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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 23, 2012
AirTran to abandon SRQ in 2012

The discount airline will discontinue service from Sarasota's airport in August.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 2, 2021
Area fast-foods chain attacks markets out west with vigor

Checkers looks for more growth in California, Arizona.

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  • September 16, 2021
Developer pays $5M for land, plans luxury residential project

Palisades will reflect Windward Isle, say Seagate Development Group officials.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 10, 2020
Down Under cuisine on an upswing

Tampa, Florida-based Bloomin' Brands is adding more Aussie Grills in the domestic market. The fast-casual concept debuted last year in Saudi Arabia and then expanded to Hong Kong.

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  • February 3, 2020
Grocery chain to shutter four stores in region

Earth Fare cites ‘continued challenges in the retail industry.’

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 17, 2020
Construction begins on $100M waterfront tower — first in over a decade

Prices start in the high $900s at Grandview at Bay Beach.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 26, 2020
Revamped ballpark, with bank as naming rights sponsor, opens for spring training

Following extensive renovations that began last year, the Toronto Blue Jays’ spring training home in Dunedin, Florida, has been renamed TD Ballpark.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 31, 2019
PWC expands, takes entire MetWest III building

Accounting and consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers will occupy the entire 10-story MetWest III office tower when it is completed in Tampa's Westshore Business District later this year.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 9, 2019
Fire protection company on the cusp of a major expansion

After more than a decade of mostly organic growth, Fort Myers-based Integrated Fire and Security Solutions is on the cusp of a major expansion — in sales volume and geographic markets.

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  • August 22, 2019
Fast-growing hospice adds star-power to board

The Tidewell Hospice board recently added three new members — each of whom is a top official at an area hospital.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • September 20, 2019
Brand new hotel opens just in time to shelter East Coast residents from Hurricane Dorian

The hotel ultimately had about 80% of its 103 suites occupied in early September.

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  • November 25, 2016
Whirlwind of a deal

After years of near misses in attempts to raise capital, it's nice to finally be liked.

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  • December 16, 2016
Start those engines

Punta Gorda businessman Joe Gentry was revved up last August, fresh off a final nod from the Charlotte County Airport Authority on a five-year lease on the dormant Punta Gorda Speedway.

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  • April 21, 2017
A bigger bed (tax)

New tourism marketing district is the first of its kind in the state.

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  • October 24, 2017
Prominent banker set to be released from prison

Jerry Williams, pleaded guilty in 2012 to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and making false statements to banking regulators.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • January 26, 2018
Amazonian lessons

Corcoran: Tampa Bay region wins from losing out on HQ2.

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  • July 25, 2014
Florida CFO brings smack talk to NY

It's not yet a rivalry to match the Tampa Rays vs. the New York Yankees, but a battle of words is bubbling between Sunshine and Empire State officials over economic development.

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  • January 22, 2014
Broker seeks national attention for niche lease

Tampa area commercial real estate broker David Sobelman, who literally wrote the book on triple net lease investments, is about to take the niche investment approach to another audience.

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  • October 6, 2016
Tampa doctor buys downtown Sarasota Hyatt

Equity fund Blackstone Group had owned the hotel since May 2007.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 29, 2016
Builder talks up fiscal responsibility in U.S. Senate race

Carlos Beruff officially announced his candidacy for the race for Marco Rubio's seat today.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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