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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 8, 2013
Port Manatee bushels big corn shipment

Latest delivery is the port's third in the last eight months from South America.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 15, 2013
Community banks feel weight of more regs

The next time a banker complains about over-regulation he will have some muscle to back up the vent.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 6, 2011
CEC Motor moves to Manatee

The manufacturer plans to hire 36 employees over the next five years.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 11, 2011
Largo to be more business friendly

Over the next two months, city officials in Largo will reach out to businesses trying to learn more about their needs and concerns in working with local government.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 11, 2019
Airport scores more passenger traffic records

Sarasota Bradenton International Airport set an all-time record for passenger traffic in June, with 147,615 passengers traveling through the airport. Traffic for the month was up 48.7% over June of 2018, say airport officials in a statement.  Year-to-date

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 13, 2018
Australian fund buys apartment complex for $54.7 million

Anson at Palmer Ranch rents units from $1,325 to $2,125 per month.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 3, 2017
Chefs get new workspace

Immokalee, sometimes overlooked for business development in rural eastern Collier County, is about the get a heaping portion of entrepreneurial assistance.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 17, 2014
Realtor groups close deal on merger

New group, Suncoast Realtor Association, will have more than 5,000 Realtors.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 2, 2014
North Port EDC names new chief

New leader previously worked at Florida International University in Miami

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 22, 2014
Florida leads U.S. in construction job gains

State added 41,000 construction jobs between March 2013 and March 2014.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 2, 2014
What firm will be the next Hertz?

Economic development officials are notoriously mum when it comes to details of pending projects, especially corporate relocations, and Enterprise Florida President and CEO Gray Swoope is no exception.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 23, 2014
Root for the home team

The business of baseball can be brutal, as municipalities fight to win or keep a team for their town.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 28, 2016
Preacher jailed for $750K mortgage fraud

A jury previously convicted Nelson Cristiano Machado Jr.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 29, 2014
USF campus names new chancellor

Sandra Stone to oversee the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2015
BMX world champ will earn crown in Sarasota

Sarasota is one of five places worldwide selected to host events in 2016.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 17, 2015
Contract awarded for massive reservoir

The South Florida Water Management District has awarded the contract for early construction of a massive reservoir that will control the flow of water from Lake Okeechobee to Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • May 13, 2025
Construction begins on Tampa 22-mile bike loop

The city of Tampa announced that construction has officially begun on a long-awaited pedestrian and bicycle loop around the city.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • November 23, 2024
Fort Myers airport passenger traffic down 11% in October

Despite taking a dip in October, passenger traffic for the year to date is up overall, according to the Lee County Port Authority.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 29, 2024
New freestanding ER opens in west Bradenton

The emergency room is affiliated with Manatee Memorial Hospital.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 16, 2007
Dollars for Cents

An inside look at how Sarasota governments conducted the sales tax extension campaign with a budget of only $41,900- a budget that did not include manhours.

  • Entrepreneurs
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