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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 29, 2016
Commercial Real Estate Profile | Mark Chait

Mark Chait has been with Benderson Development Co. for more than 16 years.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 29, 2016
Shipping news

Cheney Brothers' decision to locate in Charlotte County seemed an odd choice — at first.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 6, 2015
Corporate report

Pavese Law Firm partner named to American Farm Bureau committee; Hertz hires Walgreens Boots Alliance exec as chief administrative officer, general counsel; Oxis International subsidiary licensing cancer therapies, hires consultant; National Forensic Science Technology Center receives Marine Corps contract; Sarasota's Bob Carter Cos. adds San Roman as Latin America director; Imortgage opens branch in Sarasota

  • Strategies
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 13, 2024
Sarasota County officially repeals business tax as an EDC funding source

Tax burden of nearly $500,000 will be shifted from businesses to taxpayers with a 50% match per private dollar invested.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 31, 2024
Lakewood Ranch office sold for nearly $32M in off-market deal

Center Point Medical Center is 100% occupied, according to the buyer.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 6, 2025
Longtime, vocal leader of prominent Sarasota builders group retires

Mary Dougherty led the Gulf Coast Builders Exchange for 15 years.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 28, 2022
Documents reveal details of speedy $4.6B deal for tech company

KnowBe4, one of the biggest names in Tampa Bay’s hyper-growth cybersecurity industry, has agreed to be acquired by a Texas private equity firm.

  • Technology
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 2, 2025
Naples skin care firm seeks $5M to fuel breakout year in 2025

The company, which started out in a 300-square-foot store, turned 15 years old in 2024.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 8, 2024
Condo developer keeps the beat playing drums in a rock band

For St. Petersburg real estate developer Fred Hemmer, age is just a number as he pursues his rock ’n’ roll fantasies behind a drum kit.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • December 6, 2025
St. Pete asks residents to design its next creative neighborhood

Dozens of St. Petersburg residents were given the chance to weigh in on design plans for the upcoming “Creators District" just west of the Warehouse Arts District.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 18, 2026
Sarasota Square developer pre-leases 88% of initial commercial space

Torburn Partners has also hired a firm to handle placemaking for the former mall project, which is being redeveloped in phases.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 12, 2005
Home Health Care

Expansion into neighborhoods, creation of a Top 10 health care system and no wait time in the emergency room top Gwen MacKenzie's to-do list for Sarasota Memorial.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 10, 2020
Community banks seize opportunities to help desperate clients

Go behind the scenes of a massive mobilization of manpower inside some of the region’s community banks.

  • Finance
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 22, 2017
After the Storm

From Tampa to Naples, area businesses faced challenges big and small from Hurricane Irma. Here's how some companies are meeting those challenges.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • September 9, 2023
State board approves financing plan for USF's $340 million on-campus stadium

The stadium will host 35,000 people for football games and events.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 3, 2023
SWFL estate planning attorney joins new firm in shareholder role

Juan Bendeck has experience with wills, living trusts, complex transaction

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • July 17, 2023
Tampa Bay soccer team names Sarasota attorney club president

Christina Unkel is also a business owner and a former soccer referee.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 11, 2023
Legislature advances two more tort reform bills

The Florida House and Senate move proposed changes to windshield laws that critics say encourage lawsuits and send auto insurance rates higher.

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Amanda Postma |
  • March 27, 2023
Shuttered Sarasota landmark restaurant sold for nearly $3 million

Benderson Development plans to "reimagine" the property.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Amanda Postma |
  • March 2, 2023
Aviation club names COO in preparation of another funding round

Paolo Ferreri was brought on as an interim for the role with the intent of it becoming permanent eventually.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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