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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 21, 2013
Tampa shipwreck explorer maps buried vessel

Seafarer is preparing for the second phase of its coastal project.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 7, 2022
Tech giant to shutter six California plants, announces 1,400 layoffs

St. Petersburg-based Jabil told California officials it was temporarily closing the plants and laying off employees for a few days around the holidays.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • January 26, 2026
Sarasota County buys Nokomis preserve land for $1.48M

The 1.07-acre site contains over 1,000 feet of shoreline on Shakett Creek.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 22, 2025
Rays take next step in sale to Jacksonville homebuilder with MLB approval

The two-decade Stuart Sternberg era of owning the Tampa Bay Rays is coming to a close.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 17, 2017
Manatee homebuilder bids for $5B Amazon HQ

Carlos Beruff officially submitted an application for the Amazon project, HQ2, Monday.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • August 20, 2010
Government Digest: Aug. 20 - Aug. 26

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 17, 2013
'Queen of Tax Fraud' locked up for 21 years

A 26-year-old woman with a sixth-grade education orchestrated a multimillion-dollar tax scheme.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 19, 2021
Locally based fast-food chain plans massive french fry giveaway

Checkers and Rally’s Restaurants Inc., headquartered in Tampa, Florida, will hold a three-day ‘Black FryDay’ French fry giveaway promotion on the biggest holiday shopping weekend of the year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 24, 2017
Attorney sentenced in $80M health care fraud

Former WellCare general counsel Thaddeus M.S. Bereday pleaded guilty June 26 to one count of making a false statement to the Florida Medicaid program.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2020
County to spend $32.5 million for new complex

Site will host public works, Sheriff's Office facilities and is expected to prolong landfill's lifespan.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 13, 2024
Sarasota pickleball company advances on Palm Beach County project

The Pickleball Club, a Sarasota company that develops private, indoor pickleball facilities, is moving forward on a project in Palm Beach County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 26, 2024
Tampa drive-in theater site to make way for 354 affordable apartments

Work is set to officially kick off Tuesday on the affordable housing complex being built on the site of the former theater and flea market on Tampa's Hillsborough Avenue.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 29, 2016
Investors earn handsomely

After a decade in management roles at Morgan Stanley, including stints in New York and London, Trevor Burgess sought to get into community banking in 2008, somewhere in Florida.

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  • July 21, 2016
Publix, Rooms to Go crack elite list

The list ranks the top private companies in the United States.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 29, 2016
Sarasota company expands national presence

The business just opened a new office in Texas.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 15, 2010
First Street Village land for sale...maybe

One of the most high-profile development sites in downtown Fort Myers is for sale.Maybe.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 4, 2017
Homebuilder closes out 2016 with $30M in land deals

Medallion Home closes a flurry of deals to end the year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 27, 2015
Pinellas man arrested in oil investment scheme

State officials say Edward Bahl collected more than $100,000 from investors, promising up to a 50% return in three months.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • July 23, 2010
Sports Craze

Sports facilities, businesses and teams have become highly prized trophies of local economic development efforts and more than just a seasonal tourist attraction. More new facilities are on track.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 5, 2020
Pandemic crushes media firm’s profit, revenue

Beasley Broadcast Group took $26 million out of its cost structure to overcome pandemic challenges.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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