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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • August 3, 2023
Sarasota performing arts theater moves forward with $8M project

The Players Centre for Performing Arts established a subsidiary to lead the capital campaign, which is scheduled to commence in September.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 7, 2005
Free Press (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Grapevine Communications given award for excellenceInfinium Labs will demonstrate gaming service in Las VegasFort Lauderdale airline starts local serviceEpicurean Life now has five Sommeliers

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  • August 23, 2019
College moves forward on 74-acre campus

SCF will have a presence in the Parrish area by offering noncredit classes near the future campus site.

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  • September 9, 2016
They built a wall

Loran Jarrett, on a recent trip to New Orleans, found something that changed her life.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 29, 2025
Peachey's Baking Co. sets opening date in Sarasota

The wildly popular donut business is coming to the Landings shopping center.

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  • September 13, 2013
Corporate Report: September 13

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • February 13, 2004
Squeezing Argentina

Kenneth Dart, the former Sarasotan, is hoping to squeeze Argentina to pay him the full amount on its debt - even though he bought it at a discount.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 15, 2006
Commercial Real Estate

Commercial Real Estate:Venice hotel owners acquire local Holiday Inn Ocean Properties buys Lido resort, plans major renovationsMcKibbon buys land in Gulf Coast Town CenterBarfield Bay Properties buys Terrace PointeHillsborough Community College buys former Alterman building

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  • By Sharon Hillstrom |
  • June 27, 2025
Bradenton action plan seeks to galvanize the city's economy and livability

City leaders aim to capitalize on Bradenton's momentum.

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  • March 2, 2007
Buying the Spin-off

Managers led a buyout of a Tampa pharmaceutical division when the Canadian parent company decided to spin off small business lines to improve profitability.

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  • May 11, 2007
Concrete Growth

A passion for power tools and a mind for inventing have led a father-son business team to the cusp of $10 million in annual revenues.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 18, 2018
Stock Development diversifying to mitigate risk

Naples developer and homebulder is branching out from its core business

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 31, 2025
'Celebration restaurant' gets new owners in Sarasota

The Melting Pot in Sarasota is now owned by a group of seasoned entrepreneurs with local roots.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 11, 2016
If you don't want Trump; remember the ultimate prize

The 2016 campaign has been truly bizarre. Clearly, 60% of Republicans don't want Trump. There's one way to make it more difficult for him.

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • July 17, 2023
Business accelerator launches data-focused program for startups

The program will run from August through October featuring groups workshops and individualized mentoring.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 7, 2022
Tampa area university names new president

University offers no information on its previous top official.

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  • September 21, 2018
Two companies collaborate on unique beer offering

RND Robot Red is now served at Naughty Monk Brewery.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 4, 2023
Sarasota deli closes temporarily two days after opening, citing staffing issues

The Original Wolfie's and Wolfie Cohen's Rascal House opened Nov. 2.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 17, 2023
Sarasota deli that shuttered two days after its debut reopens

The Original Wolfie’s & Rascal in Sarasota, a New York-style and Jewish deli that opened to big fanfare Nov. 2 only to temporarily close two days later, has reopened.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth Djinis |
  • July 8, 2021
‘Unstick Things’

Firm that works with troubled real estate loans finds that a Golden Rule approach to working borrowers pays big dividends.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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