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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 9, 2011
Big Branding

Sabal Trust Co. espouses conservative practices to reflect its goal as a trust firm. A big investment on rebranding shows the firm can take chances as well.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 28, 2012
Bolt Jolt

A national insurance company that shunned Florida now wants in on the sunshine. The company — which targets small business customers — has an aggressive attack plan that starts with the Gulf Coast.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 15, 2012
Game On

Sam Vrinios is a decidedly unordinary teenager. For one, his business is approaching $500,000 in total sales — and he's only 15.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 6, 2012
Bud is back

Bud Nocera led Florida's tourism efforts in the 2000s. Now, he's returned to Lee County where his career began.

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 30, 2020
Food blogger starts product line for area retailer

Alexis Beall Taylor has been busy creating a new line of cookware for Bealls as well as a cooking video series for kids to watch while at home during COVID-19.

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  • By Randi Donahue |
  • March 3, 2017
Twin tank

Brothers with a knack for product development hope to score big with their latest invention — an affordable desktop jellyfish tank.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • July 7, 2017
Will to survive

Floridians are used to preparing for hurricanes and tropical storms. But a Sarasota business owner has taken preparation to otherworldly proportions. Think zombies.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 12, 2014
Gold rush

Matt Orr sought a change of pace after a decade on the Gulf Coast. He found it on another west coast.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 21, 2016
Pedal to the metal

Caldwell & Kerr Advertising specializes in helping auto dealers reach more customers through digital media, television and print. It's a fast-growing niche

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 3, 2024
PGT Innovations receives unsolicited bid that beats previous $3B offer

A national manufacturer has made a third bid to acquire Venice-based PGT Innovations, the largest publicly traded company in the Sarasota-Bradenton region.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 21, 2024
FEMA downgrade costs Fort Myers Beach 25% flood insurance discount

Lee County and four localities learn that they will maintain their ratings and the discount comes with it.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 14, 2025
The Meadows Country Club in Sarasota files for bankruptcy

A Sarasota country club has filed Chapter 7 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • August 21, 2023
Grocery wholesaler breaks ground in Sarasota on new distribution center

The 1.02 million-square-foot project is expected to employ 425 associates.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • August 25, 2023
Tampa seeks downtown concierge workers

The city of Tampa is hiring "walking concierges" who don't mind the toasty temperatures.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 10, 2023
Credit union's trust company chooses Naples for first office in region

The new location is on Pine Ridge Road.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 27, 2023
CRA approves $14 million for downtown Tampa theater

The money will go toward the second phase of a renovation that will, among other things, add a second screening room.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 2, 2022
Dallas developer to build almost a million square feet of industrial space near Lakeland

Dalfen Industrial plans for two buildings on property just off State Road 559 and I4.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 21, 2022
More than 300 workforce apartments coming to Tampa

An Arizona developer is building the units on a property near I-75, close to the jobs corridor.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 22, 2022
University rolls out series of programs for entrepreneurs

The Startup Studio, at the University of Tampa’s Lowth Entrepreneurship Program, offers micro-courses focused on ideation, mindset and product validation.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 28, 2022
Tampa Bay sports teams shuffle schedules in response to Ian

Rowdies have pulled the plug on their Sept. 28 match; Bucs’ Oct. 2 home game vs. Chiefs could be moved.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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