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  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • March 25, 2025
BMX track draws amateur and pro riders to east Manatee County

Aker Brand Farms is a 15-acre BMX training facility and a dream come true for owners Jeremy Smith and Will Grant.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 16, 2004
Lemon Avenue Revival

A group of business owners, including Monika Tomlinson, are betting on a bright future for Lemon Avenue and Fourth Street, north of Fruitville.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • November 19, 2020
Tutoring companies remain nimble to keep up with demand amid pandemic

One area tutoring services company nearly doubled its payroll to support the surge.

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • May 15, 2020
For highly driven cybersecurity CEO, mindset is everything

ReliaQuest founder and CEO Brian Murphy brings a relentless focus to his work, an effort that's put him at the forefront of an in-demand industry.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 8, 2019
Area insurance firm defies Wall Street's struggles with $229M IPO

Going public has lost its luster in some financial quarters. A rollicking Tampa insurance firm, with sights set on even loftier goals, is an outlier.

  • Insurance
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 27, 2023
Construction begins on $20 million Cape Coral food truck park, marina

The owners say the combined concepts will anchor a dining entertainment complex on the Caloosahatchee River.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 19, 2023
Sarasota-based manufacturer reels in $150M loan

Helios Technologies is working with PNC Capital Markets on the financing.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • August 7, 2023
Chicken chain to open first Tampa Bay store

The chicken-focused restaurant will open first in Wesley Chapel, then eye the rest of Tampa Bay.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 1, 2023
Education company promotes from within for president and COO role

Greg Sapienza initially joined OptimaEd in March 2022.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 3, 2023
Crews reach the top of 350-foot Ritz-Carlton in Tampa

Construction of the 30-story tower along the city's ultra-high end Bayshore Boulevard has topped out and is expected to be fully complete next year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 11, 2023
Popular Sarasota Greek restaurant expands to UTC area

Blu Kouzina announced plans to open a second location in the University Town Center.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 1, 2023
Airline slashes prices of more flights originating from Tampa

Breeze Airways is offering one-way fares as low as $39.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 12, 2022
One of the largest builders in Florida names new HR leader

Maureen Henson has more than two decades of global human resources experience.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 15, 2022
Tampa boosts efforts to shut down illegal construction

The city has created a team to focus on stopping illegal construction sites and unlicensed contractors.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 4, 2022
Investment banking firm adds managing director to executive team

Jeff Hunt, formerly of BayFirst National Bank, has joined Tampa-based Skyway Capital Markets.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 23, 2022
Clearwater hospice service provider expands Central Florida presence

Hospice of Marion County has agreed to partner with Empath Health.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 19, 2022
Private equity firm makes offer for Clearwater cybersecurity company

Vista Equity Partners says it will pay a 39% premium on all outstanding shares of KnowBe4 Inc.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 5, 2022
Charlotte County airport resumes full service

Punta Gorda Airport will continue serving as a staging area for emergency responders.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 7, 2022
Credit union donates $600,000 to Hurricane Ian relief efforts

Volunteer Florida will receive $500,000 and the Foundation for Lee County Public Schools will receive $100,000 from Suncoast Credit Union.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 9, 2022
Leadership change announced at Sarasota charitable foundation

On Dec. 1, an interim leader will step in at Tidewell Foundation.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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