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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 8, 2005
Legal Briefs

James, Hoyer, Newcomer ensures fair treatment for the powerless'Stetson honors alumni at ceremonyFlorida Bar honors Stetson professorCross joins Phelps Dunbar in TampaSatterfield joins Broad & CasselFlorida Bar honors 50-year lawyersFAWL installs presidentFoley & Lardner partner serves as chair

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 13, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Chief judge stands behind Rapkin's decisionRe/Max Properties cretaing commercial division1st National Bank & Trust net down, stock upSarasota's purchasing department has Q&A with Palm developers

  • News
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 31, 2018
Skin deep: Renovation brings the past to life

Clearwater, Florida-based lighting manufacturer Zaniboni Lighting has spared no expense on the renovation of its headquarters, which just so happens to be the ancestral home of the Clearwater police and fire departments, a building that dates back to 1928

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 12, 2017
Stars aligned

Charlotte County is poised to become the next real estate mecca along the Gulf Coast, thanks to a handful of rejuvenated projects.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 25, 2013
Corporate Report: Oct. 25

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

  • Strategies
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 20, 2025
National builder opening 600-home community in Charlotte County

Esplanade at Starling will open this weekend in Punta Gorda.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 6, 2024
Record condo sale kicks of next chapter for storied Longboat property

The $21 million sale of a condo unit at The Residences at The St. Regis Longboat Key is the largest ever in Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • November 20, 2025
Sarasota brewery pays back creditors after $7.2M building sale

Big Top Brewing Co. has resolved claims of more than $4 million, its co-owner says.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • November 23, 2022
New indoor pickleball club picks up members before it's even opened

After researching what was missing from the game, Brian McCarthy discovered players were looking for some control in the environment.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 19, 2012
Power Lunch

A small group of top Tampa-area executives agree on at least one major concern: the economy is improving — slowly.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 2, 2020
Top Deals 2019: Tampa Bay

Portfolio sales of the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay and an adjacent office building, downtown and Westshore offices and a pair of Brandon properties spur record transactional volume of nearly $837 million in 2019

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 23, 2018
Event horizon: Faced with failure, entrepreneurs tackle a new frontier

EventPower Inc. founder Frank Powell was forced to reinvent his Tampa-based business when government budget cuts destroyed his revenue stream.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 4, 2008
Bank Blues

Non-performing loans on the books of Gulf Coast community banks have topped half-a-billion dollars. What's a banker to do?

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 23, 2019
Flavorful fortune: An on-trend manufacturer drinks up sales

As sparkling water increasingly grabs market share that once belonged to soda, Clearwater-based Monin has reaped big rewards. How will it keep the growth flowing?

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 3, 2007
Corporate Report

Yacht Clubs of the Americas partners with Legendary Inc.Seminole Electric Cooperative suggests CO2-capture projectSuperior Bancorp buys four Florida officesProgress contracts with Biomass wood-waste energyChico's FAS June sales upGeneral Dynamics producing Unitary Warhead for Army

  • Industries
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 20, 2006
Real Estate Briefs

Developer buys land for Enclave at Bay IslesHomes by Towne planning Buckeye developmentSarasota motel purchased, renamed Hibiscus Suites InnSarasota County buysland on Cattlemen RoadNaples developer buys land in south Lee CountyInvestors buy marinaon Caloosahatchee RiverMichigan developer buys land in Lee County

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 25, 2004
Firm Accused of Malpractice

New owners of a St. Petersburg nursing home inherit legal controversies involving a malpractice claim against Holland & Knight LLP, and a contract dispute with a management company.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • March 4, 2010
One Big Litter Box

Environmentalists' federal lawsuit to force designation of 3.1 million acres of Southwest Florida as a critical habitat for the Florida panther could cost businesses and governments tens of billions of dollars and thousands of jobs.

  • Florida
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 11, 2025
Tervis Tumbler exits Chapter 11 bankruptcy

The drinkware company is leaner and planning to bring more products to the market.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 27, 2025
Developer begins branding Sarasota luxury condo project on site of Hyatt

Kolter Urban releases details for the Hyatt redevelopment project to include 117 luxury condos and the Hyatt Centric Harborside hotel. An appeal of a Planning Board adjustment remains pending.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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