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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 18, 2026
Investor buys noted Sarasota bar for $3.5M, pledges revitalization

The new owner of 975 Cattlemen Road plans to revive the Cock & Bull brand.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 18, 2023
Nashville fast-food chain to open first Tampa location

Captain D's, which is looking for other potential restaurant sites along the Gulf Coast, will start construction later this year on its new 975-square-foot location just of Interstate 275.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • September 7, 2023
Tampa to get new Sprouts grocery store

Sprouts Farmers Market will open newest store in at Fowler Avenue.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 12, 2012
Minute Gym

You only need 20 minutes of exercise a week. Really. Jorgen Albrechtsen is so confident, he won't make you sign a contract.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 25, 2013
Northwood Investors pays $149 million for Waldorf Astoria, Naples Grande

The Waldorf Astoria price equated to $296,400 per room.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 13, 2024
Report: Sarasota industrial space vacancy rates reach 8-year high

The Sarasota and Fort Myers industrial space markets, long a rising star in commercial real estate, have begun to slide backward, according to a new report looking at 2024 first quarter data.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 17, 2006
Three Times is the Charm

First he worked at the Kennedy Space Center. Then he taught college. But it's his work as an entrepreneur that gained him recognition.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 27, 2008
Injecting Innovation

Entrepreneur Frank Daniels carries on a family tradition of leading a water-powered chemical injector company in Largo into new markets.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • August 19, 2021
Social worker-turned-entrepreneur relishes counterintuitive strategy

By going filling a gap in a crucial need, Elizabeth Dosoretz — starting well before the pandemic — is building a fast-growing mental health practice.

  • Healthcare
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 26, 2023
Golf entertainment venue hires 400 as it readies eighth Florida location

Topgolf will now have three locations on the west coast of Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 10, 2022
Dunedin credit union launches bitcoin services for members

Achieva Credit Union has partnered with cryptocurrency company NYDIG.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 5, 2022
Clearwater tech firm launches investment arm

KnowBe4 Ventures will partner with two other venture capital firms to support early-stage cybersecurity startups.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2022
Tampa Bay university named a top employer by magazine

According to Forbes, the University of South Florida ranks No. 21 among large public and private employers in Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 8, 2011
Former banker enjoys life on the outside

George Najmy once thought he'd be a banker for life. Now the banker-turned-entrepreneur is on his second non-banking business venture in two years.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 16, 2012
Louie Louie: Prominent restaurateurs seek success, again

Sarasota economic development officials and business leaders have long lamented the fact that downtown Sarasota doesn't have a convention center.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 13, 2021
Hilton hotel aimed at younger travelers opens new location

Tru by Hilton opened last week after a year of construction.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 20, 2020
Bowl game gets new title sponsor

The Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl will be played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 24, 2018
Group acquires area manufacturing company

The acquisition of Sarasota-based countertop and cabinetry installation business Sterling Manufacturing is Interior Logic Group's third acquisition in Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 14, 2014
Blue Rock Partners, Konover South buy Reflections, The Place at Summerlin

The partnership purchased Reflections for $15.8 million and The Place at Summerlin for $12.35 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 27, 2016
Bass Pro Shops hunts for Sarasota store progress

Plans for a Bass Pro Shops location in east Sarasota County have been in the works since 2014.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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