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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 12, 2018
Company falls short of jobs promise, repays county $100,000

rasota Medical only hired 12 people from 2010 to 2015. It fell 49 jobs short of its commitment — even though it already had the county’s $360,000. Company paid back Sarasota County $100,000, with the final payment coming earlier this year.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 7, 2014
Full clip

Capital is starting to flow for manufacturers who invest big in equipment, but options remain limited. Azimuth Technology leads the way.

  • Industries
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 16, 2021
Despite news of retail gloom, mall is adding and expanding stores

Unbowed by news of changing customer habits, International Plaza continues to add new retailers to already eclectic mix

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 27, 2023
Tampa surgical supply company pays $2.74 million for new site

SurgiShop, which buys supplies from manufacturers to resell, is nearly doubling its size with a new facility in Lutz.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 6, 2006
Stand Up Guy

Northern Trust economist Robert G. Dederick uses humor to make his predictions about 2006.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 14, 2012
Why we should go over the Fiscal Cliff

“Until we experience the cliff, we will not understand what it really means.”

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 14, 2012
Why we should go over the Fiscal Cliff

"Until we experience the cliff, we will not understand what it really means."

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 20, 2020
Entrepreneur takes big step in removing herself from operations

A $100 million company founder spent a year in meetings and interviews before hiring a CEO.

  • Leadership
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 12, 2024
PR exec climbs Mount Kilimanjaro to teach himself, daughter life lessons

Entrepreneur Preston Rudie climbed one of the tallest mountains in the world to learn he could do less — and that his business would be OK.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • July 27, 2023
Solar co-op established for Sarasota, Charlotte counties

The co-op provides members a group rate, increasing the amount of money saved relying on solar power.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 3, 2021
$362M urban revitalization project wins $30M federal grant

Fort Myers was one of five finalists nationwide.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 20, 2013
Anti-mold firm plans 52 hires in Bradenton

New South Biolabs will sell products made by Toronto-based Biosenta.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • December 12, 2023
Bank survives industry shakeout, surpasses $1B in assets

The Bank of Central Florida, which was founded just prior to a crippling downturn, looks to grab market share in Tampa Bay.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 24, 2025
Naples billionaire: Why and how he's giving away his fortune

Scrappy self-made Naples billionaire Tom Golisano is approaching $1 billion in lifetime donations to nonprofits. Business principles guide his giving.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 4, 2010
Retail gourmet

Innovative Food Holdings has been supplying restaurant chefs with luxury gourmet delicacies. Now, the company is hoping to bring more than 3,000 specialty foods to the public.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • December 27, 2019
Area bank has big ambitions for expansion into new community

Crews Bank & Trust is planning a grand opening of its new branch in Sarasota on Jan. 2.

  • Finance
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • September 8, 2017
Independence Days

Tampa's Coppertail Brewing Co. readies for major growth, while avoiding the industrywide rush to find equity partners.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • September 26, 2014
Insightful outcomes

Tampa's 25-year-old transportation planning firm Tindale Oliver is rebranding itself to promote its services for the public sector.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 12, 2025
Joann closing 11 stores across region amid bankruptcy proceedings

Joann, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January, announced Feb. 12 that it planned to shutter certain stores based on their performance.

  • Florida
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • September 27, 2024
Benderson Development spends $140M on acquisitions in September

Three acquisitions this month in Florida are part of an “aggressive growth strategy," according to Benderson Development.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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