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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 4, 2015
Sarasota nonprofit gets big business infusion

The board of the Van Wezel Foundation has six new members.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 23, 2015
Housing inventory: It's coming

At first blush, this may seem like a challenging time to be opening a new residential real estate brokerage firm.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • August 8, 2025
Sarasota software development firm opens office in Pakistan

The new overseas office will support custom software and platform development.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • February 24, 2026
Tampa casino names new president

Travis Lunn was tapped for the role at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino by Seminole Gaming and Hard Rock International.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • September 15, 2010
Next-Mark opens new office

The Sarasota marketing firm will work from the city's downtown area.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 11, 2022
$1.5 billion firm’s new HQ is 80% smaller than its old space

Kforce, embracing and leading the way on the hybrid work, opens new Tampa HQ “empowered by trust and technology." It turns out that requires a lot less space

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 2, 2022
Tampa landmark Urban Centre gets an update with modern perks

A $3.5 million renovation at one of Tampa’s premiere office buildings is meant to help tenants retain employees as they try to reimagine office life.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • January 23, 2015
Flashy fresh

Bob Basham and Nick Reader partnered with Bill Kadow, a former VP at Carrabba's, to open their latest fast casual concept. They hope it will follow in the footsteps of its big brother, PDQ.

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  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • July 1, 2025
Manatee County purchases two properties for conservation

The properties will expand Rye Preserve and Crane Park.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Dale Hewett, Reach United |
  • December 26, 2025
The Real ROI of Hiring a Digital Marketing Agency in a High-Inflation Economy

There are hidden costs to doing all your Marketing In-House.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • June 27, 2023
Prominent steak and seafood brand chooses Sarasota for latest location

The steak and seafood brand will reside inside the 14-acre development The Quay Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 31, 2023
Popular cruise excursion business reopens post-Ian

Captiva Cruises has been family owned and operated since 1986.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 18, 2006
Tampa Bay Runner-Up

Ajit Nair, Founder, PRO V International: Ajit Nair has nothing against getting bigger and growing his startup computer technology company. He just might not want to stick around if - and most likely when - it gets big.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • December 31, 2009
COVER UPDATE: Brief, but Bountiful

Most folks think in terms of years when reviewing their career paths. Brian Albritton, a former defense lawyer now serving as U.S. Attorney, is taking on his job a few months at a time instead.

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  • September 9, 2010
Florida wins demolition derby

The Obama Administration doles out another round of public cash.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 9, 2013
Entrepreneur seeks a physical presence

A commercial development project worth up to $15 million that could bring a Canyon Ranch-like medical spa destination to the Sarasota-Manatee region is close to coming together.

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  • April 10, 2013
Circus firm continues court journey

Feld Entertainment, the firm behind Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey shows that's building a $20 million production headquarters in north Manatee County, won another round in a decade-long legal saga.

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  • April 18, 2011
Local firm considers leaving Florida

The Jackson Labs incentives saga might partially contribute to the Gulf Coast losing a budding technology firm.

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  • July 20, 2012
Sushi chain digests local investment

Retired Sarasota executive John Cranor, onetime president and CEO of both KFC and Long John Silver's, continues to put his restaurant knowledge to good use.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 12, 2012
Chomp to success, one store at a time

Steve Martin keeps opening more Tijuana Flats restaurants on the Gulf Coast, yet the question of why he has launched another business in a recession keeps dogging him.

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