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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 18, 2016
Candidate banks on experience

Steve Jonsson, who ran a community bank in the recession, has found another job that requires him to prove he's better than the competition: a run for public office.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 26, 2014
Elder care spawns business opportunities

Prominent Sarasota area immigration attorney Chris Jaensch sees big opportunity in the growing industry of helping families navigate the complicated world of elder care.

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  • By Michael Hinman |
  • May 15, 2015
Entrepreneurs of the Year | Chris LaFace

Ripa & Associates Tampa

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 26, 2014
Broker plants seeds with sellers

Longtime Florida agricultural land broker Ben Crosby has a challenge he hasn't seen in decades: Demand for farmland in the Sunshine State has outstripped supply.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 14, 2024
Polk County apartments get $69 million refinancing

The apartment community in Davenport was completed in 2022 and a second phase with more than 300 units is set to be complete later this year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 27, 2024
Library and learning center dedicated at Bradenton college campus

The State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota, honored its president with a building dedicated in her name.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • September 12, 2024
Sarasota to debut CEOs in Schools Day of Impact program

Sarasota County Public Schools is launching a program for CEOs inspired by a neighboring county.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 30, 2026
Hulk Hogan's Clearwater Beach estate to hit the market for $10.9M

The legendary wrestler and personality, who died last year, bought the beachfront home in 2016.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 4, 2026
Darden to transform 4 Bahama Breeze eateries in region

As part of a move to eliminate the Caribbean inspired chain, it will rebrand 14 locations and close another 14.The four getting a rebrand in the region are in Tampa, Lutz, Brandon and Fort Myers.

  • Florida
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  • By Jay Heater |
  • November 4, 2022
$30 million rural real estate project with 5-acre sites starts selling lots

A horse-driven entrepreneur looks to connect with the niche equestrian community to boost home site sales.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 29, 2006
Incredible Courting

Five million-dollar waterfront homes aren't so unique these days on the Gulf Coast. But a group of local developers is betting on a project that includes playing golf and tennis on the footsteps of legends.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 7, 2014
Bigger and better

Private investors used leverage to build 21st Century Oncology Holdings into the largest operator of cancer-treatment centers in the world. Now they're hoping to raise as much as $300 million in a stock offering.

  • Industries
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 17, 2020
Senior housing considered a well-positioned sector

Cushman & Wakefield’s Tampa-based senior housing team believes the sector will continue to experience long-term growth thanks to the nation’s demographics

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Jeff Brandes |
  • April 30, 2026
Florida housing: Regulated out of reach

The Florida growth story is showing cracks, largely because of misaligned policy choices and a lack of a statewide vision.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 4, 2007
A Tale of Two Floridas

Northeast Florida and Southwest Florida might as well be at opposite poles, one developer says.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 30, 2025
Unsealed indictment into Britton-Harr details alleged brazen $14.7M fraud

In the most revealing picture yet of what happened at AeroVanti, Maryland prosecutors lay out the scheme in court filings.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 24, 2020
Shop for growth: Firm assembles formidable lineup of subsidiaries

Vector Solutions, a Tampa, Florida-based e-learning company, has been on a run of growth over the past few years, acquiring 10 companies to diversify its offerings.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 1, 2010
How to Stave Off the Commercial Crisis

Lawmakers can mitigate a coming disaster in commercial foreclosures by adopting new procedures that give lenders, borrowers and guarantors more flexibility.

  • Florida
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 24, 2006
Real Estate Briefs

Sarasota Investment Co. buys Sunshine Sarasota IndustrialMapp, others, buy building, expand businessesInvestors purchase Sarasota fast-food buildingToll Brothers plans 1,000 more Florida homesGroup buys Bloomingdale Woods for condo conversionPhiladelphia group pays $39 million for complexMobile home residents buy Largo park for $60 millionHotelier buys Quality Inn in Fort Myers

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 28, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Developer Plans Project on North Tamiami TrailAmerican Property's Seidel buys Big Kitchen buildingPrimerica buys SunTrust lot, plans Commons center expansionOur Hands-on clinicexpands nearbyRinker buys land from APACHarry's owners buy FoodmartRoadway, utilityproject to begin soon

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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