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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 4, 2010
Chamber chairman never gets his chair

The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce had barely elevated a Sarasota County employee to be its next chairman when word spread that a government worker would head the county's premier business group and the chamber backed down.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 19, 2010
Heads roll in Palmetto's $6 million grant mistake

The city of Palmetto is typically eligible to receive up to $1.5 million a year in federal community development block grant funds. But bad advice resulted in those funds not being applied for from 2006-2009, costing the city up to $6 million.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 19, 2010
Company tries to stay in the lines

A startup franchise company with ambitious growth goals — and a catchy tag line — has targeted the Gulf Coast for its nationwide debut.

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  • December 18, 2009
Enemies among meat companies

Boar's Head Provisions, the nationwide deli meat company with a corporate headquarters in Sarasota, has found itself in a food fight with a competitor.

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  • March 18, 2010
Celebrity Apprentice likes Clockwork

Sarasota executive Jim Abrams will be one nervous TV watcher May 2.

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  • November 25, 2009
Feds may jack up Florida sewer bills

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to establish stringent, numeric nutrient water quality standards throughout the state will be impossible to meet and impose serious economic hardship, according to a coalition of Florida businesses, associations and public entities.

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  • December 3, 2009
Tampa General Hospital buys Kennedy building

Tampa General Hospital purchased the two-story former Bryn-Alan Photography building and several surrounding parcels on Kennedy Boulevard near Brevard Avenue for a total of $5.7 million.

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  • July 9, 2010
Developer looks to a new industry

The revival of Sarasota-based product design firm Robrady has added another component: A gatekeeper for the company's venture capital portfolio.

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  • May 3, 2013
Commercial brokers seek sky-high offers

Two of the more notable downtown office towers on the Gulf Coast remain without a name on top.

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  • February 25, 2011
'Titans' share advice with Tampa Bay techies

Most folks in the Tampa Bay area would be happy just to get a few quick minutes of advice from a local business leader.

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  • March 8, 2013
Workers compensation attorneys plan S.R. 64 mediation, conference center

The price equated to $44 per square foot.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 21, 2013
THURSDAY'S CUP: Too big to fail is a disaster in waiting

Gulf Coast community bankers have argued for years that the too-big-to-fail dictum ushered in by Washington, D.C., punishes small banks at the expense of big ones.

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  • June 26, 2013
No butts allowed

You'll find Starbucks coffee, iPads built into countertops and dog parks at Crescent Crosstown, but you won't see smokers lighting up cigarettes at the 25-acre retreat-style community.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 25, 2011
M Waterfront Grille: Meal with a view

Located at 4300 Gulf Shore Blvd. in Naples, M Waterfront Grille has some creative flair, but doesn't go overboard with its continental cuisine.

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  • October 18, 2010
Audit says state agency 'lost control'

The state's Department of Management Services is under the gun following an audit claiming the agency's lack of oversight and meddling by judges led to excess spending.

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  • July 24, 2013
Startup businesses hope to glide to success

A group of local entrepreneurs descended upon the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota July 16 to sell their ideas to a panel of business development experts in an idea pitch contest.

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  • April 15, 2011
PIP bill gains traction

Senate Banking and Insurance committee moves PIP fraud bill forward.

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  • November 28, 2012
Spring training sites vie for event supremacy

Turns out the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox don't only compete in baseball.

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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 27, 2012
Fishing for Buyers

The housing crisis has forced Realtors to think of innovative uses for traditional properties. Selling a bait shop presents more challenges.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 11, 2012
Fly Boys

The economy nearly wrecked the ambitious plans executives had for Rectrix, a private jet service. Four years later the center is a hub of aircraft activity.

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