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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 2, 2020
Airport CEO, spokeswoman, test positive for COVID-19

Both Joe Lopano and Veronica Cintron are doing well, say airport officials.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 1, 2018
'Bridge' to the Future

Sasaki lays out a trio of design concepts for 53-acre sarasota city that is now home to the van wezel performing arts hall

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • January 19, 2026
Tampa makes national top 5 ranking for headquarters relocations

It's the first time Tampa has made the annual ranking by Site Selection Magazine of U.S. cities with the best business climate.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 14, 2020
Developer: Pandemic won’t totally curtail $65M firm’s 2020 growth

Seagate Development Group has made many changes — but expects to grow, again, in 2020.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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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
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 23, 2016
Diamond rush

A first of its kind road project in Florida is halfway done. A big bonus hinges on the second half.

  • Industries
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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
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 28, 2023
Report: Business rent delinquency rate hits nearly 40%

Restaurants and manufacturing industries are struggling more than most other sectors.

  • Florida
  • 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 Business Observer Staff |
  • June 17, 2011
Unemployment down to 10.6%

The state's official jobless rate is now at its lowest level since August 2009.

  • 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 Business Observer Staff |
  • June 11, 2004
Longtime Judge Honored for Work (Tampa edition)

For nearly three decades, Thomas E. Penick Jr. has been called judge. And that's not likely to change later this month when Penick steps down as an official member of the Pinellas-Pasco judiciary.

  • Law
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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 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 Adam Hughes |
  • February 10, 2006
Cameratta in Focus

The Cleveland-based developer gave up $18 million worth of condos so downtown Fort Myers could have a Publix supermarket. But he also won $18 million in tax breaks from the city. Publix, meanwhile, agreed to bend some of its rules, too.

  • Entrepreneurs
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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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