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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 20, 2025
Bradenton breaks ground on $35M police headquarters

The new facility will be nearly double the size of the old Bradenton Police Department.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 19, 2006
Carolina Land Rush

Fort Myers luxury homebuilder Bill Ennen traveled to North Carolina to build a summer home and ended up buying half a mountain. His timing was right on as Florida builders and developers rush to the Carolinas in search of the next housing boom.

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • July 10, 2015
What we pay is none of Obama's business

The president's new rules for overtime will be another unnecessary intrusion into the relationship between employer and employee. Enough of this dictatorship.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 12, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Sarasota-based Central European Distribution Corp. boasts stellar five-year returnsArgus Foundation points out the school board "will be required to shift money" Class action lawsuit being fought in Lee County over school

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 26, 2010
Nelson, business 'hero,' testifies

Michelle Nelson explained to Congress how her business has acted like a bank.

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 4, 2013
The word for America in 2013: Freedom

We have a tradition. Each year on New Year's Eve, we announce at a family gathering our word for the year — the one word that describes how we are going to focus our lives during the New Year.

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 4, 2013
The word for America in 2013: Freedom

The word for 2013 is “freedom.” Economic freedom. Personal freedom. Freedom. We have a tradition. Each year on New Year's Eve, we announce at a family gathering our word for the year — the one word that describes how we are going to focus our lives during the New Year.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 7, 2006
'I Love Fear'

Pam Kauten has succeeded selling uniforms, radio ads and cosmetics by balancing the line of aggressive and friendly. Her latest venture is online job ads.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 22, 2022
St. Pete companies see uptick in business from bus rapid transit route

Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority says tens of thousands of residents have tried the SunRunner since its launch a month ago.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 3, 2016
School plans $11M academic complex and museum

The $11 million project includes a permanent home for the Mother Teresa Museum.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 2, 2025
Florida CEOs send message to NYC: Ditch the Big Apple

The letter comes a week after New York City's Democrat party primary for mayor.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 14, 2012
Hot Pursuit

The biggest bank in the country had a teeny tiny presence in Florida five years ago. Times have changed, and now Chase Bank aims for statewide prominence.

  • Finance
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 2, 2015
Surgical maneuvers

Doctors Hospital is adding and buying health care space on its campus to accommodate growth and provide better patient services.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 30, 2009
A Delicate Balance

A small software sales and consulting business has grown in spite of the recession. But its founder worries that stagnant days are coming.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • February 6, 2015
Baby buzz

Gina Almonte came up with an idea for baby bottles on the go nine years ago. With a growing list of national retailers, she's finally at the tipping point.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 7, 2008
Coffee Talk

USF grads head to Wall Street: Two University of South Florida grads snagged what is often viewed as a dream job for aspiring finance or accounting studentsBare offers tips for entrepreneurs: Warren Bare is a successful Internet entrepreneurHomebuilder goes truly affordable: It took Lakewood Ranch homebuilder Pat Neal only a few months to do what various Gulf Coast government agencies and bureaucracies haveWCI delays annual report, forecasts $700 million loss: A regulatory filing by Bonita Springs-based WCI Communities on Feb. 29 shows just how bad a year 2007 has been for the homebuilder.Entrepreneurs vow to make good on new magazine: The magazine publishing industry, both in Florida and nationwide, has had it share of struggles recently, yet another side effect of the housing market slump.Lee foreclosure bottom in sight: Lee County Clerk of Court Charlie Green says the civil division is "buried in cases" from the foreclosure wave that topped 2,400 filingsDinner theater opening lingers even longer: Talk about dramaAUTOMOBILE SALES: What the data shows

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 9, 2011
Condo Restart

Tarpon Point in Cape Coral was the crown jewel in a $340 million foreclosure case against the developer. The bankers tapped John Rymer to fix the mess.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 4, 2008
Corporate Report

Intertape launchesbiodegradable filmWalter Industries adoptstakeover protection planRib City opens 15th franchise,first restaurant in MissouriRhythm and Groovesadds Vibecast-SBRoper Industries' dividendto show 13.8% increaseSEC investigation endsagainst Jabil stock optionsFlanders Corp. CEOawarded three-year contractOSI Restaurant aimingto sell Lee Roy Selmon'sStinger Systems releases updated S-200 stun gun

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • February 10, 2017
How to ... Land a government contract

You don't need to be Boeing or Raytheon to land a government contract.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 13, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

Arena troubles halt bowling developers: The construction stoppage for the Lakewood Ranch hockey arena is causing a delay in another significant entertainment piece for Schroeder-Manatee Ranch's master planned development. Drug store, office or both?: Wagner Realtor Stan Rutstein has a significant bite for one of the five former Eckerd drugstores in Manatee County.Different approach, same vision: Douglas R. Beath doesn't find economic statistics to be a good way to predict the future direction of global commerce.Joining the parade: The banking unit of a huge Orlando-based real estate and finance outfit is the latest bank to open up shop in Sarasota.

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