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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 29, 2019
Bonita Springs hires planning firm for upgrades as developers plow ahead with projects

Bonita Springs has hired Duany Plater-Zyberk to overhaul its zoning code and make other urban planning improvements to the city, but Hovland Real Estate is forging ahead with a pair of new projects near the municipality's downtown.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • September 20, 2024
Entrepreneur makes splash with pool company acquisition

The new owner of Nelson Pool Company says he is seeing notable increases in profitability just six months into his new venture.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 16, 2007
Customer Repo

A Sarasota auto-related business hopes to plug up its quarterly and yearly losses by buying a competitor. Big potential brings big risks.

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  • By Jay Brady |
  • April 29, 2011
Power Play

Florida comes to a crossroads on whether to give renewable energy incentives to electric utilities or independent renewable energy producers and installers. Tens of thousands of jobs, thousands of businesses and one future city on the Gulf Coast are at stake.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 19, 2022
No end in sight for rising food prices, consumers seek alternative

As food prices go up, so do the sales of private label brands.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 2, 2022
Resort, already $100M over original price tag, faces $35M in hurricane damages

Allegiant Travel Co. discloses the cost of financial damage to the Port Charlotte resort in an SEC filing.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 23, 2011
Critical Times

Robert Meade is the CEO of Doctors Hospital in Sarasota.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2021
Elsa wreaks havoc on region's airports, forcing closings and cancellations

Tropical Storm Elsa disrupted air service along the Gulf Coast Tuesday as it approached Florida; could be days before things return to normal

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 10, 2019
Manufacturer adds business line with $92M deal

Tampa-based NewSouth Window Solutions grew to nearly $80 million in annual sales in less than a decade.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 17, 2020
Company purchases historic downtown building for $3.35 million

Architect Thomas Reed Martin designed the building. It was completed in October 1936.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 18, 2019
Will Sarasota lose some if its most valued cultural institutions?

Some business leaders have concerns about messages being sent to area organizations.

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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • December 13, 2025
Report: Small business optimism up, but worries percolate

An increase in business owners expecting more sales was the biggest factor in the increased Optimism Index.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 2, 2023
Ahead of hurricane season, regional body plans resiliency summit

Hosted by the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, the event is planned for May 4-5 in Clearwater Beach.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 31, 2022
$113 million expansion planned for newly opened Venice hospital

The expansion was announced after the campus opened in November of last year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 12, 2022
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 4, 2011
Steakhouse orders a low-priced menu

An authority on high-end steakhouses, Ruth's Chris, is going down market. And the 150-restaurant chain, based near Orlando, will start with a makeover of the menus in the Sarasota and Tampa locations.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 2, 2020
Tourism industry loses millions from missing Canadians

Southwest Florida is getting particularly big with the border shutdown.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2020
Builder opens two model homes in new community

The openings mark continued growth and development of the multi-phase community in Parrish.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • March 21, 2020
Naples airport works to keep operations flowing

Despite COVID-19, the airport is still experiencing an increase in air traffic.

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 25, 2020
Car rental giant lowers age requirement to give more flexibility to returning college students

Customers of Estero-based Hertz can now rent a car if they are 18 years old or older.

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