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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 15, 2016
Sarasota earns national credit for business tax-friendliness

The city ranks in the top 10 nationwide.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • November 9, 2018
Panel offers tips about digital marketing, reviews

Manasota SCORE event includes advice about how to harness the power of online reviews.

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  • September 3, 2024
New Jersey family pays $14.6M for Fort Myers shopping center

The Lee County center on College Parkway was bought by a family of investors who owns a popular amusement center in New Jersey.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • December 11, 2025
Tampa eye care nonprofit to break ground on $16M Ybor City project

The Lions World Vision Institute will break ground Friday on its new Vision Health Center adjacent to its Ybor City headquarters.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 15, 2019
A new BEginning for 21st Century Oncology

In one year, new CEO Kimberly Commins-Tzoumakas transformed the formerly legally challenged, bankrupt cancer care company from the top on down.

  • Leadership
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 29, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Resistance is futile: Maybe community bankers should just give up now.Can't get enough Freedom: Another of those pesky community banks is almost up and running.Wells Fargo takes two hits: An advocacy group for low-income families picked an interesting time to go after Wells Fargo & Co. for its lending practices, including those in the Tampa Bay area.Reflecting Actualities: For years, Fowler White Boggs Banker PA recruited heavily at the law schools for its summer associates program, which served primarily as a springboard into a full-time job as an associate lawyer.First to the blocks: Belinda Noah has taken the lead among all candidates who want to topple U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, R-Florida.

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  • May 8, 2025
Grit, goals and going for it: The 2025 Top Entrepreneurs

Blending grit with a go-for-it attitude has proved to be the right mix for the Business Observer's 2025 Top Entrepreneurs.

  • Florida
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 18, 2026
Investor buys noted Sarasota bar for $3.5M, pledges revitalization

The new owner of 975 Cattlemen Road plans to revive the Cock & Bull brand.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 21, 2019
One Sarasota Tower continues to age gracefully

Icorr Properties International's belief that property management involves being proactive has allowed its 12-story One Sarasota Tower to remain among the top tier of downtown Sarasota office properties, three decades after its completion.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 20, 2010
Venture Forum deadline nears

The Florida Venture Forum accepts presenter applications through 2010.

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  • January 24, 2011
Vision sales could mean jobs

Vision Airlines sold 12,000 Florida tickets through its website in five days.

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  • May 18, 2010
Bank of Florida loss grows

The bank lost $48.2 million, rather than $33.1 million, in the first quarter of 2010.

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  • April 9, 2010
UCF releases new forecast

Economists say 2010 marks the start of a slow recovery effort for Florida.

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  • March 17, 2011
Hillsborough starts jobs program

The county's small business incentive program could help employers.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • May 9, 2011
JHS airs its first TV ad

The Tampa-based asset management firm will be seen nationwide on CNBC.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • June 9, 2011
Observer buys Pelican Press

The Observer Group grows its market share by acquiring the Pelican Press.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • May 21, 2012
ISM receives $10M investment

The Clearwater maker of green products received cash to expand operations.

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  • October 15, 2012
ConnectWise leases space

The software vendor leases 35,000 square feet in Tampa's Westshore area.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • March 31, 2020
County publishes business recovery guide

A PDF version of the Recover Manatee guide can be downloaded at the link. 

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 25, 2017
District starts work on another high school

Bonita Springs High School is scheduled to open for the 2018-19 school year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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