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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 8, 2015
Charm City residents feel lure of Sarasota

Nearly 26,000 Mid-Atlantic region visitors came to Sarasota in the first quarter.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 11, 2024
East Coast pizza franchise coming to Collier County

Ledo Pizza will open in late August in Ave Maria.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 19, 2025
Sarasota company releases app for off-road enthusiasts

Hellios Technologies has released an app for the off-road community that officials say can be adapted for adjacent markets.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 30, 2024
Bradenton furniture maker to pay $100K for overtime violations

It was not the first time Alumatech Furniture Manufacturing was found to have violated labor laws, the U.S. Department of Labor reports.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 3, 2024
Feds: Sysco West Coast Florida to pay $130K over hiring discrimination

A Palmetto facility was found to have violated federal law that prohibits employers from discriminating on the basis of sex, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 19, 2024
Fort Myers lab-testing giant promotes pair to C-Suite level roles

Fort Myers-based cancer-focused genetic testing services firm NeoGenomics has promoted two officials to the senior leadership team.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 23, 2023
Pinellas chamber official named CEO of Naples Chamber of Commerce

Kristina Park will begin her new role early next year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 13, 2023
Florida legislators file bill to impose term limits on county commissioners

The legislation models a bill passed in 2023 for term limits on school board members.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 17, 2024
Two years after Ian, Fort Myers Beach favorite being rebuilt

Construction on a new, more resilient Beach Bar officially kicked off Thursday with a ceremonial groundbreaking.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • November 5, 2024
Bradenton vehicle dealer expands into refuse industry

Ten-8 Industrial has partnered with a refuse and recycling truck dealer.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 17, 2024
Badcock's bankrupt Texas parent cutting nearly 70 jobs in Lakeland

Conn's Inc. has told state officials it will lay off the employees at its Lakeland center as part of the wind down brought on by the bankruptcy.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 14, 2025
Captiva's South Seas moves forward as fight with neighbors continues

The resort's owners are readying to open a new beach front restaurant as it goes before Lee County to win approval for a plan opposed by some locals.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 7, 2006
Wanted: A biotech company to call Florida home

The head of a San Francisco-based biotechnology firm has advice for industry recruiters seeking to bring similar companies to the Gulf Coast: Universities are the key. Incentives and tax breaks help, too.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 17, 2010
A Model Business

A onetime model planned ahead for the day her flashy career would end. She's now behind an anomaly on the Gulf Coast: A fast-growth business.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 3, 2023
Site demolition on $124 million downtown Sarasota project underway

The 16-floor hotel/condo tower on Main Street will offer two restaurants. It's expected to be completed in March 2026.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 17, 2006
Coffee Talk

Conservancy sides with Babcock: The Conservancy of Southwest Florida, a Naples-based conservation group that has tangled with developers, says the sale of Babcock Ranch to West Palm Beach developer Syd Kitson and Morgan Stanley should proceed.

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  • December 4, 2009
Technology group ushers in changes

A four-year-old support organization for technology executives and entrepreneurs in Sarasota and Bradenton is getting a new name and a new partner.

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  • December 30, 2010
Bay Tech builds Odessa facility

The new 11,850-square-foot building will require 27 additional employees.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 21, 2010
Visit Florida names finalists

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

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 10, 2010
Citrus assets sold

Just months after PHC Holdings of Florida bought Citrus Health Care, another sale.

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