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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 1, 2012
Power Lunch: Everything Greek

El Greco combines an Old European style with an upscale feel.

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  • June 10, 2021
Former area mortgage broker charged in $1 million scam

Thomas Errico was arrested June 10.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • 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.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 6, 2019
Florida manufacturers seek increased output — and clout

State officials turn to manufacturing for economic diversity.

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  • January 20, 2020
Letter to the Editor: County park doesn't receive kickbacks

Park official says county leaders should be proud of the decisions they made on how to operate Nathan Benderson Park.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 5, 2019
100 N. Tampa St. pulled from the market

PGIM Real Estate has pulled the 42-story 100 N. Tampa office tower from the market. The new Jersey company had offered it for sale earlier this year for more than $200 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 13, 2019
County pumps up pumpkin spice lattes in pitch for tap water

Hillsborough County has a quirky sense of humor — and knows how to use it to get people to click through what’s normally a typical email from a government office.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 27, 2018
Transit forum gets ideas moving

The Tampa Bay Transit Forum at the Tampa Airport Marriott gathered business leaders, elected officials and transit authorities to discuss plans that could solve some of the area’s most pressing transportation woes.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 24, 2018
Pair of Fort Myers, Estero apartments fetch $100 million in sales

A pair of Lee County apartment complexes trade for $100 million, a further sign that investor demand for multifamily rental projects in Fort Myers and Estero remain in demand

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 31, 2017
Area firm to pay $31.7M in Medicare scheme case

Former Freedom Health COO Siddhartha Pagidipati will pay $750,000.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 20, 2014
Incentives keep firms bouncing

The often-warped logic of economic incentives to lure businesses to town is front and center yet again.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • August 5, 2016
Corporate report

Former bank CFO moves to insurance; Pest control firm names Tampa leader; Online firm brings in new executive; Manufacturer appoints sales official

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  • February 26, 2015
Former Bradenton housing official admits to theft

Stephany West faces up to 10 years in prison, in addition to a $250,000 fine.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 17, 2015
Prominent developers lose $20M lawsuit

Developer Hugh Culverhouse Jr. sued over project going back to 2010.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • August 13, 2024
Michael Saunders & Co. buys land for south Sarasota County office

The real estate company plans to construct an office and a building for lease in Wellen Park.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 29, 2024
Sarasota manufacturer fires CEO for consensual employee relationship

The termination marks the second straight CEO at Helios Technologies to violate company ethics policies.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • February 8, 2024
Former Sarasota mayor, county commissioner dies at 79

Former Sarasota County commissioner Nora Patterson, a longtime public servant in the region, died Thursday, Feb. 8. She was 79.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • March 17, 2025
SeaPort Manatee receives $2M state grant for infrastructure upgrades

The port in Manatee County was given a grant to help accommodate its growing truck traffic.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • February 22, 2025
Tampa contractor ordered to pay $55 million, serve 4 years in prison

A Pasco man who ran a wood-framing construction company for residential homes out of Tampa was sentenced for charges including fraud, tax evasion and workplace violations.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • September 4, 2025
Sarasota Sheriff: 2 charged, 117 slot machines seized in gambling bust

An investigation at Magic Arcade netted two arrests and prompted Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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