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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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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • December 2, 2023
Tampa hospital completes $300M acquisition, forms new unit

Tampa General Hospital has acquired Bravera Health, the hospital's largest expansion in recent years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 21, 2026
One year in, growing St. Pete insurer posts $2M profit

Patriot Select Property and Casualty Insurance Co. was launched at a time Florida regulators and leaders were looking to lessen the burden on homeowners — and state-run Citizens Property Insurance.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 20, 2006
40 Under 40 Winners Page 1

Christine AlexanderNeil P. ArchibaldJoe ArmeniaCeci Culpepper BermanJoshua BomsteinLuis A. 'Tony' CabassaBryan ChavisMichael CorleyWilliam Dean CrowleyDaniel DeLisi

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 22, 2022
Companies tap into an underutilized solution amid labor crisis: Employees with criminal records

The dearth of able-bodied employees has put employers on high alert for new avenues to fill open spots.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 25, 2008
Landing the big ones

For more than 30 years, Bruce Erhardt has bought and sold land along the Gulf Coast, paving the way for development and job growth.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 23, 2012
Senior Boom

Hyper-attention to details —apricot nectar juice on demand, anyone? — drives the success of a Gulf Coast senior-living entrepreneur. He has big hopes for his next project.

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • August 15, 2023
Sarasota architecture firm adds new office in Tampa Bay region

Sweet Sparkman opened the new studio in St. Petersburg after working on several projects in the area.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 20, 2009
Sarasota golf course used in national test

A suburban Philadelphia company thinks it has found the answer to water conservation problems that plague golf courses nationwide — and it's using a Sarasota golf course to prove it.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 24, 2009
Hometown Democracy or Mutually Assured Destruction?

Hometown Democracy, the state constitutional amendment going to voters in November, is known in some circles merely as “HD” and also increasingly as Amendment 4 because that's the number assigned to it on the ballot.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 25, 2010
Port Dolphin Energy signs with Port

The Manatee County Port Authority has approved a long-term $30 million agreement with Port Dolphin Energy LLC for it to lease 35 acres at the port and additional property for its pipeline.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 23, 2010
WCI retires $300M in debt

The company has reduced its debt by 68% in the past 15 months.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 2, 2011
Fort Myers Toyota sold

The Templeton family agreed to sell the dealership to AutoNation.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 3, 2010
TV studio in Lakewood Ranch

Officials say an unnamed production business could create 117 jobs.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 30, 2010
GreenPointe Communities buys Triple Creek land

In its second major purchase in the Riverview area in the past month, Jacksonville-based developer GreenPointe Communities bought 1,038-acres for $14.75 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 17, 2013
Sarasota 2050 plan faces possible revisions

Developers in Sarasota County won a small victory recently when county commissioners, by a 4-1 vote, agreed to reopen Sarasota 2050 to possible revisions.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 1, 2013
Manatee County slashes building permit fees

A 10% decrease follows a 6% cut announced last year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 4, 2013
College try pays off

University of Tampa enrollment continues to grow, despite recession-led pressures on colleges nationwide to maintain and expand student counts.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 18, 2013
Citicorp exec pleads guilty

She spent company funds on Bucs games, travel and car expenses, feds say.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 28, 2013
Carnival moves new ship to Tampa

Cruise lines shifts ships, cites new EPA rule.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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