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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 18, 2014
Bank capitalizes on fast growth

Longtime Manatee County banker Bill Sedgeman's anxiety was at an apex when he sat down for lunch at the Polo Grill in east Manatee County one day in April 2009.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 29, 2024
Report: Sarasota-Bradenton sees influx of college-educated residents

Residents with at least a bachelor's degree flocked to three Florida cities in 2023, according to a report from HireAHelper, a company that specializes in moving.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • October 27, 2023
Report: Florida's small business survival record spotty

As Florida's economy booms, small business support needs work.

  • Florida
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 14, 2025
First Watch tops most loved workplace list two years in a row

The daytime dining company cites balance, benefits and culture as factors in the satisfaction of its more than 16,000 employees.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2003
Cautiously Optimistic (Tampa Bay Area real estate forecast)

Office and industrial construction aren'twhat they once were in the Tampa Bay area.But residential and retail remain hot.

  • Opinion
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • October 29, 2009
Beach Retreat

Sea level rise predictions are controversial, but they are driving policymakers to start thinking about changes that could have serious implications for coastal and inland property owners.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 7, 2021
Giuliana Vann, 39

Living a Digital Dream, founder 

  • Class of 2021
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • August 25, 2023
Celebrity chef and partners open Tampa modern American eatery

"Top Chef" Fabio Viviani and friends open Amendment XXI in WestShore Plaza.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 11, 2022
Average rent in Naples is 25% higher than national average, nears Miami levels

The Naples-Marco Island market, by one tally, is the most expensive place to rent an apartment on the west coast of Florida.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 26, 2011
AutoNation dealership chain buys Fort Myers Toyota

Fort Lauderdale-based AutoNation Inc. purchased the Fort Myers Toyota dealership for $31.5 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 3, 2013
Fla. collects migration income

Floridians might want to send a juicy box of oranges up north and to several Midwest states in a friendly show of gratitude.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 26, 2013
Innisbrook does tour hat trick

Innisbrook has snagged the Symetra Tour's inaugural IOA Golf Classic, making the Palm Harbor resort the only one in the country to host the PGA Tour, Symetra and Legends Tour.

  • News
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 7, 2022
Local bank names new CEO

The Bank of Tampa promotes president and COO to top job

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 18, 2020
Large regional bank names new leader for area market

Jeff Fusco was most recently at Bank OZK.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 24, 2020
County earns top recycling spot in Florida

Lee County received credit for recycling 1.8 million tons of the total 2.27 million tons of waste generated locally in 2019.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 17, 2019
Chevy dealer ranked among top 60 in the country

General Motors names Estero Bay Chevrolet to its 2018 Chevrolet Dealer of the Year list.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 10, 2022
National top 100 law firm names new partner at local office

David Slenn worked at Akerman nine years ago.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 14, 2018
Preeminent producer joins rival realty firm

Don Winkler leaves John R. Wood Properties for Premier Sotheby’s in Naples, takes his $1 billion in sales volume skills with him.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 25, 2017
New Tampa insurance exec ran Sears Auto, stomped bugs

Joe Finney recently joined the executive team at Baldwin Risk Partners.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 17, 2017
A convenient giveaway

Convenient store searching for a lucky woman

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