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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 18, 2022
Beer with Cuban, Ybor City roots returns to production

Cerveza La Tropical disappeared from the market after the Cuban Revolution and subsequent trade embargo in the 1960s.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 1, 2022
Charlotte County airport lands official for C-level role from competing facility

Chad Rosenstein spent more than a decade with the Lee County Port Authority.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 15, 2022
Interim president named at Sarasota nonprofit

The announcement was made nearly a month after the former president stepped down.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 21, 2009
Entrepreneur: It's not your bank's fault

Piero Rivolta has had a unique perch from which to watch the current financial troubles.

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  • April 23, 2013
Firm aims high with new concept

The year-end bonus, especially for executives who seek to reward their top salespeople in a unique and creative way, is going luxury.

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  • October 20, 2011
Resort restoration attracts big names

The resurrection of the famed Colony Beach & Tennis Resort on Longboat Key might get a boost from some bona fide star power.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 16, 2013
Sarasota hospital scores top six ranking in Fla.

Gynecology department at Sarasota Memorial also receives national recognition.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 27, 2011
Company keeps the faith in construction

The mission of Sarasota-based Gravitas, a group of investors with high confidence in the comeback potential of the Gulf Coast construction market, has turned to mason.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 26, 2013
RV firm leases former Sarasota convention center

California-based La Mesa RV Center expands to the Sarasota-Bradenton market with a lease for 120,00 square feet.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 12, 2012
What recovery? Positive economic vibes hard to find

Nearly one out of two small business owners, 48%, say they are worse off now than they were in 2007.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2012
Phone firm seeks more lines

Florida, and the Gulf Coast, is a major growth target for Cellular Sales, the largest independent Verizon Wireless dealer in the nation.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 2, 2012
Firm injects hope into manufacturing

Jim Westman gave up his investment banking career in Atlanta in 2009 to return to Sarasota, the town he was raised in, so he could run a company that made something.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 28, 2021
Manufacturer wins critical federal approval to produce masks for the military

Jabil Inc. designated as Berry Amendment-compliant, allowing it to sell masks made in the USA directly to the military

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 8, 2021
Bank promotes official to VP of lending role

Rudi Hamer has been with Sanibel Captiva Community Bank since 2017.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 19, 2021
Another airline adds service to area airports

Two local airports launching nonstop service to New Haven in November

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 29, 2021
Kforce moving company headquarters out of Ybor City next year

Kforce Inc. has signed a 10-year lease inside the Midtown development as it focuses on "office occasional" model.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 8, 2021
Historic downtown hotel sold

The Floridian Palace Hotel sold to developers who plan to reopen wedding venue and "significantly upgrade" restaurant

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 27, 2021
Bank on environmental mission names two new senior executives

Chris Van Buskirk and Marcio deOliveira have gone to work at Climate First Bank ahead of its June 1 opening in downtown St. Petersburg.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 14, 2021
Popular Italian chophouse in tony neighborhood re-opening by end of the month

Timpano Italian Chophouse to repoen late October, VIP event scheduled for Oct. 25

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 15, 2021
Health care tech firm raises $23 million

Funding of $23 million for Aspen Health will provide capital for expansion into new markets, company says

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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