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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 29, 2015
Cheesehead uses noggin to find employees

Sarasota entrepreneur Louise Kennedy Converse recently tackled nearly every business owner's primary anxiety — how to find top employees — with a unique approach: raw and uncomplicated honesty.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 22, 2025
$107M MacDill Air Force base school built to fight hurricanes

The new Tinker K-8 School on the Tampa military base is being built with a focus on resiliency and how students learn.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 28, 2016
Hospital ranks in top 2.2% for quality and safety

The rating was from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • March 3, 2025
Large Tampa office complex lands major tenant, nears full occupancy

The new tenant is expanding into three buildings on campus.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 13, 2012
HealthPlanOne opens call center

Insurance brokerage opens Tampa office, looks to hire service representatives.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 26, 2024
Columbia Restaurant on St. Armands reopens after storms

Cha Cha Coconuts is also back after nearly a month of work to repair damage from hurricanes.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Amanda Heisey |
  • November 15, 2012
IRISS' Topping Out Party

On Nov. 9, IRISS hosted a barbecue to celebrate “topping-off” its new facility. The global headquarters is under construction at the Lakewood Ranch Commerce Center, 10306 Technology Terrace, Bradenton.

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  • March 21, 2013
Leno delivers award to local beer distributor

The TV host presents Col. John Saputo with award at Anheuser-Busch meeting.

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  • November 22, 2013
Bank appoints new area chiefs

Regions Bank names presidents for Fort Myers and Naples.

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  • March 21, 2017
Firm appoints new CEO

Murphy Business and Financial Corp. selects Tom Coba to lead firm.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 5, 2015
Taylor Morrison buys home lots in Oyster Harbor for $10 million

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Taylor Morrison purchased 100 home lots in the planned 1,000-home community of Oyster Harbor for $10.74 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • May 4, 2012
Devonshire Park land sells for $1.6 million

A company led by Canadian businessman and a part-time Sarasota resident bought the Sarasota park.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • July 26, 2011
Negative equity issues persist

Florida remains among the top five states in terms of underwater mortgages.

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  • March 15, 2019
The Top 50 Contractors: More than $5.5 billion in revenue

The Business Observers' ranking of the top 50 contractors by revenue includes top projects and more.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 9, 2021
Fortune 500 company buys local cybersecurity firm

CDW has purchased locally owned cybersecurity firm Focal Point for undisclosed amount

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 23, 2016
Bowden exits SVN for Michael Saunders

Sperry Van Ness | Commercial Advisory Group senior investment adviser Gail Bowden, one of the Gulf Coast's top producing commercial agents, has jumped ship after more than seven years at the Sarasota-based commercial real estate brokerage firm.

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  • August 16, 2013
Broker goes outside region for $10M sale

Many commercial real estate brokers live and die by the “know thy market” ethos — that the best way to a long career in the business is to become a local expert.

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  • July 19, 2019
Small businesses nationwide enjoy a jolt of optimism

The National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Optimism Index increased 1.5 points in May to 105 — the highest since the late 2018 federal government shutdown.

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  • December 8, 2017
Parmenter refinances Tampa buildings

An affiliate of Miami-based Parmenter has refinanced its debt on a pair of Tampa office buildings and transferred ownership, records show.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • October 14, 2016
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