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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 24, 2020
Mayoral forum a roaring good time

Tampa Bay area mayors answered tough questions at Suncoast Tiger Bay Club’s annual State of the Bay luncheon on Jan. 9.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 24, 2020
Area small business leader pleads for government leaders to act on crisis

Mike Harting, CEO of 3 Daughters Brewing in St. Petersburg, says elected officials need to act now to save small businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 25, 2019
Florida’s reputation as a relatively low tax state remains intact — for now

State officials often tout the state’s lack of an income tax as a big perk. Yet other taxes dent a company’s income.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 18, 2019
Will Sarasota lose some if its most valued cultural institutions?

Some business leaders have concerns about messages being sent to area organizations.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 8, 2019
Institutional buyer purchases Sarasota shops

New York Life Insurance Real Estate Investors' purchase of the Whole Foods Market-anchored Shoppes at Sarasota Row, in downtown Sarasota, marks the first regional deal for the institutional investor.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 14, 2018
New hospital chooses founding president

Longtime Florida health care and hospital executive Sharon Roush has been named the founding president of one of the newest hospitals in the region,  Sarasota Memorial Hospital – Laurel Road. The 65-acre medical campus and hospital is being built to serv

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • March 2, 2018
Fyzical Education

How does a fast-growing franchise company manage a big leadership transition? In part, by building in some overlap.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 25, 2022
Naples ex-con indicted for $2.6 million COVID fraud

Federal officials say convicted felon lied and provided false documentation to secure loans for five businesses.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 10, 2022
Florida CFO to Musk: move Twitter to the 'free state of Florida'

State official dings California in effort to land Twitter headquarters.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 10, 2017
Lawsuit: Bankers diluted investors

The October 2014 acquisition of Tampa-based Florida Bank Group, a $90 million deal, seemed like a classic “win-win,” at the time. The buyer, Lafayette, La.-based IberiaBank, continued its broad expansion into Florida, while Florida Bank Group board members and some investors received a lucrative payday.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 14, 2024
Damage survey opens for businesses after massive Sarasota rainfall

A survey is being used to collect information from area business owners about impacts from the recent rainfall in the region.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • June 1, 2023
Sarasota Starbucks workers seek to join national union

Starbucks officials push back against the effort.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 11, 2022
Lakewood Ranch condominium project targets 2023 groundbreaking

The often-delayed project along Lake Uihlein gets off the ground with developer Frank Dagostino.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • June 25, 2010
Family Calling

Answer Excellence, a Clearwater company that takes calls for doctors and hospitals, has turned into a family enterprise. But the president and IT director are the only ones who are actually related.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 15, 2010
In it Together

Even companies that aren't in a struggle to survive the recession could use a makeover now and then. A Gulf Coast accountant has taken hold of that philosophy.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 28, 2020
Statewide agricultural leader dies at 78

Ben Hill Griffin III left a big mark in the citrus and higher education sectors.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 28, 2017
Small but Mighty

A developer with eyes on a growing tourism market hopes to lead the way in a new real estate trend.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 24, 2014
Bank on the kids

Veteran banker Rolando Bichara plans to give his two sons a business to run. Bonus: free advice from dad.

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  • By Michael Hinman |
  • July 24, 2015
Sky high obstacles

Drawing people to a new attraction, especially in tourist-heavy Florida, isn't for the meek.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 29, 2010
Vesta Equity buys Lakewood Ranch building

Real estate investment fund Vesta Equity in Sarasota purchased a 22,480-square-foot office building on Professional Parkway south of University Parkway for $2.88 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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