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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 23, 2004
Legal Calendar (Tampa edition)

Tampa's legal events calendar is provided free of charge.

  • Law
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • April 30, 2010
Government Digest: April 30 - May 6

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 2, 2021
Exec sentenced in PPP loan scam, must forfeit boat and $3.3M

A federal jury convicted Casey David Crowther in March.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 8, 2019
More CEOs concerned about economy

Annual PwC CEO survey indicates growing pessimism for global economic growth.

  • News
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 31, 2024
Manatee County to buy 105-acre rural site for conservation for $3.6M

Triple Oak Preserve will be used for conservation and could be a site for environmental education, a county official says.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • September 25, 2025
60K-square-foot adventure park opening in Lakewood Ranch

Urban Air Adventure Park is opening Sept. 26 near University Town Center in Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 21, 2023
Trucking company bankruptcy costs state 524 jobs, 116 locally

The most recent slate of job cuts brings the number of layoffs announced across the region in the past week to more than 400.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 29, 2010
Crist: Small Business Tax Break

Gov. Charlie Crist announced Wednesday a plan to reduce Florida's corporate income tax rate from 5.5% to 4.5% on the first $1 million of taxable income.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 10, 2010
Asset Quest buys home, townhome lots

Cape Coral-based Asset Quest LLC purchased 30 developed single family lots and 242 partially developed townhome lots in the Coral Lakes subdivision for $550,000.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 20, 2011
Sarasota entrepreneur buys Century building

Sarasota businessman Jesse Biter purchased the 41,617-square-foot former Century Bank building on Fruitville Road for $2.8 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • March 21, 2018
Company gets $1 million investment from group

Sarasota-based Bridge Angel Investors invested in Rewired Solutions.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 19, 2024
Speak up or keep quiet: When politics and business intersect

Business owners are often taught to not speak about politics and political beliefs or risk tuning customers away. Some ignore the advice and advocate openly.

  • Florida
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • May 20, 2011
Redistricting 101

While Florida legislators got tutored recently on the ins, outs, do's and don'ts of redistricting, a law student went ahead and mapped out his version of a congressional redistricting plan for Florida.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 1, 2010
The Crane Way

The products that come out of Crane Environmental are the result of a fine-tuned system. The key: Empower employees.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 19, 2009
Stormy Dreams

The hurricane shutters industry has endured two major problems the past three years: A recession and few major storms to draw attention to drive demand. One entrepreneur hopes to beat back the trend.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • October 7, 2011
True Patriot

Lori Larsen served eight years in the Army. Seeing opportunity in the private sector, she entered the corporate world.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 13, 2007
Mastery Now

Research and long-term planning are key parts of the growth plan for a sign-making franchise company that grew more than 25% in 2006.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 14, 2010
Tampa EDC leads Mexico trip

Delegates will visit the nation's third largest trade partner in November.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 10, 2014
Sarasota named top spot for sports

SportsEvents Magazine readers recognize the area's beaches and other amenities.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • January 13, 2017
Diving in

When lawyer and executive Geoff Young gets away, he really gets away.

  • Strategies
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