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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 20, 2015
Teco execs jolt market with potential sale

The Tampa-based Teco Energy says its exploring 'strategic alternatives,' including one that could sell the major Florida utility.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 15, 2015
Adviser sentenced in fraud scheme

A nearly six-year sentence follows a guilty plea.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2015
A new EDC to make its debut

Economic development organizations that seek to recruit and retain businesses — incentives in tow — are as plentiful as beaches in Florida.

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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • January 17, 2024
Tampa Bay health care school adds two board members

Ultimate Medical Academy, a nonprofit higher education institution that trains students in health care, has added two board members, Karen Jones and Shelley Wells Collins.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 27, 2024
Library and learning center dedicated at Bradenton college campus

The State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota, honored its president with a building dedicated in her name.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 28, 2024
Publix-anchored shopping center in Sarasota County for sale

The Shoppes at Palmer Ranch, which is 100% occupied, is on the market.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 28, 2025
Lakeland mortgage company lays off 58 as it shifts policies

Amerant Bank is looking to focus on in-Florida mortgage originations.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 15, 2025
State buys 34 acres in Englewood for conservation

The land will be used to help strengthen resiliency for Manasota Key.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 7, 2025
$8.75M in Snook Haven Park updates to begin in Sarasota County

Sarasota County is breaking ground on a yearlong construction project in Venice.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 15, 2024
$2.1B bank names Polk County leader

Crews Bank & Trust has named Andrew Foreman market president for Polk County.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • January 28, 2025
Prominent Tampa beer entrepreneur donates $2M to USF for two causes

The longtime craft brew businessman is generating philanthropic buzz.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • January 28, 2025
Nearly $500M hospital breaks ground in Fort Myers

Lee Health Fort Myers will replace Lee Memorial Hospital in the coming years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • October 11, 2023
University of Tampa professor honored for entrepreneurship

Rebecca White, a professor and entrepreneur director at the University of Tampa, was honored by a national group.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 12, 2025
New College receives $2.5M gift for contemplation, education center

A charitable foundation that traces some of its money back to the Mellon banking family fortune has donated $2.5 million to New College of Florida in Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 17, 2025
257-unit apartment community opens in Sarasota County

The Concord is a new multifamily development from Thompson Thrift.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 9, 2025
$247M Fort Myers contractor moves Sarasota-area office

B&I Contractors has relocated its Sarasota-Manatee operations to a larger, more visible facility.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 16, 2025
Seattle veterinary group expands to Florida with Naples pet hospital

Lakefield Veterinary Group is now operating in Collier County.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 14, 2025
Report: Pasco County locality leads nation in self-storage growth

Wesley Chapel saw self-storage space jump to 567,000 square feet in the past 10 years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 11, 2023
Prominent Sarasota community foundation names new president, CEO

The news came less than a year following the current CEO announcing retirement plans.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2024
Boat captain survives Milton clinging to cooler off Longboat Key

His boat became disabled as hurricane approached, the Coast Guard said.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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