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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 10, 2015
Raymond James unit buys 60-employee firm

The financial services firm has worked with Troy, Mich.-based The Producers Choice for nearly a decade.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Sharon Hillstrom |
  • April 24, 2024
Wanted: Employers to hire interns — with wages paid by CareerSource Suncoast

The Summer Youth Employment Program helps address major issue across the region: finding skilled workers for a variety of jobs and positions.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 19, 2021
Florida tourism is getting hot — but not from Europe

Florida is one spot below New York in a list of states impacted by the lack of Europe.

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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 Business Observer Staff |
  • May 9, 2008
Coffee Talk

Minimize taxes on new construction: Builders dread the taxes on new construction because they're so high on the Gulf Coast that many projects now don't make financial sense.Westshore hotels continue to lure investors: Westshore, the Gulf Coast's biggest business district, has seen another hotel change hands - the Sheraton Suites on Cypress Street in Tampa.Sarasota college student shines: Executives and entrepreneurs searching for employees who 'get it' have long complained that the Sarasota-Bradenton area is lacking in colleges and universities that can produce those types of job candidates.Sneaky, er, creative way to get new business: Here's one sign that it's a rough time for mortgage brokers.Downtown Tampa grows, still lacks residents' needs Downtown: Tampa is maturing as a residential location and urban destination for residents and workersFort Myers fundraising maestro is back: Bill Merwin is back and he'll help you shake some money out of those trees.Largo dentist develops tool to help athletes excel: If you're tired of hearing about steroids, a Largo dentist has developed a natural way to help athletes and non-athletes improve performance: the Pure Power Mouthguard.Worrisome Gulf Coast banks being watched: Gulf Coast financial institutions have a starring role on an updated 'watch' list of Florida banks complied by a national banking analyst for financial Web site thestreet.com.

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  • April 2, 2010
Neal Communities' sales solid

Neal Communities' performance in the first quarter of 2010 was one of its best from the past five years.

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  • July 13, 2011
North Port homes selling cheap

Roughly 92% of all area homes sold in June went for less than $200,000.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 1, 2017
Developer sells 750 acres

Gopher Hill Farm purchased Myakka City land for $2.65M.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • 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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  • 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 Carl Cronan |
  • August 20, 2010
Driving the Bus

Valerie Harwell, a former insurance manager, has taken on new duties as president and CEO of The Omnia Group. It's a company she has been familiar with from the start.

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  • 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.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • 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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  • March 29, 2023
New tenant announced at town center in Lakewood Ranch

Waterside Place will be The Black Dog's second location in Florida; its first is in St. Armands Circle.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 30, 2023
Tampa venture capital firm leads tech company’s $6M funding round

Florida Funders and a group of returning and new investors are backing San Francisco-based Dashbot, whose platform specializes in conversational artificial intelligence.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • January 17, 2013
W.P. Carey affiliate buys three self-storage facilities

The price equated to $111 per square foot or $11,111 per unit.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 9, 2020
Community bank buys former SunTrust building for new HQ

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank also sold its current main office.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • July 25, 2019
Master-planned community leads nation in housing starts

Lakewood Ranch was also recently named the second fastest-selling community in the U.S. in RCLCO’s 2019 Mid-Year Ranking.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 21, 2018
Eye on the prize: Contact lens breakthrough wins accolades

A Pinellas Park, Florida, company, Transitions Optical, has been recognized by Time magazine as coming up with one of the best inventions of 2018.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 17, 2017
Market Spotlight

Sarasota-Manatee retail market

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