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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 20, 2025
St. Pete Beach resort renovations aimed at landing prestigious Hilton flag

Following a $25 million Phase 1 renovation, the owners of the Sirata Beach Resort are working on Phase 2 with plans for it to be complete early next year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 21, 2025
Lakewood Ranch tech company plans $800M software firm acquisition

Roper Technologies expects the deal with Subsplash to close by the end of July.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 17, 2026
Fort Myers land zoned for single-family houses sold

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Sarasota office property sells, an investor buys a low-income apartment complex in Tampa, and construction starts on a hotel at a Fort Myers mall.

  • Florida
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 6, 2012
Ich Liebe Florida

Crisis? What crisis? More Europeans plan to visit Southwest Florida than last summer despite trouble brewing at home, tourism professionals say.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 9, 2023
The Business Observer's deep dive into AI and ChatGPT

Chatter over artificial intelligence and ChatGPT, in some quarters, is hitting a fever pitch. Uses are seemingly infinite. So, too, are the worries, and pitfalls, from legal to ethical to simply understanding the applications. The Business Observer tackled the challenges — and opportunities — from multiple angles.

  • Technology
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 24, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: An '05 Christmas present?Setting the record straight

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  • By Jay Schlichter |
  • October 17, 2019
Ryan Carter, 36

Executive vice president and co-founder, Scotlynn USA Division Inc.

  • Class of 2019
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • May 20, 2016
Clean start

Joe and Sandy Nelson brought the sparkle back to a local Molly Maid franchise. Hiring the right people — and being unafraid to purge the wrong ones — has driven the comeback.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Katie Nielsen |
  • January 23, 2015
10 reasons small employers should consider dropping health insurance

Whether you have five employees or 45, providing health insurance is complicated and expensive for any small business.

  • AllTrust Insurance
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 18, 2021
Construction set to begin on largest residential tower in region

Groundbreaking at 400 Central in downtown St. Petersburg brings colorful developer and protesters together

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 5, 2015
5 Reasons to Adopt a Unified Communications Solution to Increase Productivity

Even in today's digital world, voice communication via phone is important. With people increasingly communicating by text or email, a phone call with another person stands out among the many interactions throughout the day.

  • Brighthouse Networks
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2011
5D brings 120 jobs to Sarasota

A Canada-based manufacturer is moving part of its business to Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • August 20, 2010
Re-icing the Rink

Businesses near the Tampa Bay Lightning's arena are hurting from both the economic downturn and the team's own misfortunes. With a new ownership group in place this season, can joy return to Boltville?

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 19, 2008
Looking Inland

Lehigh Acres is one of the areas of the Gulf Coast hardest hit by the real estate bust. So why is a group of investors betting a new bank will succeed there?

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • July 31, 2020
Pier ahead: Amid a new reality, rebuilt $92M amenity finally opens

After nearly a decade without one, St. Petersburg, Florida, again has a pier, with the $92 million project, more than seven years in the making, opening on July 6.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 11, 2016
'Smaller bites'

After years of developing larger and larger projects, Steve Hovland is focusing on simplicity -- and sleep.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 30, 2020
Ferry service returns to region for a fourth season

The Cross Bay Ferry, linking Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida, has return for a fourth season and will run until April 30.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 27, 2020
Biotech firm, in response to pandemic, will offer free online science course

Starting March 31, Tampa, Florida-based biotech firm SynDaver will provide instructor-led artificial frog dissection courses via Facebook Live.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 6, 2015
Another way to Havana

Cuban food and music wafted through Concourse B at Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers this past week.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 15, 2015
Campaign seeks Brazilians, Germans and Mexicans

Brand USA teams up with the Charlotte Harbor Visitor & Convention Bureau.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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