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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 12, 2017
Star performer named tourism award-winner

Visit Sarasota County presented awards to Dolly Jacobs and five others.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 8, 2022
Local hotels ranked nationally by U. S. News & World Report

U. S. News & World Report’s annual hotel rankings includes familiar faces.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • July 5, 2022
Days of our fries: Tampa fast-food chain chews on calendar confusion

Checkers & Rally's calls for a change to National French Fry Day.

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  • September 26, 2003
Coffee Talk (9/26/03)

This week's items: Republic Bank buyout: still no changeRBC in and Provident jobs out Naples Chamber president says location has been one of its keys Two airport controversies underway at Albert Whitte

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  • July 21, 2010
Visit Florida names finalists

The group's Flagler Awards recognize the state's best in tourism marketing.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 4, 2012
Top Salespeople: The Negotiator

The reputation of people who sell cars for a living is doubtlessly low. Terry Myers has managed to rise above the image.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2015
Floor store aims for more with expansion

Your Flooring Warehouse now has four locations in the Greater Tampa area.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 6, 2019
Area biotech firm leaps to new creation: synthetic frogs

The SynDaver Synthetic Frog made its debut at J.W. Mitchell High School in New Port Richey in November.

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  • September 2, 2010
Gulf Coast Week: Sept. 3 - Sept. 9

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • August 30, 2013
Score seeks more

A nonprofit that connects retired executives with business owners for mentoring opportunities is looking for volunteers.

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  • March 24, 2017
Biotech company plans 136,000-square-foot center

Amgen plans to add 450 employees in Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 28, 2015
Sarasota call center plans 350 new jobs

Firm seeks people to fill customer support positions that serve multiple clients.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • November 1, 2022
Shoplifting spree of over $47,000 ends in two arrests in Sarasota County

Taking place throughout eight counties, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigated 33 transactions at several Lowe’s Home Improvement stores.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 26, 2025
St. Pete insurance firm takes on 20,000 Citizen policies

The is the second batch of policies the company has assumed from the state-run insurer.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 13, 2025
Report: Tampa's wealthy turning to rentals at higher numbers

Redfin finds that as housing costs rise the affluent are renting their residences more often because it "frees up cash for other investments that may be more lucrative than real estate."

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 8, 2014
A special agent

Robert Beatty, the new dean of the Lutgert College of Business at Florida Gulf Coast University, brings unusually diverse experiences to the job.

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  • October 5, 2012
2012 40 Under 40

Check out who made the Business Review's 2012 40 Under 40 list from Tampa to Naples.

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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • September 1, 2023
Airline to add four new destinations from TPA

Spirit will add a permanent daily line from TPA to a Southern business hub.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 9, 2013
Burger chain chomps into South Jersey

Burger 21, based in Tampa, continues its aggressive growth strategy.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 28, 2018
Historic concert venue changes hands, new owner plans $1M renovation

The State Theatre in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, has been sold and its new owner plans to give it a $1 million makeover.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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