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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 11, 2018
Florida colleges rake in softball revenues

Florida State leads the state in total revenues per softball player.

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  • March 8, 2019
Florida scores high — again — on a national tax study

States ahead of Florida in survey are far away.

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  • November 7, 2016
Firm plans 1.2 million-square-foot distribution complex

Duke Realty has several projects in the region.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • August 21, 2014
Homebuilder sets new roof for pricing

Nelson Homes has two models listed at more than $2 million each.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 13, 2015
Razorbacks chomp gators (in banking)

Arkansas bankers are making big moves into Florida, paying top dollar for another bank in the Sunshine State.

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  • September 25, 2015
Appetite for data grows

The tech community in the Tampa Bay area has picked up a lot of buzz lately, especially in startups and companies that are growing and hiring.

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  • February 13, 2015
Cheaper coal costly to Teco's bottom line

If you think oil prices have hit rock bottom, wait until you hear what's been happening with coal.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 13, 2025
Fort Myers Amazon-adjacent land sold for $7M for possible industrial project

A 21.38-acre parcel of land next to where online retailer is building a massive fulfilment center has sold.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • February 16, 2026
Two Wendy's coming to Manatee amid nationwide cutback

Palmetto and Parrish are getting new food options as the corporation weighs U.S. store closures.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 28, 2026
Largo seeks developer to build residential, retail, office spaces at city center

As a new City Hall complex nears completion, the Pinellas County city is seeking developers to remake its current 14-acre government campus, including an option allowing police and emergency operations to remain.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • September 14, 2018
'Grand' larceny

Sunseeker Resorts nabs a second top executive from MGM Grand Resorts International to run food and beverage operations.

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  • February 14, 2018
Billion-dollar credit union buys a bank - again

Achieva Credit Union will have 26 branches and $1.6 billion in total assets.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • June 19, 2018
Tennessee media firm enters Florida, buys seven newspapers

Greeneville, Tenn.-based Adams Publishing Group acquired the Sun Coast Media Group, a collection of daily, weekly and twice-weekly community newspapers on the west coast of Florida that had been family-owned since 1976.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • December 10, 2009
A Really Young Buck

The new executive of a $515 million unit of a regional bank on the Gulf Coast is still two years away from turning 30. Age, however, hasn't stopped Chris Rolle before.

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  • October 7, 2005
Ahead of The Curve

The Bonita Bay Group plans to replicate its successful business model throughout Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.

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  • December 8, 2017
Old as New

Strategic renovations can bring new life to older properties and greater profits to savvy landlords willing to shoulder risk.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 29, 2011
Blue Period

The issue of government incentives for private firms continues to draw controversy. How much is too much?

  • Florida
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  • August 4, 2017
Sound Sleep

A medical supply firm's expansion into manufacturing could create 30 jobs in Winter Haven — or Missouri.

  • Manufacturing
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 24, 2025
Bradenton Motorsports Park to make history with $1M prize for event series

The prize money for an event series this winter in Bradenton is reportedly the largest performance-based payout in drag racing history.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • December 17, 2023
Former state prosecutor arrested in $100K fraud case with 85-year-old victim

Sherry Lee Ellis, 65, is charged with stealing nearly $113,000 from her Alzheimer's patient boyfriend.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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