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  • August 28, 2020
Ticket to ride: $44M bus route gets go-ahead

The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority broke ground on the SunRunner, a Bus Rapid Transit line, on Aug. 17.

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  • March 24, 2022
Lakewood Ranch builder acquires truss company in response to supply delays

The acquisition of HITEK by Neal Communities was made official in February.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • January 19, 2022
December brought more passengers to airport than ever before

SRQ also reported well over 3.1M passengers visited throughout the year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 27, 2019
City official pushes back on old way of (not) doing business

Bradenton makes progress on undoing past decisions.

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  • September 27, 2019
Fore forward: Discount airline renovating golf course near its resort under construction

Company's strategy is its ability to offer transportation, lodging and golfing services all within short drive of each other.

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  • December 13, 2016
Company, with new $3.8M contract, re-ups in Tampa

Lukos LLC will add 10 technical and senior level jobs.

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  • February 23, 2017
Major developer plans to raze noted hotel, rebuild it

The developer's proposal would add 128 rooms to the beachfront resort

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 10, 2017
Cottonwood bullish on St. Petersburg

Cottonwood Residential officials say they are aware that multifamily values and supply have spiked in recent years in the Tampa and St. Petersburg markets, and that affordability is increasingly becoming an issue, especially for urban renters.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • September 8, 2017
Famous people

Inventors Hall of Fame draws a crowd.

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  • July 21, 2017
Bank reverses trend

First Home Bank completed a successful capital raise of nearly $10 million.

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  • January 4, 2018
Hospital system plans $308M expansion

BayCare Health System is investing in three Hillsborough County facilities.

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  • June 10, 2014
Pentathlon scores hit in sporting world

'Sarasota-Bradenton is a very special area,' says one official.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • September 29, 2016
Manatee drug firm: from fanfare to bankruptcy

Rock Creek Pharmaceuticals and two subsidies have more than $80 million in liabilities.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • February 5, 2016
Super Bowl ad: Get on up

Super Bowl ads, the game within the big game, are primed for another big year during Super Bowl 50.

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  • July 10, 2015
Healthy start to capital raise

Venture capital investor and entrepreneur Chris Cogan doesn't hold back when he talks about his latest business, Sarasota-based sustainable food company Healthy Earth.

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  • October 30, 2015
Capitalism leads the way

Officials at Benderson Development, by far the largest retail developer in the Sarasota-Bradenton market, and one of biggest landlords on the Gulf Coast, get the “why?” question a lot. As in, why does the firm continue to build and develop when it already has so much?

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  • November 6, 2015
Tampa office causes contractor problems

The third quarter was a tough one for Houston-based Orion Marine Group, a civil marine contactor, and the company pointed to the firm's Tampa office for most of its problems.

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  • August 6, 2015
Dimmitt opening dealership in downtown Sarasota

A showroom for Rolls-Royce and other luxury cars will occupy retail space in the ground floor of the State Street Garage.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 8, 2024
Visits to Sarasota County trend down in May year over year

The May 2024 visitor data shows a slight increase in cost of lodging but overall decreases in terms of visitors, occupancy and expenditures.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 20, 2024
Tourism on upswing in Sarasota County after winter, 2023 slowdowns

The number of room nights sold increased by 5,400 in March compared with 2023, according to Visit Sarasota County.

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