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 15, 2011
Everywhere Fast

With social networking sites mushrooming on the Internet, tech entrepreneur Aaron Shepherd helps small businesses manage it all from one place.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 26, 2004
Sold On Sarasota

After a development process that featured highs and lows, itis time to break ground on the condominium project at 1350 Main.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 1, 2026
Growing Lakeland firm tops $1 billion in 2025 sales

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Fort Myers gas station sold in portfolio deal, a Clearwater storage facility part of refinance package, and a Sarasota warehouse complex is sold.

  • Florida
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 5, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

South Florida condo converter buys 300 apartments in TampaNew Jersey investment firmbuys 29 retail sites in FloridaSimDag affiliate pays $12.4 million for 1 acreClearwater Inn owner pares interest rates, reduces costsSouth Florida investors buy pasture land for $10 million

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 3, 2016
'Heartbreaker' of a deal

A veteran real estate agent took on a failed car dealership site in Tampa. The result? A lawsuit, $12 million in debt, guns, drugs and seven contracts.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 16, 2020
City leaders believe new convention center will be big win

Years in the making, Fort Myers officials are confident a world-class convention center will be a crowning achievement — and a big boost for businesses.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2003
Sarasota Arena: How Big a Drain?

Read the consultants' report on a new arena at Sarasota County's fairgrounds. It provides plenty of information to question the project's viability.

  • Entrepreneurs
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