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  • May 2, 2010
Optimism, hiring up slightly?

Small business owners are starting to feel better, a national survey suggests.

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  • September 7, 2012
North Port ranks as most affordable

Everybody loves rankings, especially the good-news ones.

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  • September 17, 2009
An emerging builder

Ripa & Associates created a rainy day fund during the boom and is now seeing the fruit of that caution with surprising growth.

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  • February 28, 2024
Manatee County commissioners approve four-year impact fee increase

The move was delayed after the Manatee-Sarasota Building Industry Association disputed the most recent study.

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  • November 20, 2009
Marici buys warehouse on Whitfield Park Loop

Marici LLC, a limited liability company run by Celeste Gruenstein, purchased a 9,750-square-foot warehouse in Whitfield Industrial Park near U.S. 301 for $650,000.

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  • April 30, 2010
Halvorsen Holdings buys land for Publix-anchored retail

Boca Raton-based Publix developer Halvorsen Holdings purchased 20 acres at the corner of Bayshore and Slater roads in North Fort Myers to develop a Publix-anchored shopping center.

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  • November 11, 2011
VeteransPlus expands service

A Clearwater non-profit launches a new website to serve U.S. veterans.

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  • February 12, 2013
Local lawmakers aim to aid manufacturers

The proposed legislation is called the Manufacturing Competitiveness Act.

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  • June 24, 2011
Foreign buyers love Cape Coral

Here are the three most popular U.S. cities for foreign buyers of residential real estate: Los Angeles, New York and ...Cape Coral.

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  • October 3, 2018
Construction firm taps new superintendent

Darryl Piearcy will supervise Gates Construction projects in Sarasota office.

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  • September 16, 2015
Legoland owner buys closed Harley dealership

Merlin Entertainments purchased the property for a Lego creation hub.

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  • January 5, 2007
Beall's Inc. buys Tropicana HQ

The move cements Beall's headquarters in Manatee County.

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  • July 8, 2011
Government Digest: July 8

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

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  • February 15, 2022
Star investor headlines groundbreaking for new innovation center

ARK Investment Management's Cathie Wood and local officials broke ground for the new ARK Innovation Center project in St. Petersburg.

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  • June 24, 2016
Take that chain and shove it

The city of Holmes Beach, between Bradenton Beach and Anna Maria Island in Manatee County, has a message for franchise and chain businesses: go away.

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  • January 6, 2025
Hertz names former TikTok, Home Depot execs to leadership team

The Estero-based company has grown its executive team months after naming new CEO, CFO and six new VPs.

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  • January 23, 2025
Tampa resort and casino gets $65M upgrade, adds 200 jobs

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa introduced 240 remodeled hotel rooms and a new gaming area and reopened a popular restaurant Thursday.

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  • January 9, 2026
Pinellas airport, with record passenger count, to build four-story garage

Last year saw a record 2.8 million passengers pass through St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport, prompting county officials to approve spending on additional parking spaces.

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  • July 8, 2011
Assessing the Damage

An Orlando company has developed technology to help local governments determine how to direct their resources following a disaster. The software also aids communities in filing for disaster relief funds.

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  • March 23, 2026
Downtown Sarasota ponders hotel/condo trend in aim to avoid 'luxury ghost town'

Two projects working through the city approval process would combine condominium and hotel uses, signaling a possible shift in the condo market and more year-round activity.

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