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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 12, 2020
New Jersey firm buys senior housing properties

Portopiccolo Group of New Jersey spends $45 million for trio of nursing homes, assisted living facilities in Collier and Sarasota counties.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2014
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Director of Client Experience, boostDFM

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 14, 2014
Cup o' Joe

Joe Genovese, fresh off a decade at Starbucks, will now lead franchise development at First Watch. His priority: Balance bold growth goals with patience.

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  • By Emily Leinfuss |
  • July 8, 2024
Sarasota coffee shop doubles in size, adds yarn business

A family of German immigrants musters up a rare match, in opening a yarn store inside their Sarasota European-style cafe.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 12, 2022
Tech company announces partnership with Midwest grocery chain

The partnership will provide talking prescription labels in 26 languages.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • January 13, 2021
Hospitality group to hire 50 employees for new venture

The 50 new hospitality jobs are being created in anticipation of Tripletail’s opening in early February.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • February 20, 2004
Legal Calendar (Tampa edition)

The Tampa legal calendar is provided free of charge.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 26, 2021
Area insurance agency acquires another firm, expanding presence

Jeff DeJongh and Associates’ three experienced staff members will join the 26 other sales professionals in Purmort & Martin Insurance Agency’s Sarasota office.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 30, 2010
Salvage Operation

A group of creditors who control WCI Communities after it emerged from bankruptcy reorganization is betting the company can come back as a homebuilder. The company has fences to mend first.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 30, 2025
Punta Gorda restaurant listed for $3.5 million before closure

Dean's South of the Border will close after July 6. The building, its assets and its parking lot are on the market.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 30, 2021
Hertz enters new year with momentum

After exiting bankruptcy in June, The Hertz Corp. hopes for a continued rebound in 2022.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 12, 2022
Truck driving school expands footprint with new location in Venice

FleetForce, based in Winter Haven, now has four locations, with a fifth set to open soon in Fort Myers.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 30, 2022
Report: More bad news for housing market as pending home sales fall — again

November data shows more signs that home sales continue to struggle nationwide.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 1, 2010
Entrepreneur hopes to find more success

Ken Sanborn, the quintessential entrepreneur, is at it again.

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  • December 14, 2011
Movie entrepreneur sings local college's praises

The word, known locally for a few years, is now out in Hollywood: The filmmaking studio lab at Sarasota-based Ringling College of Art and Design is a top-notch destination for aspiring filmmakers.

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  • February 17, 2017
Polk County theme park rides growth wave

The newest ride at Legoland Florida Resort lets kids “become the ninja,” with the help of technology that's not found anywhere besides a Legoland park.

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  • February 15, 2013
Texas real estate investment firm buys Spacebox Palmetto storage

The price equated to $26 per square foot.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 29, 2012
HMA promotes Trimble

Health Management Associates promotes Melody Trimble to oversee 26 hospitals.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Amanda Heisey |
  • March 29, 2013
Cigar City brews just for Florida

There's no shortage of things to do in Tampa, the former “cigar capital of the world” with Latin cultural influences, tourism, transient residents and sun. But instead of strip clubs or the aquarium, why not try something exclusive to Florida and made in Tampa?

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  • October 26, 2012
Realtor, PILOT Real Estate execs buy land for Mustique of Olde Naples

An investor group headed up by Jordan Saper and Joe Belz purchased four parcels totaling a little over half an acre on Fourth Avenue and Fifth Street.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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