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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 8, 2021
Foundation hires former county administrator in consultant role

Cheri Coryea will collaborate with the Patterson Foundation’s staff members and other consultants on three initiatives.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • April 23, 2022
Software giant seeking to hire 500 people dangles perk: Fridays off

Avanade, a tech firm jointly owned by Accenture and Microsoft, has opened its first U.S. location and plans to hire scores of software engineers over the next three years.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • March 3, 2017
Like a bull

University of South Florida's entrepreneurship program has grown into a nationally known business launching pad.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 18, 2006
Corporate Report

Bristol Bank merging with Bank of FloridaSuperior Bancorp one step closer to merger with Kensington BankshoresNine projects recognized by AIA for architectural excellenceVerizon Wireless broadband covers Lee, Charlotte, SarasotaSunTrust promotes Waetjen for Southwest Florida American Commerce Bank gaining 'Momentum'Clearwater office listed fourth in Top Specialty ContractorsFirst Watch Restaurants creeping up the East CoastSarasota Ritz' Vernona named 'best' restaurant in FloridaEnvironmental Process Systems rolling out mold-resistant coating

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 18, 2005
Ignite a Customer Explosion

Columnist Lou Lasday:Introduce the 'wow' factor into your 2005 business plan.

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • July 20, 2023
Top Weber Grill exec named CEO of Manatee County pet products business

Encompass Pet Group founder Rob Emery will stay on as chairman.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 22, 2023
National homebuilder buys 87 lots in luxury Naples community

Construction on Pulte Homes's Caymas project will begin later this spring.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 13, 2013
Florida gets greener behind the wheel

Florida clearly has shades of blue and red when it comes to politics, but the Sunshine State goes green for cars and trucks.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 22, 2013
Sarasota monthly property sales surpass 1,000

Sarasota real estate official says this could be “a historic year for local real estate.”

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 12, 2013
Boom time: Business brokers forsee upswing

Baby boomers who run their own business have had enough.

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  • September 20, 2013
Pro pitcher, Evolucia create glowing baseball

New York Yankees' Mariano Rivera partners with Sarasota firm on commemorative ball.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 2, 2013
Dallas 'man-cave' eatery chain hits Gulf Coast

Twin Peaks plans four locations in the area and 25 in Florida over the next decade.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 15, 2021
Tourism industry continues to show signs of a robust rebound

Tampa and Hillsborough tourism group reports tax collections reach record level for May as holiday weekend occupancy rates jump nearly near 14%

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 9, 2022
Wise ones

The Business Observer seeks to find outstanding octogenarians.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 27, 2020
Former Ritz-Carlton executive joins prominent area resort as general manager

Tabish Siddiquie, a 20-year veteran of the hospitality industry whose credentials include running the Ritz-Carlton Denver, has been named general manager of The Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club in St. Petersburg, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 3, 2020
Rate of business closures primed to accelerate

U.S. Chamber survey signals ominous times to come.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 7, 2017
SPP hires contractors for Water Street Tampa

Strategic Property Partners has unveiled both the name of its planned $3 billion redevelopment in downtown Tampa and the firms that will build it.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 1, 2016
Home starts surge at master-planned community

West Villages comprises four communities totaling 10,000 acres in south Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 15, 2015
Entrepreneurs of the Year | Neil Simon and Stephen McKenna Jr.

Envirostruct Bonita Springs

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 8, 2016
Tech jobs heat up

There's a shortage of java in the Tampa area, and according to several executives, it's about to hit crisis levels.

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