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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 11, 2026
$12M outpatient center to be built near SMH-Venice campus

The endoscopy and digestive health center will handle routine procedures and house the gastroenterology team from Sarasota Memorial Hospital First Physicians Group.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • December 26, 2022
Transactions: Dec. 20-26

A Naples multifamily deal for $58.2 million paces transactions for the week.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 26, 2021
Lab firm CEO retires, to be replaced by former AstraZeneca exec

Douglas VanOort has been CEO of NeoGenomics for 12 years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 29, 2021
Roofing executive convicted in $2M PPP loan scam

No sentencing date set yet for Casey David Crowther.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 3, 2017
IN MEMORIAM | Bob Bartz 1951-2017

At semi-regular Wednesday breakfast sessions, filled with new and established Manatee County businesspeople, one thing stood out about Bob Bartz.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • March 4, 2016
Quest for more

ReliaQuest is on track for employee growth of 150% in two years. How does it plan to manage that?

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 7, 2014
Tenured banker

Gerri Moll says the region's economy has bounced back faster than she expected. Small-business lending is leading the recovery.

  • Finance
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  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • December 6, 2023
Construction underway at Manatee golf course designed by industry icons

Soleta Golf Club, which is being designed by World Golf Hall of Famer Nick Price, is expected to take a year to complete.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 12, 2025
CEO of Bradenton EDC announces retirement

Sharon Hillstrom has been at the head of the Bradenton Area EDC for 14 years.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • January 21, 2011
Retool Time

Economic development and regulatory reform transition teams offer Gov. Rick Scott dramatic ideas to shift Florida into a new economy.

  • Florida
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • July 26, 2019
Finish line nears for dog racing businesses

The owners of the Sunshine State’s greyhound tracks face difficult business decisions in the wake of last year’s passage of Florida Amendment 13, which bans dog racing.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 17, 2023
New kind of town is being built and wired on ranchland in SWFL

Babcock Ranch, the so-called city of the future, will swell to 50,000 residents in coming years.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 20, 2023
Siesta Key home with custom aquarium hits market for $16 million

The waterfront home was originally built in 2001.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 22, 2009
JA fundraising event canceled

The recession has caused yet another local nonprofit group to call off a fundraising event: The Junior Achievement chapter for Sarasota and Manatee counties canceled its annual Bradenton luncheon, initially scheduled for April 29.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 12, 2010
Inflation or deflation? You make the pick

Everyone seems worried about inflation. There's good reason to be concerned because the federal government is pumping billions of dollars into the system even as the economy recovers.

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  • December 23, 2009
Westshore's Sheraton Suites completes renovation

The Sheraton Suites Tampa Airport Westshore has completed a multimillion-dollar renovation.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 25, 2010
HMA sees Florida recovery

Hospital visits may not be pleasant, but patient growth is a good leading economic indicator.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 22, 2010
Whitney Bank sells to Hancock

The New Orleans bank with Gulf Coast assets sold for $1.5 billion in stock.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 28, 2010
The future leaves room to whine

If you're looking for a sign of consumer confidence at the luxury end of the market, take a look at sales of wine futures.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 31, 2010
Stonegate, Southwest merge

Stonegate Bank buys Fort Myers-based Southwest Capital for $9.4 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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