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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • March 27, 2025
101 jobs to be cut when Hyatt Regency closes in Sarasota

The management company overseeing the site's redevelopment reports it is hosting a job fair to help displaced employees.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • February 14, 2026
National homebuilder buys 130 lots in Lakeland

Pulte Homes purchased finished lots inside Lakeland's Hawthorne Ranch community and is expected to finish constructing the new homes this spring.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 21, 2007
Fire up the Pit

A father-and-son team plans to grow the Rib City Grill barbecue chain to 100 restaurants in five years. They promise franchisees tasty profits.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 22, 2016
No barriers

A young entrepreneur's bold recession-era decision saved a company. Now she grapples with a new set of challenges.

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • June 9, 2022
Insurance reform: 'Two steps forward, one step backward’

None of the combatants in the trenches of Florida’s property insurance crisis is celebrating the results of the special legislative session.

  • Opinion
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • February 6, 2026
Melting Pot celebrates milestone with brand makeover, merchandising

Tampa-based fondue chain Melting Pot is balancing a tight line: It aims to grow a new customer base while keeping the company’s more traditional diners satisfied.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 23, 2010
Lee sells bonds to keep Sox

Red Sox' threat to flee winter home prompts Lee County bond sale.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 21, 2013
In Minto condition

Canadian developer and homebuilder Minto Group is making an aggressive push on the Gulf Coast. Michael Belmont leads the charge.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 4, 2021
Climate First Bank, new branch

Eco-friendly project pushes solar power technology to the limit.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • November 11, 2021
Main Squeeze: Sarasota hotspot to become home to gourmet lemonade franchise

Area couple goes all-in on a new-to-Florida lemonade-based franchise concept. Even before the first location opens, growth plans are flowing.

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • February 5, 2021
Advice: executives need to exude empathy in new workplace.

Adjusting to the new state of work requires executives to be empathic and also emphatic with employees: Yes, things are changing but change can be good — for both sides.

  • Advice
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • December 7, 2018
Poof! A new invention by a serial product designer

Therapouf inventor Judy Cutler-Teeven

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • May 15, 2023
Sarasota County reinstates full EDC funding — for now

With new leadership and a new board, county commissioners decided to give the EDC one year to prove itself.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 6, 2023
New year, same Rays: Tampa baseball team's search for a new home continues

The team's president says the focus is keeping the Rays in Tampa Bay.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 21, 2010
The Write Stuff

The art of getting stories printed in newspapers and magazines has long confounded many small business owners and entrepreneurs. Ron Smith is trying to turn it into a science.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 19, 2013
Corporate Report: April 19

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 16, 2016
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE PROFILE | Carl Roeder

Carl Roeder has been involved in commercial real estate lending for more than three decades, and today is head of BB&T's Commercial Real Estate Lending Group for West and Southwest Florida, an area that covers from Tampa to Naples.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 18, 2015
Corporate report

Walter Investment Management settles false-claims lawsuit; Gunster law firm names shareholder, adds H.R. consulting group; Oxis International subsidiary licenses new cancer treatment; Academy of Soccer opens new Brandon school; HemCare Health Services buying majority of Tampa medical practice; HealthCare Partners hires new Florida CFO

  • Strategies
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 30, 2025
Sale of the Tampa Bay Rays is complete, new owners take over

The sale of the team to a group led by Jacksonville businessman Patrick Zalupski closed Tuesday.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 30, 2004
Party of 5

Candidates galore want to be the next Hillsborough County clerk.

  • Entrepreneurs
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