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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 8, 2024
Sarasota grocery drivers join Teamsters labor union

Workers at a Sarasota grocery distribution facility voted to unionize, represented by the Teamsters Local 79.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • November 6, 2023
Proposed Ybor business curfew at 1 a.m. criticized but remains in play

Ybor City has been the victim of violence, and the business community has concerns.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 21, 2023
Lee Health signs 10-year naming rights deal with MLB team

One of the largest community nonprofit health care operations in Florida has signed a partnership with the Minnesota Twins, in a deal that renames the team’s Fort Myers facilities the Lee Health Sports Complex.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 1, 2024
Prolific investor acquires landmark Sarasota property The Boatyard

A landmark mixed-use waterfront property on Siesta Key has been sold to Chris Brown, a Sarasota-area entrepreneur, real estate investor and co-founder of the Above the Bar Hospitality Group.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 10, 2024
4K sheltered at SMH during Milton, 7 babies delivered

Medical evacuees and pets were among those receiving shelter and care at Sarasota Memorial Hospital's two hospitals and freestanding ER as Hurricane Milton arrived.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • November 18, 2025
Sarasota city leaders approve tiny property sale — for less than $20K

The Sarasota City Commission approved the sale of a 650-square-foot pieced of unused city property that presented an obstacle to Plymouth Harbor's expansion plans on Coon Key.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Gianna M. Tomeo |
  • April 10, 2026
Navigating IRS Scrutiny in Multi Step Transactions

The Supreme Court of the United States has held that tax implications of a transaction are governed by the underlying substance of such a transaction, rather than its formal structure. In other words, the substance, not necessarily the form, controls how a transaction is treated for tax purposes.

  • Williams Parker
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 20, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Naples Bay Resort becomes The ShoppesRiverside Investors LLCbuys Colonial commercial landLennar Homes LLCbuys more Bella Terra landDeAngelis Diamond finishes Collection at VanderbiltStrackbein Constructioncompletes yacht Club, marinaAndros Boatworks moves to larger buildingBradenton businessmandeveloping Parrish daycareW.S. Badcock Corp. buysSarasota furniture storeBovie Medical Corp. buys building, movingFlorida State Fair Foundationbuys warehouse, modelsFirst Intermediary Corp. buysJ.W. Conner & Sons propertyNAI Tampa Bay Commercialadds valuation servicesKona Grill restaurantsigns to lease at Met West

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 27, 2023
Tampa names new economic opportunity director

Javier Marin comes to Tampa after stint at the Central Florida Development Council.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • July 5, 2023
Foundation with $551.68 million in assets adds two board members

The late Baranciks' son is one of the new board members.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 12, 2023
Tickets on sale for Business Observer's 2023 Top Entrepreneur luncheon

The May 4 event will honor six local business leaders.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 2, 2023
Investor using three LLCs buys Bradenton shopping center for $12.1M

The Winn-Dixie-anchored Southwood Shops is fully leased as new owner takes over the 42-year-old shopping center.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 16, 2022
Sarasota nonprofit announces promotion, two new hires

Kelly Borgia has been with the Gulf Coast Community Foundation since 2018.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 10, 2022
Fort Myers mine sells for $15.3 million

The new owner, Seagate Development Group, will develop the property when materials are sold.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 1, 2022
Area airport traffic drops over June 2021, still soaring for all of 2022

More than 660,000 passengers traveled through Southwest Florida International Airport in June.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 19, 2022
Bank of America names new president for Sarasota-Manatee region

Erik Vatter has been with Bank of America for more than a decade.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 3, 2022
Lee County revs up driver's license options for hurricane recovery

Mobile units will be in front of Hertz Arena.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 13, 2009
Big-name attorneys team up in Tampa

Tampa attorney Fred Zinober is big on big cases and on making sure people know he is big on big cases.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 3, 2009
Foreclosures still tarnish Gulf Coast

Lee County is a leader yet again when it comes to a statistical reading of the housing market.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 17, 2009
Tropic Property Management buys Omni Apartments

Tropic Property Management Inc., a company headed by Tampa attorney Stephen Kipple, purchased the 47-unit Omni Apartments on 109th Avenue east of U.S. 41 for $595,000.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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