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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 8, 2018
Jebco Ventures set to debut Embassy Suites, start on Hampton Inn & Suites nearby in Sarasota

Sarasota developer Jebco Ventures begun by Jim Bridges in 1975 has embarked on a pair of new hotels in city's downtown that will add more than 300 new rooms to inventory

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 1, 2009
Next Up

A coveted Gulf Coast waterfront property has stymied past developers. The latest group to give it a shot hopes they have the answers — and the timing.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Denise Federer |
  • August 13, 2025
Want to help your business thrive? Quit resisting the change.

Change is inevitable in life and in business. Here's how to make it happen.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 12, 2017
Star performer named tourism award-winner

Visit Sarasota County presented awards to Dolly Jacobs and five others.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 20, 2007
We've built it ...

Florida for years has counted on Baby Boomers. But recent red flags indicate our population may be stagnating instead of rising.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 29, 2023
Report: Tampa Bay among worst large U.S. metro areas for commuters

Only New York, San Antonio and San Francisco scored lower in a study conducted by Hire A Helper, a moving company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 1, 2021
Child's play: Specialized treatment gains traction, leads to expansion

A growing demand for child play therapy services has prompted Dr. Brenna Hicks to open $1 million new facility in Pasco County, Florida.

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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • May 14, 2010
Feed the Giants

Greg Murtagh is commanding attention from major retailers as Triad Digital Media moves into a new phase of growth. It all started with a presentation to the folks from Fayetteville.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2015
Jenny Alday Townsend, 33

President, Suncoast Connections and Music Compound

  • Class of 2015
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 4, 2018
Medical marijuana firm keeps on rolling with $35.4 million in financing

Sarasota-based AltMed was recently approved to open a medical cannabis dispensary in Sarasota County.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 16, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana/Tampa)

Better than Buffet, Branson: The comparison has been made before, but we're just glad he's one of ours.Looking for capital?: The Florida Venture Forum's 2006 conference is Jan. 31-Feb. 1 at the Sawgrass Marriott, Ponte Vedra Beach.WCI stock inflates as competitors deflate: Shares of WCI Communities, the Bonita Springs-based residential builder, got a boost when the company predicted a rosy outlook at its first-ever investor conference in Hollywood earlier this month.How do you pay the bill?: When Charleston Mayor Joseph Riley recently spoke to Sarasota's Downtown Partnership about his suggestions for urban revitalization, Coffee Talk wondered: Who paid for all of Charleston's wonderful improvements touted by the mayor?Make sure you like dad: When entrepreneurs are looking for venture capital, there's a lot more involved than the financial aspects of the transaction.Entrepreneurs speak: The University of Tampa is adding a new wrinkle to its speaker series on entrepreneurship.King of all Bay area media: Joe Redner has done it again.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • August 29, 2014
Market Potential

Cushman & Wakefield recently promoted Larry Richey to Florida market leader. Now heading offices with more than $3 billion in sales, he shares his excitement about Florida's potential.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2003
Legal Team

Two Pinellas County attorneys, Frank Louderback and Pat Doherty, are involved in Tampa's most recent corruption scandal.

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 4, 2010
JRL Ventures wins Blue Chip nod

JRL receives the Southwest Florida Blue Chip Community Business Award.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 30, 2012
Theater posts big year

The Van Wezel, owned and operated by Sarasota, surpasses 100,000 tickets sold.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 3, 2014
Charter school opens in Naples

Mason Classical Academy leased space in Naples for a charter school with a Hillsdale College curriculum.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Janet Leiser |
  • July 25, 2025
Founders design fitness club to meet untapped demand in wellness industry

A $2 million investment in a new fitness studio concept — with more capital likely to come — has the pair of Tampa entrepreneurs behind Revivery looking at potentially hundreds of locations.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 8, 2022
Rules to promote condo safety could create financial nightmares for owners and associations

New condo safety rules likely to put low-income and fixed-income condo owners in a bind that might end in foreclosure.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 20, 2020
In keeping up with the market, hospitality developer transforms marina industry

A developer and property owner building a high-tech marina, a project worth up to $20 million, have learned being first isn’t easy.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 11, 2013
PNC mixes ATMs with gas

Bank adds ATMs that dispense $1 bills as well as larger denominations.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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