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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 14, 2011
Best-of contest underway

Nominations for the 2011 Addy Awards are still being accepted.

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  • January 28, 2011
Radio free Scott airs out job campaign

Florida Gov. Rick Scott hit the airwaves Jan. 14 to give his first weekly radio address as governor.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 18, 2010
The Sarasota School of Arts & Sciences redevelops campus

The charter school, near downtown Sarasota, plans to demolish three of its buildings in the 700 block of Central Avenue.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 12, 2011
Union, N.J., investors buy Tamiami Trail CVS land

Investors Bernardino and Maria Simones of Union, N.J., purchased 1.3 acres of land housing a 15,143-square-foot CVS/pharmacy building for $2.63 million.

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  • By Amanda Heisey |
  • November 16, 2012
You have a tech idea?

Here's what to do next.

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  • June 28, 2011
New plant for Seaway Plastics

The firm began construction on a 24,000-square-foot facility in Port Richey.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 19, 2005
Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Events is available free of charge.

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • February 24, 2009
Review and Comment

There's a big price to Obama's Christmas

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 7, 2010
April 19: Opportunity Panama

Learn what impact a wider Panama Canal will have on Florida's economy.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 1, 2011
Venture funding is now available

Florida isn't exactly the venture-capital hot spot of the nation, but you may not have to travel to California or Boston to find the angel investors and venture capitalists to fuel your business.

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  • March 11, 2010
Backs to Business

Local governments talk about the importance of creating jobs, but the legislative programs of their lobbying groups offer plenty of contrast to business groups' priorities.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 30, 2008
On track

As energy and land costs rise, the GulfCoast is looking more seriously at transit, and real estate firms are paying attention.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 7, 2010
Claw from boredom

An Italian hairdresser in Fort Myers got tired of cutting hair the old-fashioned way and invented a new tool that has been well-received by the pros.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • November 6, 2015
'All in'

Youth sports is highly competitive — both on the field and for a franchise firm. A full-time focus is part of one company's winning formula.

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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • September 30, 2025
USF names former dean finalist in search for new president

On Tuesday, the University of South Florida announced its search committee has nominated Moez Limayem, former dean of the Muma College of Business, to become USF's ninth president.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 7, 2012
Flying shoes

David Simmons makes the most sought-after skates in the world. Now, he's taking on cycling shoes. One pair costs $1,800.

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  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • June 11, 2025
50-acre commercial project in Lakewood Ranch fully leased

Center Point at Waterside started construction in 2019.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 22, 2019
Making ice in a pinch

After three generations as a family fishery on Pine Island, red tide put a deep freeze on Barnhill Fisheries stone crab and mullet business. Reinvention awaits as its new venture, Got Ice, caters to emergency deliveries.

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  • October 15, 2010
Gulf Coast Week: Oct. 15 - Oct. 21

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • May 28, 2010
Gulf Coast Week: May 28 - June 3

Regional business news at a glance.

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