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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 2, 2015
Plymouth Harbor board gets biz-centric infusion

Former Sarasota Memorial Hospital CEO Dr. Duncan Finlay is the new chair.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 16, 2015
Former Allstate exec to run Lakewood Ranch firm

Gulfstream Property and Casualty Insurance Co. has operations on two coasts.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 3, 2015
Raymond James nabs Canadian asset manager

Cougar Global expected to bring an additional $1 billion in managed assets to Eagle Asset Management division.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 20, 2015
Atlanta firm buys regional pharmacy leader

Patient Care Pharmacy Services has clients from Naples to Sarasota.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 14, 2024
Pinellas credit union giant expands to Naples area for first time

Dunedin-based Achieva Credit Union, one of the largest credit unions in the region, has opened its first-ever Collier County branch.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • August 29, 2024
$2.4B Clearwater yacht company adds to board

MarineMax, a Clearwater-based recreational boat, yacht and superyacht services company, has appointed Bonnie Biumi to its board.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • October 11, 2023
Founder steps aside to make way for a new leader at North Port pharmacy

Jay Mandra has assumed the role of president at Guardian Pharmacy.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 26, 2023
$2.7 billion credit union hiring for two new branches, call center

Achieva Credit Union’s Collier County branches are set to open early next year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • March 6, 2025
MarineMax completes latest acquisition

Shelter Bay Marine, a full-service marina and storage facility, now counts itself as one of 65 such facilities under the MarineMax company umbrella.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 29, 2019
New private club seeks to be hub for business leaders

Waterworks is a business and social club that combines new with old in Sarasota.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 27, 2019
Top Deals 2019: Southwest Florida

Residential sales of apartments, a condominium tied to a resort and a mobile home and RV park dominated Southwest Florida's top commercial real estate sales in 2019.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 17, 2019
40 under 40: Rock stars abound in the region

The Business Observer's 2019 40 under 40 issue is testament to the region's hitmakers.

  • Class of 2019
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 14, 2010
A Big Net

Jesse Biter, founder of a $16 million auto industry software firm, finds motivation in going after his market's biggest clients. His refusal to accept rejection is a big ally.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 13, 2023
5,500 acres primed for residential development hit market for $58M

An NBA legend building affordable housing units, a Swiss food and beverage giant getting a new office, and a penthouse selling for $5.2 million top the week's commercial real estate news.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • April 1, 2020
Pizzeria owner adapts to changing conditions in the face of the coronavirus — toilet paper included

In a true sign of the times, Solorzano’s Pizzerias is giving away a free roll of toilet paper to customers who place an order over $30.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 20, 2009
Gulf Coast banker hits back

Century Bank President John O'Neil spent part of the past week in Washington, D.C. with some of the country's top banking regulators. He was there for a fight.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 18, 2021
Fast-rising restaurant exec receives prestigious honor from alma mater

Dan Stone, a fast-rising restaurant industry exec in Tampa, Florida, has received a top alumni award from Penn State University.

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • December 9, 2021
One way to fight employee turnover? Increase pay.

The credit union has been putting culture first for awhile, but has found that providing competitive wages is more important now than ever.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 9, 2019
SVN to open Tampa brokerage office

SVN is expanding its Sarasota brokerage operation to Tampa with a new office, SVN Coastal. It will be run by the same managing partners that operate the Sarasota office, Larry Starr and Matt Christian.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 21, 2018
Collier, Sarasota residents among most generous in state

Those counties, Collier and Sarasota, placed in the top 10 most generous counties in the state, with Collier coming in at No. 1 and Sarasota at No. 6, according to a new study from financial technology company SmartAsset.

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