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  • May 23, 2020
Company files bankruptcy, reveals more massive layoffs

Week that started with a new CEO ends with bankruptcy.

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  • July 20, 2018
Business leaders take ballpark pitch to the people

Jason Woody, a leader of the Tampa Bay Rays 100, a group of business leaders supporting the team's bid for a new ballpark, spoke to community groups about the project and how it could be financed.

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  • February 3, 2006
Corporate Report

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  • July 2, 2010
Questions flawed in oil spill survey

When you look at the questions asked in AAA's most recent survey about the oil spill's impact on Gulf Coast commerce, there's really only one certain conclusion: the data is flawed.

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • December 9, 2021
Architecture firm hires 10 during the pandemic

The Sarasota-based firm didn't skip a beat amid a pandemic and worker shortage. All it needed was free coffee. And the desire to challenge normal conventions.

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  • July 17, 2020
FBI renews lease with Highwoods in Tampa

The FBI will remain in the build-to-suit project that Raleigh, N.C.-based Highwoods Properties delivered in 2005.

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  • April 26, 2019
Blackstone fund buys St. Petersburg apartments

Blackstone Group continues to buy Gulf Coast apartment projects, even as it prepares to shift its corporate structure to a corporation this summer.

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  • June 10, 2016
Subsidies cause more issues

Government subsidies in exchange for jobs — in this case there weren't nearly enough jobs — is back in the news in Sarasota.

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  • July 22, 2024
Study: Construction aggregate prices in Florida are up by 15%

Florida saw price increases below the national average for sand and gravel as well as crushed stone.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 18, 2024
Hoffmann increases its ownership of top national newspaper chain

The Hoffmann Family of Cos. has upped its ownership in Iowa-based Lee Enterprises as it looks to become the chain’s largest shareholder.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • August 19, 2011
Hack Attack

A specialist in cyber security for businesses says protection against sophisticated hackers is the new frontier. He hopes to capitalize quickly on the niche.

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  • July 8, 2011
Beer distributor sees strong sales

It's not scientific proof of recovery, but it sure can't be all bad that one of the largest beer distributors on the Gulf Coast is having a super-sudsy 2011.

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  • March 20, 2020
Area real estate firm facilitates $11.5M sale of Orlando shopping center

The Tampa, Florida, office of Ciminelli Real Estate Services facilitated the $11.5 million sale of Republic Square in Orlando, a retail center that's set for redevelopment as a multifamily housing complex.

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  • April 14, 2022
Downtown Sarasota condominium project begins last phase of sales

The final phase features the 10 remaining homes within the Penthouse Collection.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • April 21, 2017
Hotel's $214M sale sets area precedent

The Don CeSar set a record for hotel sales along the Gulf Coast

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  • April 18, 2016
Naples home sales fall

Homebuyers purchased fewer existing single-family homes and condos in Naples in March than they did the same month one year ago.

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  • February 15, 2016
Radio operator boosts sales, profits

Beasley Broadcast Group reported sales and profits rose in the fourth quarter on higher revenues and lower expenses.

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  • August 16, 2025
Bradenton home of 130-year Pelot’s pharmacy up for sale

The property east of downtown is being marketed by its current owner after being previously listed for $3 million.

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  • November 16, 2010
GeoPharma CFO resigns

Carol Dore-Falcone will also vacate her seat on the company's board.

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  • January 17, 2020
Fitness industry shapes up with new ideas

A number of new fitness industry concepts have debuted recently in the Tampa Bay region: Regymen Fitness, GymBursement and Mayweather Boxing + Fitness.

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