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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 13, 2024
Report: New home permits down 15% in Tampa-St. Pete, 34% in Naples

A new study finds that nationally and in Florida, permits for new homes fell for the second straight year, making it more difficult for buyers in an already-crowded market.

  • Florida
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 13, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

Arena troubles halt bowling developers: The construction stoppage for the Lakewood Ranch hockey arena is causing a delay in another significant entertainment piece for Schroeder-Manatee Ranch's master planned development. Drug store, office or both?: Wagner Realtor Stan Rutstein has a significant bite for one of the five former Eckerd drugstores in Manatee County.Different approach, same vision: Douglas R. Beath doesn't find economic statistics to be a good way to predict the future direction of global commerce.Joining the parade: The banking unit of a huge Orlando-based real estate and finance outfit is the latest bank to open up shop in Sarasota.

  • News
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  • By Elizabeth Djinis |
  • January 29, 2021
Medical practice, partially by treating COVID-19 patients, tracks growth path

A six-year-old medical practice, going against conventional wisdom, is in rare air amid the pandemic: growing revenue and looking for new offices and markets.

  • Strategies
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 15, 2023
Food distribution giant moves ahead on $65 million distribution center

Sysco is building the facility to ease pressure on its other centers in the state and to position itself for growth as Florida's rising population increases demand.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 8, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

New London ruling not as bad as it seems: There are some days it just doesn't pay to get up in the morning.It's not the Rays; the problem is the stadium, location: In the early 1960s, the pathetic Boston Red Sox couldn't attract more than 4,000 baseball fans for a home game.Clockwork ready to franchise in Sarasota, Manatee: With more than 250 franchises nationwide, it always seemed odd that Sarasota-based Clockwork Home Services Inc. (formerly VenVest) didn't have a single plumbing or HVAC franchise in either Manatee or Sarasota counties.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 28, 2006
Rescue Workers

Most people haven't heard of Dtidata Inc., a company that rescues data from hard drives damaged by catastrophes such as hurricanes or fires. But the tech firm has clients around the world.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 27, 2010
Boom-Time Caution

Cape Coral was one of the hardest-hit areas of the Gulf Coast, but one commercial builder based in Lee County's largest city survives. Compass Construction holds lessons for others in these tough times.

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 15, 2011
Foreclosure filings fall 59%

Foreclosures are down, but Florida had second-most new filings in August.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 14, 2024
Dolphin drives $32 million Clearwater aquarium upgrade

Winter the dolphin changed the fortunes of a once sleepy aquarium near Clearwater Beach.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 1, 2009
County official creates Web site

Being media savvy is a prerequisite for most successful politicians,. Now one local Manatee County official is hoping to put that “news” knowledge to work as owner of a Bradenton news Web site.

  • News
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 31, 2006
Corporate Report

Look at briefs from Gulf Coast businesses for free.

  • Industries
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 3, 2025
Prominent Sarasota corporate HQ up for sale

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Naples high-end shopping center gets an upgrade, a Tampa condo complex to be "repositioned" as rental apartments, and Manatee buys a historic farm.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2008
TO WATCH (Sarasota-Bradenton): Sean Murphy

Sean Murphy, founder of a Bradenton-based fence company with 12 offices in four states, spends most of his working days in constant motion, a cross between a hands-on problem solver and a big-picture visionary.He's been known to get in his truck and drive to a company facility in Charlotte, N.C. or suburban Nashville, Tenn. to handle a customer situation. But he's also been to known to come up with ideas that can turn into company revenue-boosters.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • February 19, 2010
Level playing field

Level 3 Communications is preparing to take market share from their competitors in Tampa Bay.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 22, 2010
Business groups pan Crist school bill veto

Republican leaders in the Legislature aren't the only unhappy campers following Gov. Charlie Crist's recent veto of Senate Bill 6, the teacher merit pay bill.

  • News
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 19, 2013
The marine team

Water stunts for blockbuster movies and dolphin cruises keep the Julian family together in business.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 27, 2011
Corporate Report: May 27

The latest news from United, Brown & Brown, and Coleman Cable.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 29, 2019
Area company buys Houston esports team

The business of esports is worth nearly $1 billion.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 21, 2019
Area architect redesigns industry's pay model

Barron Schimberg founded his firm, the Schimberg Group, in 2004.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 23, 2014
Prominent Sarasota insurance firm sold

Three generations of Ludwigs have run Ludwig-Walpole Co. since 1933.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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