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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 12, 2019
Sharks’ teeth

Southwest Florida dental practice expands its undersea-themed practice with second location.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • November 14, 2025
Bradenton Area Convention Center cuts ribbon on $54M renovation project

The newly updated convention center in Palmetto offers 95,000 square feet of meeting space.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • December 18, 2025
Tampa Museum of Art director to retire

Michael Tomor, 63, announced his retirement Thursday and plans to spend more time visiting family throughout the country.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • June 10, 2021
Small influence, big impact

A marketing trend that doesn't cost a fortune but offers some big return possibilities is growing in prominence

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 19, 2009
Tampa Bull

More residents, events and a riverwalk are among the reasons Christine Burdick is bullish on downtown Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 15, 2025
Noted Manatee waterfront restaurant unveils $1M in renovations

Sandbar, an Anna Maria Island mainstay, has a refreshed look after the fall hurricanes and an acquisition by St. Petersburg restaurant company Beachside Hospitality Group.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • April 2, 2004
Confusion in the Court

House Republicans pick a tough budget year to try to create another state appeals court district in Florida.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 9, 2020
Comfy clothes in the pandemic provide retailer a sales boost

Chico's FAS, proving anytime is a good time to embrace change, utilizes unusual time to rebrand, rethink and refocus some campaigns.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 21, 2008
Jim Roberts

born salesman and motivator

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 9, 2013
A new edge

Two prominent local architects now work at the same firm. They have ambitious plans.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 6, 2020
Developer kicks off Longboat Key St. Regis condo sales

New St. Regis Resort & Spa and associated luxury condos will replace the famed former Colony Beach & Tennis Resort on the Sarasota County barrier island.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • April 13, 2026
TGH nurses take time back with AI-powered listening tech

The app-based program listens to patients describe their symptoms and converts those conversations into specialty-specific clinical summaries in seconds.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 17, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Sarasota investors buy Bay West Business CenterInvestors buy retail space in Albertson's shopping centerWaterford Cos. exchanges land with Cemex, RMC South FloridaU.S. Tank & Cryogenic moves to Bradenton buildingSarasota County buys additional conservation land

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 11, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Chiropractor, Realtor buy Punta Gorda ClubWilliams Scotsman moving,consolidating operationsCharlotte County buys1,600 acres of Ryals RanchCape Coral issues RFPs,for two city-owned sitesConstruction begins on newshopping center in NaplesDock N Dine LLC buys Sarasota's CoastersTucson, Ariz., investorsbuy Pods Sarasota warehouseRingling Pointe developersdemolish former school building

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 19, 2013
Corporate Report: April 19

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • August 3, 2021
Tampa apartments sell for $65 million

Off-market deal by ZMR Capital for Hanley Place the latest in a wave of transactions aimed at capitalizing on region’s stellar economy

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • November 17, 2017
Economic Forecast 2018 - By the Numbers

Charts paint the picture for the region.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • January 13, 2022
Globetrotting entrepreneur finds her passion in travel

With an ‘all the world’s a stage’ mindset Colette Eddy has rarely met a trip she wasn't excited about.

  • Out of Office
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 5, 2018
Word for 2018: '20-Great-teen!

Despite the World of Trump, we can continue to turn the tide with our own decorum and the push for economic freedom.

  • Opinion
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • September 5, 2014
Why not to expand Medicaid

Nary a day goes by without some editorial writer haranguing Florida's governor and Republican-controlled Legislature for not taking federal tax dollars to expand Florida's Medicaid program.

  • Opinion
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