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  • May 4, 2012
Devonshire Park land sells for $1.6 million

A company led by Canadian businessman and a part-time Sarasota resident bought the Sarasota park.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 3, 2014
Tampa Bay's largest industrial landlord taps CBRE

The brokerage will handle leasing EastGroup Properties' 2 million-square-foot, 26-building portfolio.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • March 8, 2019
Focus on steady growth, strong culture spells success for area law firm

Blalock Walters, with offices in Sarasota and Bradenton, has 26 attorneys.

  • Law
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • August 17, 2023
Pizza franchise to debut in region with east Manatee location

Piesanos Stone Fired Pizza was founded in 2009 in Gainesville.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • July 14, 2010
Venture Forum opportunity

The Florida Venture Forum needs presenters for its September conference.

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  • September 6, 2011
Forensics firm grows to Detroit

Tampa's Armstrong Forensic Engineers opened a new office in Michigan.

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  • June 25, 2012
USAmeriBank to hire 25

The Clearwater bank looks to hire 25 employees to fill a variety of positions.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 19, 2016
Rays sign new player: a Realtor

Jennifer Zales is the official real estate agent of the Tampa Bay Rays.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 9, 2023
The Business Observer's deep dive into AI and ChatGPT

Chatter over artificial intelligence and ChatGPT, in some quarters, is hitting a fever pitch. Uses are seemingly infinite. So, too, are the worries, and pitfalls, from legal to ethical to simply understanding the applications. The Business Observer tackled the challenges — and opportunities — from multiple angles.

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  • October 16, 2015
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Business development manager, SouthTech

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  • August 7, 2012
Political forum draws candidate fest in Lee

Who says there's political apathy?

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  • April 27, 2018
Bank celebrates opening of new downtown headquarters

The opening of Sabal Palm Bank's building in downtown Sarasota attracted well-wishers from throughout the community.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 21, 2014
Travel pro

Wilma Boyd, president and CEO of Preferred Travel of Naples, is the doyenne of luxury travel. From hiring flight attendants for TWA in the 1970s to running a successful travel agency today, Boyd speaks about her entrepreneurial career and shares insights into the business.

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  • November 25, 2016
Whirlwind of a deal

After years of near misses in attempts to raise capital, it's nice to finally be liked.

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  • February 9, 2018
Use Instagram effectively for your business

How to leverage social media into a powerful business tool.

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  • April 18, 2014
Get Creative

Stickboy Creative has been there, done that. So now it can help clients with complex technology challenges.

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  • January 21, 2005
Business that Sizzles

Chris Miller, CEO of Ruthis Chris and the next chairman of the restaurant association, explains the growth in higher end steakhouse market and why itis not the industryis fault consumers get fat.

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  • December 27, 2019
Brew and improved: With land deal, beer maker takes next big step

Fort Myers Brewing won awards for its beers in 2019, but the biggest news was the acquisition of a 23-acre parcel that will be the site of its much-needed new headquarters.

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • February 7, 2014
Why stop at $10/hour? Go all the way: $200!

Barack Obama's campaigns for income equality and higher minimum wages explicitly illustrate what the Jesuit priests called “invincible ignorance.”

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 9, 2022
Local investment firm buys 92-unit Pinellas County apartment complex for $13M

The price tag for Cottage Court might seem surprising, but it's not, says the brokerage behind the deal.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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