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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 31, 2016
Auto dealer takes high-tech device nationwide

Auto dealer Dennis Hampton plans to sell an inventory management system he developed for auto, boat and motorcycle dealers around the nation.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 27, 2015
So much for the uncertainty

Several industries that generated the best returns on equity in 2014 were in health care — the second straight year the sector fared well in the report from Raleigh, N.C.-based data firm Sageworks.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 8, 2022
Former Corporate America executive helps turn bosses into leaders

Kyle McDowell's 10 principles for building and sustaining a culture of excellence are essential — but, he says, not rocket science.

  • Leadership
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 3, 2023
Sarasota seeks to make on-street dining permanent — at hefty cost

The move comes with some pushback on expenses for restaurants, which could cost an eatery $50,000.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 28, 2006
Rod Thomson: Growth: The Policies Should Match the Realities

Growth along the Gulf Coast is an inevitable and necessary reality. Dealing with growth often wanders far from reality.

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 22, 2008
THOMSON: Glimpses of the rebound

The Gulf Coast economy shows the first signs of a rebound. Will all areas participate?

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 25, 2008
Corporate Report

Pinellas brownfield program earns grantSirion Therapeutics shows positive trials for DurezolRomark Laboratories rolls out new drug studyOdyssey court case forces preliminary IDsGold Coast Eagle scores 97% in customer survey

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 6, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Landlord sues city of Sarasota in federal court The Donald in Sarasota?Coldwell Commercial restructuringY'all are old!What's ahead in Tallahassee: No new taxes

  • News
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 20, 2020
'Very Cautious'

NFL championship in February will propel Tampa Bay into national spotlight, even if visitor numbers aren’t as robust as initially anticipated.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 9, 2025
Andoni Goitiz, 26

40 Under 40 winner Andoni Goitiz is CEO of Medical Stretcher Solutions.

  • Class of 2025
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 16, 2010
Florida unemployment at 12.3%

It's the state's highest rate on record, since data was first recorded in 1970.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 16, 2011
Brandon Honda to be sold

The jobs of all 94 employees could be impacted by the ownership change.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 12, 2016
Law firm brings on executive

Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns LLP is a law firm based in Clearwater.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 23, 2023
Health care company lays off 290 employees, 198 in region

The Pennsylvania company with a Tampa office is shutting down 11 education centers in the state after failing to bounce back from setbacks caused by the pandemic.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 26, 2023
SWFL mental health hospital adds more beds

The facility is one of the newest freestanding behavioral health facilities nationwide.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 8, 2022
Pharmaceutical manufacturer to build $20M state-of-the-art facility in Polk County, create 100 jobs

The maker of IV fluids expects to bring 100 jobs with new manufacturing plant.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 20, 2022
New York firm gets $28M loan to buy two-thirds of a condo complex

ESG Kullen of New York is buying 161 units at a Palm Harbor condominium community.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 5, 2022
Seminole employees to lose jobs as company outsources services

Nearly 60 jobs in Pinellas County will be cut as a Dallas-based company partners with a global manufacturer.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 11, 2022
Layoffs hit third Pinellas County company in three weeks

A pharmaceutical manufacturer is laying off Largo employees after being sold to a South Carolina company

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 8, 2022
Apartment owner sees Naples property appreciate 400% in 10 years

The owners of a Naples apartment complex sold to a Dallas investor for $60.1 million more than what they paid in 2012.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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