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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 21, 2017
Bank reverses trend

First Home Bank completed a successful capital raise of nearly $10 million.

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  • November 11, 2013
There goes the beef

Square 1 Burgers & Bar is ready for other shapes, and locations.

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  • November 21, 2013
Realtor doubles up on business

Ian Harding, a rare Realtor licensed to sell both homes and businesses, has created a niche that could make economic development officials jealous.

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  • September 16, 2016
Tax Time

Florida, not a big surprise, killed it in a recent comprehensive study on taxes.

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  • May 6, 2016
In Memoriam | Joy McCann Culverhouse 1920-2016

In the late 1970s and 1980s, Joy McCann Culverhouse was often seen on the sidelines of Tampa Bay Buccaneers games, cheering on the upstart team.

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  • October 9, 2015
Roper buys legal software provider for $675 million

The Lakewood Ranch company will acquire Aderant Holdings to help expand its client base and offer new products.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 20, 2024
$143M accounting firm names Florida regional director

Atticus Frank has not just skills and expertise but also strong community ties, the principal of HBK Valuation, Litigation and Forensics says.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 11, 2024
Food service company names Walmart e-commerce exec CFO

Innovative Food Holdings, a Bonita Springs publicly traded company that caters to professional and home chefs, named Gary Schubert CFO.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • March 13, 2025
L.L. Bean hiring ahead of store opening at UTC

The outdoor lifestyle brand is readying to open its first store in Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 5, 2023
Seven companies in region make GrowFL top 50 list of fast-growth companies

Lee, Collier, Hillsborough and Pinellas are represented on the list.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 23, 2025
Fort Myers pest control company opens Bradenton location

All U Need Pest Control operates 11 offices in Florida and Texas.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 3, 2024
Newsweek: First Watch is most-loved workplace in US

The Manatee County-based company was ranked the No. 1 most-loved workplace on Newsweek's 2024 list.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 30, 2024
Tampa airport CEO search down to two internal execs

The finalists for the top job at Tampa International Airport will make public presentations Nov. 12.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • February 13, 2026
Suncoast Credit Union announces merger, would grow to over $21B

The combined credit union will operate under the Suncoast name.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 1, 2023
Sarasota County manufacturer sells more than 110,000-square-foot facility

In the week's top commercial real estate news, works to start on 4 million-square-foot development, a shopping center buyer gets $16.5 million in financing, and more apartments in Port Charlotte.

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  • April 21, 2024
Upscale Sarasota clothing boutique and its building up for sale

In the week's top commercial real estate news, North Port land is preserved, a Fort Myers firm has a really good week, and Tampa is getting more industrial space.

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  • June 13, 2008
The Right Balance

Doubling the size of a retail operation during an economic downturn takes a few essentials. Capital, for one. Experience helps, too. The biggest factor? Guts.

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • December 30, 2024
New and expanding supper clubs to take a bite out of the industry

The trend of supper clubs promises a different way to dine in Tampa Bay next year.

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  • July 1, 2005
Executive Session with Tom Dowdy

The Gulf Coast Business Review sat down with the new president of The Radiate Retail Group

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  • May 14, 2009
Where are they now?: Man of the People

Amscot Financial serves the financial services needs of many consumers who prefer to cash checks at a location other than a bank.

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