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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 19, 2018
Tennessee media firm enters Florida, buys seven newspapers

Greeneville, Tenn.-based Adams Publishing Group acquired the Sun Coast Media Group, a collection of daily, weekly and twice-weekly community newspapers on the west coast of Florida that had been family-owned since 1976.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • October 4, 2013
Benjamin King, 33

Chief Technology Officer, Voalte

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  • October 10, 2014
Jerry Hemmer, 37

CEO, Owner, Alliance Financial Group

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  • October 10, 2014
Tony Stopperan, 34

Owner/Manager at House of John Productions; Project Manager, Office of the President, Ringling College of Art and Design

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  • October 10, 2014
Nick Reader, 39

CEO, MVP Holdings

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  • October 10, 2014
Harry Julian, 39

President, Pure Naples / Marine Team International

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  • October 16, 2015
David Fouche, 38

Vice president, J2 Solutions

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  • October 16, 2015
Jackson Haskins, 33

Business development manager, SouthTech

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  • October 16, 2015
Nicole Murphy, 31

Operations manager, Pure Florida

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  • October 16, 2015
Daniel James Scott, 37

Executive director, Tampa Bay Technology Forum

  • Class of 2015
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • September 25, 2015
Air aid

A torrent of business landed at a company's door literally overnight. Dealing with it is a lesson in preparation.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 2, 2015
Chef for you

Innovative Food Holdings is making a big push into the consumer market. The company's recent acquisition of The Fresh Diet will double its sales.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 24, 2015
Safe haven

Don't discount the U.S. as a safe haven for foreign investors. Premier Sotheby's International Realty expects international business to double.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 6, 2025
Boston restaurant chain opens Parrish location

Kelly’s Roast Beef opened a new restaurant in Creekside Commons in Manatee County, the sixth for the chain in Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 21, 2023
Lee commissioners get generous with affordable housing and conservation

As the year comes to an end, Lee County leaders look to buy 30 acres for conservation and give out $5 million in grants.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 6, 2023
Digital Media Solutions faces delisting as NY law firm launches investigation

The Clearwater company is being investigated by a class action law firm for violating state law while dealing with issues that could lead to it losing its place on the New York Stock Exchange.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 16, 2024
Fort Myers' historic Shell Factory shutting down after 85 years

The tourist attraction's owner has decided to close and sell the property as the cost of operating grew too high to continue and efforts to find a buyer have failed.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 1, 2026
$300K Bradenton EDC contract up for vote in Manatee

Manatee commissioners will decide April 7 whether to execute a new contract with the EDC.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • November 24, 2006
Copy That

Anne Mulcahy rescued American business icon Xerox Corp. from near bankruptcy. Her insights could help Gulf Coast businesses grow.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 16, 2007
Ready to Grow

Advantec expands it niche and triples its sales staff to grab more of the domestic human resources outsourcing market projected by one research firm to reach $42 billion next year.

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