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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • October 12, 2023
Chelly Conley, 32

KnowBe4's director was hired to install a diversity and inclusion program.

  • Class of 2023
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • July 7, 2022
At capacity: Industry struggles with a counterintuitive 'COVID bump' challenge

Furniture retailers are confronting an unexpected, pandemic-driven business oddity: an oversupply of product.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 7, 2005
Inside Job

An alleged $1 million-plus employee theft at Jabil Circuit Inc. comes at an interesting time for thepublicly traded St. Petersburg electronics maker.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 23, 2003
Strong Immune System

Statistics show commercial construction so far this year has slowed from a year ago. But compared to elsewhere, this market remains robust.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 7, 2011
Jackson Lab still has many hurdles ahead

Jackson Lab may have selected Sarasota County for its 120,000-square-foot biomedical research facility, but that's just one of several steps to making it a reality.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 21, 2012
Wear shorts, stay for a long time

Sarasota tourism officials responded to a pair of thumping setbacks suffered over the past year with a new, and aggressive, attack plan.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 18, 2011
Subsidies come into focus in Bradenton

A brouhaha has broken out in downtown Bradenton over potential incentives given to businesses to move into the region.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 16, 2021
Chamber official combats low rate of new business startups

Frank Knapp looks to reform the SBA — and arm it with more capital.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 17, 2020
Manufacturer unveils massive new headquarters

Madico Inc., a maker of window films and a wholly owned subsidiary of Phoenix-based Lintec USA, on Feb. 13 officially opened its new, 247,000-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing facility located at 9251 Belcher Road N., Pinellas Park, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 2, 2018
What's in a name?

For St. Petersburg preservationists, everything.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 11, 2014
SunTrust settles sexual harassment suit for $300K

Bank officials maintain a “strong commitment to a harassment-free” workplace.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 21, 2013
Realtor doubles up on business

Ian Harding, a rare Realtor licensed to sell both homes and businesses, has created a niche that could make economic development officials jealous.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 29, 2015
County takes on big issue

Manatee County government officials haven't used the word crisis yet, but a situation with its employment levels, or lack thereof, is about to get dicey.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 20, 2015
Commercial real estate

Development drumbeat grows louder; UTC looking to iPic

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • January 18, 2024
Second airport in region breaks annual passenger traffic record

St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport broke its 2022 record for passenger count.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • January 6, 2024
St. Pete environmental services firm acquired

Environmental Science Associates acquired Janicki Environmental, which is known for its work in aquatic science and the study of estuaries.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 3, 2024
Nonprofit helps conserve 20,000-plus acres on Gulf Coast over 20 years

The Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast passed a land conservation milestone with the acquisition of a conservation easement in Manatee County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 24, 2023
Fort Myers resident sentenced to two years in prison for COVID relief fraud

Denis Casseus was also ordered to forfeit nearly $300,000.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • September 10, 2024
Lee County man sentenced to prison for $118K COVID loan fraud

Multiple loans were taken out under false names.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 26, 2021
Father-daughter duo target best-in-class equestrian facility

Go big or go home mantra paces Hannah Herrig Ketelboeter and Steve Herrig.

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