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  • By Jay Brady |
  • January 7, 2011
Government Digest: Jan. 7 - Jan. 13

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 29, 2016
Corporate Inversions 101

It's not a loophole. It's a legitimate way a corporation can reduce its tax burden.

  • Strategies
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 27, 2005
EO-Lee/Collier: Creative Hiring

High housing costs and low unemployment may temper growth in Lee and Collier counties in 2006.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 13, 2017
Carla Trombly, 36

Senior VP, retail sales director, Florida Community Bank

  • Class of 2017
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • April 9, 2026
Leaders statewide choose iconic Tampa steakhouse as No. 1 place to celebrate

Financial media company MarketBeat polled more than 3,000 professionals on their favorite places to celebrate with colleagues.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jay Brady |
  • July 23, 2010
Sports Craze

Sports facilities, businesses and teams have become highly prized trophies of local economic development efforts and more than just a seasonal tourist attraction. More new facilities are on track.

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 3, 2014
Man with a plan

Annual sales at one of the largest window and door firms in Florida remain well below its boom-time peak, when it was a $371 million company. A comeback is in full force.

  • Strategies
  • For Subscribers Only
  • 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
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 20, 2024
AeroVanti pilots sue for back pay, allege exec compared startup to Apple

The troubled Sarasota air service company is facing a class action lawsuit from employees who say they've not been paid since June.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 16, 2021
Area TikTok financial advice star builds massive audience

Spirited young financial entrepreneur whips the world’s biggest banks in getting out in front of a highly sought-after demographic.

  • Finance
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Amanda Postma |
  • November 1, 2021
Fast-growing community on the cusp of getting a new Publix

WMG Development broke ground for The Shoppes at Palmer Ranch project. The 65,848-square-foot center will be anchored by a Publix, making a trip to the grocery store just a walk away for some residents.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 11, 2008
Call Happy

For one entrepreneur, proving hisproduct can work has been easy. The challenge is getting people to buy into it.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 7, 2025
Sarasota firm closes Venice, Lakewood Ranch sales totaling $35 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Clearwater boat retailer expands into Fort Myers, a Miami company takes over management of three communities, and a Dallas investor buys a Tampa property.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 23, 2013
Firm aims high with new concept

The year-end bonus, especially for executives who seek to reward their top salespeople in a unique and creative way, is going luxury.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 4, 2019
Seagate Development building some extra space

Seagate Development Group building self-storage projects in Estero and Ave Maria

  • News
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 18, 2023
Tampa venture capital firm adds three partners

Florida Funders has promoted Saxon Baum, Michael Kadow and Ryan Whittemore.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 31, 2013
Canada's Palm Holdings buys Davis Boulevard Fairfield Inn

The price equated to $50,000 per room.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 12, 2012
Atlas, Andover partnership buys Meadow Brook Preserve

The price equated to $82,090 per unit or $90 per square foot.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 5, 2021
Florida tops in the Southeast for small startups

States scores high in national poll.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2019
Commercial real estate brokerage expands its regional reach

The company is opening its third Southwest Florida office on Marco Island.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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