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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • August 18, 2022
Florida recession? GDP says: Maybe

It turns out that there are many ways to arrive at an uncertain answer.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 9, 2022
Sarasota food bank names new CFO

Michael Ziebell, who had been in the position since 2019, officially retired Sept. 2.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 20, 2022
New nonstop service to Delaware city coming to Fort Myers, Tampa

Avelo Airlines, in announcing service to Wilmington, announced it was postoping other plans for Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 21, 2022
Supply chain cancels Bradenton Winter Wonderland

The festival has been postponed until next year, city officials say.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 20, 2009
Doc wants vacant U.S.Senate seat

Dr. Julio Gonzalez, a Venice orthopaedic surgeon and a relatively unknown Republican in political circles, has officially applied for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Mel Martinez, R-Orlando.

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  • April 1, 2011
Supersized subsidies, supersized regrets

Palm Beach County has been where Sarasota County is when it comes to Jackson Labs — in 2003 with The Scripps Research Institute.

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  • May 14, 2013
Hertz CEO already has Naples roots

Naples has always been known as a haven for Fortune 500 CEOs who want to get away from the corporate life.

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  • October 8, 2021
Home renovation firm founder charged in mortgage scheme

Obed Guzman faces several charges in case.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • October 25, 2020
Former Citigroup, IBM execs join software firm’s board

ACI Worldwide officials say they found new directors following a thorough search.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • February 1, 2021
Legislators guard against frivolous COVID-19 lawsuits

Top officials promise to fast-track legislation.

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  • September 17, 2020
Health care facility unveils $126M expansion

St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa, Florida, has officially opened its $126 million expansion that includes a six-story tower, a new main entry and 90 private patient rooms.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 8, 2020
Theme parks set to reopen with reduced capacity, reservation system

Seaworld Entertainment Inc., the Orlando-based parent company of Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and Adventure Island, plans to reopen the Tampa, Florida, theme parks on Thursday, June 11.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 4, 2022
Social services nonprofit expands with new Venice location

After seeing an uptick in need throughout the Venice area, JFCS of the Suncoast opened the new location in response.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • October 19, 2016
State senator thwarted in Uber records request

Competing rideshare company Lyft also filed an injunction to not release information.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 30, 2016
Manatee reels in economic development official

Geraldine Campos Lopez will head up the new Redevelopment and Economic Opportunity Department.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • November 10, 2017
Pirates treasure Bradenton

The MLB team celebrates 50th anniversary with the town in 2018.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • January 5, 2018
Game On

West Villages comes roaring into 2018.

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  • April 8, 2014
Medical tourism on the upswing

It appears Tallahassee officials want a ride on the medical tourism bus, which has motored through the Gulf Coast for a few years.

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  • October 17, 2014
Death, taxes and cell phone bills

Economic development officials statewide tout Florida's low taxes in many areas, usually for good reason, but they missed the call on this latest levy: Florida, at 16.55%, has the fourth-highest average state-local cell phone tax in the country, according to a Tax Foundation report.

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  • January 16, 2015
Headquarters sweepstakes heats up

The big to-do in national corporate headquarters relocation news so far for 2015 is Mercedes-Benz blowing out of New Jersey for metro Atlanta.

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