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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 6, 2020
People power: Staff diversity fuels law firm's financial strength

Shutts & Bowen's Tampa office has become a national leader in the number of new women partners it hires and promotes.

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 21, 2009
Osprey Inn buyer stays diversified

Paul and Carolyn Martin are two part-time Florida residents you're not likely to find lounging away their winter reading books on the beach.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 31, 2012
Sarasota aims to lasso back lost business

The departure of John Deere, which held its annual dealer conference in the Sarasota-Bradenton region for more than a decade, was a sizable setback for the local tourism industry.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 24, 2021
Buoyed by in-state visitors, region begins to exit tourism abyss

Overall tourist tax collections, of course, are down over pre-pandemic months.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 11, 2018
To market diverse country, agency focuses on storytelling, power of video

Brand USA President and CEO Chris Thompson spoke at a Visit Sarasota County event recently about how the national agency markets the United States through videos and its 2018 music theme.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • January 23, 2025
Sarasota tourism down but occupancy up in November 2024

Data on Sarasota County's visitors was influenced by hurricane recovery efforts, tourism officials say.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 21, 2008
Simon Says

Geoff Simon made the transition from business broadcaster to investment adviser years ago, but he still uses his journalistic skills to build good relationships.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 27, 2012
Dive In

Thomas Contreras's life was in shatters. But his patented invention, a tool for fishermen and divers, could be his salvation.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • October 29, 2021
Mother-son team build solid financial services niche

With a model of transparent client communication, early and often, Roxane Kronon Galati and Jeff Galati landed on a winning formula.

  • Finance
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 24, 2015
Ringling College grads hit it big for Oscars

More than 20 alumni from school worked on Academy Award-winning films.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2007
'Capitalism at Its Finest'

Small- and medium-size companies are benefiting from increased competition among Tampa Bay area banks for their business now that the housing market has slowed.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 1, 2022
Sarasota firm to manage 120-property national portfolio

SVN Advisory in Sarasota lands deal to manage commercial real estate portfolio for national health care provider.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 25, 2010
Remember: Deals require sellers

There's no question that opportunities abound for commercial real estate investment along the Gulf Coast lately.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 8, 2005
Fitness Machine

Lifestyle Family Fitness LLP grew from eight to 27 centers in less than two years. With $8 million in new capital, it's on track to double its units in the next two years. Geoffrey Dyer says he's running the business like a public company.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 30, 2004
The Bailout for SRQ

The Sarasota-Manatee Airport Authority is asking taxpayers for $500,000 to subsidize a low-fare carrier. Here's the authority's case for why you should do it.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 16, 2016
Apartment deals show no sign of abating

It's become a familiar refrain, a drumbeat almost, regarding multimillion dollar, multifamily rental transactions along the Gulf Coast and beyond.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Thank goodness for electionsChief Judge Manuel Menendez Jr. takes over as chairman of the state's Judicial Nominating Procedures CommitteeNo further comment- Urine-Off

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 5, 2018
Digital marketing company names new CEO

John Lemp will transition to a role as chairman of Revcontent’s board of directors.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 4, 2014
Benderson Development moving forward with Siesta Promenade project

Benderson Development, one of the two firms behind the mega mall planned at the University Town Center, has begun the initial pitch for a hotel and shopping center on U.S 41 near the entrance to Siesta Key.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 23, 2016
Bring the innovation to Tampa

Some Tampa area business and civic leaders are looking far outside the United States — to Israel — to lure tech startups to town, with $1 million in seed money.

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