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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 17, 2014
Insurance fraud motors on

The Gulf Coast, unfortunately, is well represented when it comes to possible auto insurance fraud.

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  • February 5, 2014
Insurance scam nets 14 arrests

State officials uncover multimillion-dollar scam to defraud insurance companies.

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  • April 1, 2014
IMG Academy swings into 35 new jobs

The sports training facility also plans to hire 200 people this summer.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • April 14, 2014
Techies go for the gold

The Clearwater Technology Alliance plans to host the first Tech Olympics.

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  • May 2, 2014
A spark for Collier County

Collier County has a reputation to rebuild among the skeptical business crowd, as the Business Observer reported last week in its story about the new office of the hearing examiner.

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  • June 3, 2014
Bucs score a new office for ticket sales

New downtown Sarasota location will offer a variety of ticket packages.

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  • July 26, 2016
College brings in provost from Colorado

Dr. Terry Parker will begin his new job on Sept. 1.

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  • July 29, 2016
Legal expert at Hertz steers into new role

Rick Frecker has been with the car rental giant since 2008.

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  • October 7, 2016
Retailer lures national CEO for a top post

Diane Ellis was most recently CEO of The Limited.

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  • April 15, 2016
LW adds Florida hotel analyst

LW Hospitality Advisors, a New York consulting practice that tracks major hotel sales throughout Florida and nationwide, has hired a Boca Raton-based analyst to drill down into the Sunshine State's hospitality market.

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  • May 6, 2016
Letter to the Editor

Where is our decorum?

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  • February 23, 2016
Bucs add new components to stadium upgrades

A $100 million renovation project to Raymond James Stadium was approved in December.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 11, 2016
Hyatt Regency deal could top 2016 sales

It's still early in the year, but the sale of the 250-suite Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa is shaping up to be among the largest hotel sales of 2016 nationwide.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • March 18, 2016
Hiring remains bright

The employment outlook for the Gulf Coast and the state remains bright despite concerns about the slowing global economy, according to a survey of second-quarter hiring by labor firm Manpower.

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  • March 28, 2016
Senior living giant opens new facility

Discovery Senior Living's latest facility is in Bradenton, adjacent to Bowless Creek and Sarasota Bay.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • May 22, 2015
Florida trails in women-owned firms

The number of women-owned businesses is growing.

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  • June 22, 2015
Bradenton firm admits to $1.5M health care scheme

Suncoast Brace & Limb faces a $500,000 fine, plus restitution payment.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • July 17, 2015
Argentinian family buys Tampa's Baymont Inn

The Kast family of Argentina purchased the 150-suite Baymont Inn and Suites for $6.95 million.

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  • August 19, 2015
New Polk solar plant built

SunEdison constructed a 6-megawatt solar power plant for Lakeland Electric.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 21, 2015
Consumer spending revs up

An important gauge of an area's economic health is the amount of total taxable sales its businesses generate.

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