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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 6, 2018
Donut shop, while revenues surge, bites into expansion

A year after opening, Tampa, Florida-based Little Donut House has greatly expanded its menu and is looking to open a second location in the Tampa Bay region thanks to revenues that have shot up by 63%, year over year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • January 8, 2026
New steakhouse opens from Englewood restaurateurs

Chophouse285 on Dearborn Street features a dry-aging room for steaks.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 11, 2026
$12M outpatient center to be built near SMH-Venice campus

The endoscopy and digestive health center will handle routine procedures and house the gastroenterology team from Sarasota Memorial Hospital First Physicians Group.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Denise Federer |
  • October 4, 2013
What type of culture do you foster?

Through your attitude and actions in your business, are you creating a work environment of humility or arrogance?

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2008
Corporate Report

Study: SinoFresh spray kills MRSA in nosesIntertape Polymer Groupreleases new roof productCryo-Cell, EndGenitor planjoint research programMIVA rearranging itsEuropean operationstate approves site forSeminole clean coal unitHSN Inc. leaves IAC,listed on NASDAQWellCare Health Plansmakes payment agreementGevity plans 5-cent dividend,31st quarterly paymentBrown & Brown buys assetsof Pennsylvania-based firm

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 6, 2006
Commercial RE Briefs

Osprey SA buys Tampa OaksPorter Development preparing the Royale projectNew ownership group expanding Turtle Cove MarinaLiberty Property Trust buys 100 Legacy ParkBest Western Island Gateway sold, converted to La QuintaLee County government acquires Wachovia Bank buildingVengroff buys Airport Inn for housing, business incubatorSenior Living Management buys Grand on Beneva

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 3, 2006
Real Estate Briefs

Developers buy Nello's for condo projectFirst America Bank buys Realtors' buildingNorth Port developer consolidates holdingsNorth Fort Myers residents form co-op, buy villageMinnesota-based buyer buys lots in Bonita SpringsGrazing land sold in AlvaAffordable-housing foundation acquires apartment complexAtlanta developer to convert 400 St. Pete apartmentsMiami investors say they won't convert complex

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 17, 2009
Taking Stock

Unlike some of its competitors, Naples-based Stock Development appears to have escaped the worst of the residential-construction downturn. But from now on it will let others bear the risk of owning land.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 28, 2010
Mold a Winner

Investment banker Jim Westman recently made one of his gutsiest calls: In the throes of the recession he bought a manufacturing company he could call his own.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 26, 2008
Corporate Report

Court requires Cryo-Cell board voteCarBiz increases credit line to $112 millionProfessional Employer Plans sold to Oasis OutsourcingStinger Systems says study shows safety of stun gunsTech Data markets XO Communications productsFirst State Financial prepares for lossFox Electronics movesdevelopment to Hong KongNetWolves signs deal with Suburban PropaneWalter Industrieshands out quarterly dividendCSI Enterprises debuts fuel site

  • Industries
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  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • May 7, 2025
Manatee County OKs $23.5M administrative building purchase out east

The project to move administrative functions is expected to cost about $35 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • January 10, 2025
Sarasota nonprofit CEO on quest to visit every national park across US

Harvest House CEO Erin Minor says seeing one national park made her want to check out them all.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 31, 2012
Sarasota aims to lasso back lost business

The departure of John Deere, which held its annual dealer conference in the Sarasota-Bradenton region for more than a decade, was a sizable setback for the local tourism industry.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 24, 2021
Buoyed by in-state visitors, region begins to exit tourism abyss

Overall tourist tax collections, of course, are down over pre-pandemic months.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 11, 2018
To market diverse country, agency focuses on storytelling, power of video

Brand USA President and CEO Chris Thompson spoke at a Visit Sarasota County event recently about how the national agency markets the United States through videos and its 2018 music theme.

  • News
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • January 23, 2025
Sarasota tourism down but occupancy up in November 2024

Data on Sarasota County's visitors was influenced by hurricane recovery efforts, tourism officials say.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 7, 2025
Group buys historic Sarasota hotel for Black community for $700K

At least one other proposal, which wasn't approved, called for demolition of the Colson Hotel building in Sarasota's Rosemary District.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 28, 2021
Eco-friendly developer launches latest townhome project

St. Petersburg, Florida-based Salt Palm Development has followed up the The Sabal and The Royal with The Bismarck, its latest eco-friendly townhome community.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 14, 2015
Palms look promising for bank

A downtown Sarasota patch of grass once used for lunchtime food trucks is the latest sign the banking industry is hungry for a bigger piece of the economic recovery.

  • News
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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • August 18, 2022
Florida recession? GDP says: Maybe

It turns out that there are many ways to arrive at an uncertain answer.

  • Finance
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