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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • January 3, 2020
Area developer moves forward on future apartments, restaurants

Naples-based Stock Development and its Stock Luxury Apartment Living division is developing Fruitville Commons in Sarasota.

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • August 29, 2024
Tampa doctor seeks tenants for $6.7 million medical office project

Dr. Seth Forman believes office space is on the verge of a comeback.

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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • May 8, 2024
Tech company uses AI-connected program to save hospitals millions

Bridging the gap between humans and machine learning requires a combination of finesse and force — and even though the finished product saves time and money, it requires lots of patience.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • October 17, 2025
Tampa Bay journalism executive, former magazine editor dies at 78

Rick Edmonds, longtime media business analyst for journalism think tank Poynter Institute, died Oct. 5 from health complications following a car crash.

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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • August 10, 2023
Pasco college promises to add 200 nurses in region

St. Leo University says it can produce 200 nurses in five years.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 13, 2023
Report: Florida files more personal injury lawsuits than any other state — by far

The law firm that analyzed a year’s worth of data calls the gap “staggering.”

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 16, 2022
Prominent Sarasota nonprofit CEO announces retirement

Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation grew significantly under Mason Ayres’ leadership.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 9, 2023
Developer plans more than 500 housing units, retail in south Sarasota

The two residential projects broke ground March 1.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 7, 2022
Inflation-walloped restaurant owner: 'I don’t want to be the guy serving $43 steaks.'

A Longboat Key eatery tweaks menu to meet current times, and demand.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • July 21, 2022
Eight businesses join Publix-anchored center

The businesses coming to The Landings include a pizza restaurant and barbershop.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 15, 2022
Well-known insurance firm embraces digital-first strategy, including $300K production studio

FCCI Insurance Group takes big steps on its new strategy of producing high-quality videos.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 23, 2006
Corporate Report

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 19, 2009
A Big Lift

The plastic surgery industry has been squeezed by the recession, as elective procedures are being shunned. But a Gulf Coast doctor is utilizing an innovative laser procedure to recharge his business.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 12, 2010
Powerful Success

Even after 13 years and seven stores, two franchised-based business partners still learn on the job. Some lessons are even relearned.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 3, 2010
Reversed Course

A Gulf Coast ad firm discovered a partnership with a larger firm wasn't as stellar as it hoped. It has found new life in being independent, again.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 6, 2011
TV in Paradise

Two former New York City television producers who moved to Naples found a niche in the area's hotels. Paradise Coast TV can now be seen in 5,000 rooms.

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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 7, 2011
Creative Business

Daniel Scott has spent years mentoring startup businesses.Now he's taking his knowledge to a college campus.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 2, 2012
Freeze Frame

Three friends and hospital colleagues sought an entrepreneurial challenge. They found it in ice cream.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 16, 2021
Grill girl cooks up a new way to reach the masses

Grill Girl Magazine, a seasonal grilling lifestyle publication from Fort Myers-based Robyn Lindars, debuted in August.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 18, 2021
Fast-rising restaurant exec receives prestigious honor from alma mater

Dan Stone, a fast-rising restaurant industry exec in Tampa, Florida, has received a top alumni award from Penn State University.

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