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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 21, 2016
County surpasses $20M in bed taxes

Sarasota County's Tourist Development Tax collection increased 4.9% in fiscal 2016 over fiscal 2015.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 21, 2023
Sarasota Opera leases warehouse at Manatee industrial park

The opera company will move some of its warehoused equipment into its new space toward the end of the year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 8, 2021
Chain of cafes opens 16th location

Kahwa Coffee Roasting opens shop in Dunedin and celebrates by giving coffee away for the day

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 6, 2018
Sean Murphy to anchor BLVD condo tower retail

Sean Murphy plans to open a 175-seat restaurant named "Sean Murphy's Bistro" inside the 18-story BLVD condo tower now under construction in Sarasota by Core Development Inc.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 26, 2010
Corporate Report: Nov. 26 - Dec. 2

The latest news from Lee Memorial, TIB Financial Corp., and others.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 1, 2023
Tampa tourism agency makes most of Rays’ stay in Orlando

Visit Tampa Bay is capitalizing on the opportunity to reach more spring training fans.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 10, 2021
Airlines add new routes, including to LA and first nonstop to Oregon

Tampa International Airport announces new flights to four cities, including L.os Angeles. and Portland

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • November 11, 2025
USF releases new vision for football operations center

The 150,000-square-foot TGH Center for Athletic Excellence is part of the University of South Florida's on-campus stadium project, slated for completion by 2027.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • July 26, 2021
Tampa Bay office market recovering from the pandemic

Deliveries and new construction of office space in Tampa Bay continue to push vacancy rate upwards, however, despite positive absorption

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 21, 2021
Rent-a-car giant aims to rejoin Wall Street

The Hertz Corp. is looking to return to Wall Street by getting re-listed on the NASDAQ exchange

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 10, 2019
Dog days at credit union's latest branch

Suncoast Credit Union opened a new branch in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 9 that caters to customers, coffee lovers and even dogs.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 18, 2019
New senior living facility offers Category 5 protection

Atrium at Liberty Park by Meridian Senior Living will open this fall meeting new storm protection guidelines.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 14, 2015
Commercial real estate Profile: Jay Caplin | investor, Miami

Cushman shifts in Tampa; Taubman gives shout out to UTC

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 27, 2019
New branch part of bank's long-term growth plans

The new Regions Bank branch at 4034 S. Tamiami Trail in Sarasota does not include a traditional teller line.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 16, 2016
Luxury on the move

Need any more evidence that downtown Sarasota has pent up demand for luxury condos? Consider this: A local developer plans to buy out all 14 owners in a bayfront complex and pay to knock it down — just to build a new one.

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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • October 24, 2023
Tampa airport lands new nonstop route to Mississippi city

Breeze Airways offers more than a dozen nonstop flights from Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 23, 2024
North Port business growth sparks entrepreneurship events

Networking takes off in North Port, which is seeing an influx of new businesses.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 25, 2010
Pulse of the market: faint, but still alive

The latest pulse of the commercial real estate market from LoopNet is much like the market itself: Not too good.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 8, 2016
Tampa, Lakeland tops for jobs

The Tampa and Lakeland areas recently claimed the state's top spots for job creation, according to the latest state employment data.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 29, 2021
Convention center's growth spurred by picking up events looking for a new home

Events relocating to Tampa help fuel convention center resurgence.

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