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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 23, 2026
Sarasota company acquires Pinellas dental practice

Parkview Dental Partners has acquired VIP Dental Center.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • January 2, 2026
Sarasota County manufacturer acquires Pinellas firm

Adams Group is growing with the addition of Mill-Rite Woodworking to its company.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • January 2, 2026
Tampa company to lay off 255 amid business assets sale

Ideal Image Development Corp. is shuttering its corporate office.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 18, 2025
Tampa affordable housing development opens on famed drive-in site

The city of Tampa provided $12 million to build the 354-unit apartment complex.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 3, 2024
Food service vendor loses contract at SRQ airport, cuts nearly 100 jobs

New concessions and shops, with several local brands among them, are coming soon to the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 23, 2025
Health firm cuts 70 jobs in Sarasota, Pinellas, Polk counties

A health care company announced layoffs in Dunedin, Davenport and Sarasota after losing a contract.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 12, 2025
Bonita Springs development announces new eateries, service providers

Midtown at Bonita on Bonita Beach Road is filling out the tenant roster on the commercial portion of the development.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 7, 2023
Report: Florida is No. 1 in the nation in new home listings

The report found that states in the South and West are hot for new listings. Not so much for the Northeast and Midwest.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 18, 2023
Area airport reports record year with 3.87M passengers

The Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport is on track to hit 7 million passengers around 2025 when the expansion project is slated to be complete.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 18, 2022
Bakery forced to adjust pricing recipe as inflation woes mount

The rising cost of essential ingredients cut into The Cake Girl's profit margins.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 25, 2009
Horizon hangs on, chief sees better

Charlie Conoley, a veteran Gulf Coast community banker at the helm of Bradenton-based Horizon Bank, has had better weeks than the one that began Nov. 17.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 11, 2010
Holland & Knight handle convention

Tampa-based Holland & Knight has been chosen to represent the host committee for the 2012 Republican National Convention.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 30, 2010
Calendar of Events

A summary of business-related events taking place around the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 17, 2013
W.P. Carey affiliate buys three self-storage facilities

The price equated to $111 per square foot or $11,111 per unit.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 28, 2013
Start it up

Rance Crain is a legendary figure in the world of independently owned business publications — hence the standing ovation he received during a meeting of his industry peers in June.

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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • January 27, 2012
Fishing for Buyers

The housing crisis has forced Realtors to think of innovative uses for traditional properties. Selling a bait shop presents more challenges.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 3, 2021
National golf and entertainment venue plans new location in region

Topgolf says it will hire 300 employees at its Fort Myers location.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 5, 2021
Former Checkers CEO takes helm of another fast-food chain

Rick Silva was CEO of Checkers & Rally's Restaurants for 13 years.

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  • By Jennifer Fowler-Hermes |
  • June 4, 2021
Hurricane Season is Here: Understanding Employee Pay During and After a Hurricane

Hurricane Season is Here: Understanding Employee Pay During and After a Hurricane

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  • October 12, 2021
Noted charter school advocate to host next Business Observer Open Book event

Chat will be about "Turning the Flywheel: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great."

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