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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 15, 2017
Builder gains entry to coveted community

Miami-based Lennar has built more than 60 communities in Southwest Florida.

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  • September 1, 2017
On the vine

State's tomato farmers battling cheaper imports.

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  • July 19, 2017
Brewery selected as finalist for national award

St. Petersburg's 3 Daughters Brewing is a finalist for U.S. Chamber of Commerce awards.

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  • December 22, 2017
Guerrilla glue

Nine ways to boost your marketing without big bucks.

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  • October 14, 2013
No phone on the road

We all know it's now against Florida law to text while driving.

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  • July 17, 2014
Health Insurance Innovations buys Health Pocket

The Tampa company purchased the Silicon Valley health-plan comparison company for $32 million.

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  • October 30, 2013
Smartphone app firm gets deal for 100 malls

Sarasota-based MobileBits signs a marketing deal with DLC Management Corp.

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  • November 24, 2014
Beall's CEO to chair Florida Chamber

Steve Knopik is active on several other boards, including Publix Supermarkets.

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  • June 29, 2023
Tampa grocery store on brink of opening plans to hire 95

The new Sprouts Farmers Market is one of 10 the company is opening in Florida this year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • March 13, 2023
Sarasota architecture firm names new partner

Karl Bernhard has been with Sweet Sparkman Architecture and Interiors for over seven years.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • February 14, 2014
Rare Hospitality buys Toys'R'Us for future LongHorn Steakhouse

The price equated to $77 per square foot.

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  • January 2, 2009
A road by any other name just wouldn't be the same

Miami may get the honor of naming the first street after our new president, as a bill is filed designating a portion of Biscayne Boulevard in Miami-Dade County “Barack Obama Boulevard” starting July 1.

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  • July 2, 2009
New technology for Lee County tourism

The travel industry was one of the first to be rocked by the recession. So companies that specialize in lowering the cost of vacation packages have grown in demand.

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  • September 3, 2009
Publix buys former Herald-Tribune building

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  • November 19, 2010
New Horizons, Qoncert buy in Laurel center

Two Tampa technology-focused businesses purchased 56,000 square feet of commercial condo space in the Laurel Street Commerce Center, plus two acres, for $1.54 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • January 10, 2011
Savtira adds CFO, directors

The young Tampa company has bolstered its executive staff.

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  • August 6, 2010
Yippy for Glenn Beck, he's their man

Fort Myers-based Internet firm Yippy Inc. isn't shy about why it advertises its Web browser on the Fox News channel.

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  • May 3, 2013
GTIS Partners affiliate buys North Park land

The price equated to $20,795 per acre.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • March 11, 2011
Sarasota County Commission issues public safety building contract

The Sarasota County Commission awarded Architects Design Group LLC of Winter Park a $1.14 million design contract for a public safety building and a new Emergency Operations Center.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • June 4, 2013
Onetime teen pageant producer to help run local circus

Jennifer Mitchell, with Circus Sarasota since 2008, was named managing director.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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