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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • February 14, 2014
IT evangelist

Despite big-name clients like Johnson & Johnson, the Department of Homeland Security and Cargill, Lori Sechio thinks there's more she can do to scale her Tampa IT asset management business. It's what she calls evangelism.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 21, 2003
Insider Buyout

Uniroyal Technology Corp.'s chairman led a group that bought the coated-fabrics division for $17.39 million, about $12.6 million less than the Sarasota company was asking for the division prior to bankruptcy.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 16, 2021
Over 50% of homes in sustainable community sell during pre-sale period

Hunters Point, from homebuilder Pearl Homes, will have 86 single-family, zero-energy homes.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 25, 2011
1st United acquires Anderen

Old Harbor Bank's acquirer makes another Gulf Coast banking deal.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 20, 2023
Publix is doing away with GreenWise-branded stores

The Lakeland chain will transition its GreenWise stores to the traditional Publix brand.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 3, 2012
Firm buys AsSeenOnTV.com

The parent company of Kevin Harrington's TVGoods Inc. bought the website.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 15, 2020
LaKendria Robinson, 32

Director of Business Connect and community outreach, Tampa Bay Super Bowl LV Host Committee

  • Class of 2020
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  • By Jay Schlichter |
  • September 27, 2019
Bold approach: Community leader encourages others to lend a hand when asked

A Tampa area civic and business leader — she's been on some 40 boards — forged her career path with one clear objective: to seize every opportunity.

  • Leadership
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 28, 2022
President of drug company indicted for accepting more than $450,000 in bribes from supplier

Feds allege Thomas Mollick of Tampa told supplier it had to pay kickback to do business.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 19, 2018
Scissor sense

Apartment 12 Hair Studio just keeps growing.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 10, 2024
Publix opens first Kentucky store

Publix Super Markets has opened its first store in Kentucky and its first liquor store outside of Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 15, 2015
Building big

Highland Homes seized an opportunity, born in the recession, to expand beyond Polk County.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 18, 2019
District dreams: Design community looking to stand out from the rest

Neighborhood seeing growth in new businesses and new executive board seeks to steer pedestrians toward them.

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • September 14, 2023
North Port updates website for first time since 2010

Last year, the city's site had 2.5 million unique page views.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 6, 2004
Legal Calendar

The legal calendar is provided free of charge.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 24, 2025
Italian restaurant in Sarasota closing until new spot opens in 2026

Caragiulos will be moving locations downtown from Palm Avenue to Ringling Boulevard.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 19, 2021
Super Bowl champs find a new sponsor

Ohio-based bank signs on as sponsor of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 11, 2019
BTI Partners starts work on Westshore Marina District condos

BTI Partners has begun work on Marina Pointe, the first of three planned condo towers within its 52-acre Westshore Marina District mixed-use-project between Tampa and St. Petersburg.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2022
Parrish web design, SEO agency forms partnership with market leader

The program provides more accessible websites for clients.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 4, 2015
Super day for financial firm

For the second year in a row, executives with Sarasota-based Global Financial Private Capital were invited to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange.

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