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  • By Jay Brady |
  • March 11, 2011
Government Digest: Mar. 11

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 23, 2020
Work begins on Sarasota apartments, retail

Belpointe REIT intends to replace moribund Main Plaza complex in downtown Sarasota with mix of shops, eateries and multifamily rental units

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 17, 2019
Company helps supporters raise funds for schools through local vendors

Sarasota-based Schoolvite provides a twist on Box Tops for Education for the digital age.

  • News
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 16, 2022
Tax preparer pleads guilty to defrauding IRS out of millions

St. Petersburg tax preparer and consultant used falsified documents to file returns claiming unearned refunds for clients.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 19, 2019
Carter Validus merging to create $3 billion real estate firm

Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT and the related Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT II intend to merge later this year and create a $3 billion company

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 5, 2013
Proposed tax reform provision could be harmful to businesses and economy

With chaos reigning in Washington over the debt ceiling, Obamacare and the healthcare.gov website, it's easy for other issues that may have a major impact on businesses (and thus the average citizen) to fall off the national radar screen.

  • Opinion
  • By Elizabeth Stamoulis | Williams Parker Attorneys at Law |
  • June 5, 2023
What Business Owners Need to Know About Intellectual Property

Below is a brief summary of some types of IP that many businesses may own.

  • Industry Insights
Sponsored Content
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 4, 2024
Education foundation pays $6M for prime downtown Sarasota property

The Education Foundation of Sarasota County has bought a piece of property on Washington Boulevard in downtown Sarasota that, until last year, housed Michael Saunders & Co.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • December 4, 2024
Michael Saunders & Co. joins Forbes Global Properties

The Sarasota-based real estate firm is part of an exclusive group of top-tier agencies.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • November 6, 2025
Get paid to cash in your PTO — if you go to St. Pete-Clearwater beaches

Visit St. Pete-Clearwater has launched a new campaign to pay visitors up to $250 for booking a beach vacation before the end of the year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • March 18, 2026
British Airways moves Tampa flight from Gatwick to Heathrow

The switch to London Heathrow Airport improves connectivity for Tampa travelers, but flights will be reduced to a weekly capacity.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 1, 2007
Real Estate Briefs

Big Island Excavating prepares to open Fort Myers mineClearwater's Victor Distributing planning Fort Myers officeIndianapolis investors buy Tiki on the Beach motelSpirit Finance buys Bradenton 84 LumberDermatology at Lakewood Ranch buys nearby buildingRetailer Home Depot acquires land on GulfstreamFairway Investments buys Main Street at Hampton LakesBarfield Bay Properties acquiresBrentwood Place ApartmentsNaidip buys Landrys, Carrollwood center

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 12, 2019
JLL, HFF becoming "One," implementing new program

Commercial real estate brokerage firm JLL is rolling out a new initiative to boost collaboration as it works to absorb former rival HFF, which it bought for $1.8 billion in early July.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 9, 2004
They Broke the Jinx

Atlanta developer Bob Hatfield and Bradenton real estate investor Jan Smith broke the Sandpile jinx with basic business sense and a little luck.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 2, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Developers Buy Land for Foundation ParkSafety Harbor developer buys Kirk Pinkerton buildingCambridge, Schostak Brothers buys The LandingsGold Coast Eagle relocatingto Lakewood RanchPrestige Builders Group buys Summer CoveFifth Third Bank buys in Sumter Crossing

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 24, 2010
Who's your (poll) daddy? Could be Joe Gruters

An unscientific online poll favors Sarasota GOP Chairman Joe Gruters to be the next chairman of the Republican Party of Florida.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 6, 2010
M&A activity expected to rise

Three out of four Florida dealmakers think merger deal volume will increase.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 28, 2010
David Serlo dies

David J. Serlo, president of PSCU Financial Services, has died from cancer.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 31, 2013
New agreement eases Port Manatee's trade with Brazil

Port Manatee has become a sister seaport with Rio de Janeiro, opening opportunity for trade with Brazil.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 29, 2013
Dunk this: FGCU is Free Market U.

It's not every day that an economics department gets national media attention. Fact is, most scientists labor in obscurity.

  • News
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