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  • November 11, 2013
Sarasota marked for smoothie franchise expansion

Smoothie King will open three new locations in Sarasota.

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  • August 23, 2016
Former Hilton resort gets $24M makeover

The former Longboat Key Hilton Beachfront Resort has undergone major renovations.

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  • February 16, 2016
College adds trio of board members

New College of Florida also re-appointed three board members.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • February 10, 2026
Allegiant adds three nonstop routes at St. Pete-Clearwater airport

The three new routes brings PIE’s total number of nonstop destinations to 63 cities.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 27, 2016
Rate up

Hotel-room occupancies from Tampa to Naples slipped in the first quarter, but hoteliers remained confident enough to raise room rates.

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  • August 20, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Dennis Hernandez says WFLA, Channel 8, defamed himWhen the judge says go, well, that's pretty much the end of it.What did Bill Bunkley expect from the liberal media?

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 20, 2020
'Very Cautious'

NFL championship in February will propel Tampa Bay into national spotlight, even if visitor numbers aren’t as robust as initially anticipated.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 19, 2020
COVID-19 CEO update: Rita Lowman, Pilot Bank, Tampa

Pilot Bank President Rita Lowman expects some bumps in the road as the economy recovers from COVID-19 but is generally optimistic about the future.

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  • November 6, 2008
Calendar of Events

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  • March 23, 2007
No Strings Attached

CEO Charlotte Baker isn't after venture capital this time. She's clearly in charge, with no one else directing her moves, though she has two partners.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 30, 2004
Martha Stewart Bets (Tampa edition)

Investors hope attorney Robert Morvillo will resuscitate the fortunes of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. by rescuing its 62-year-old founder and former chairwoman from six or more years in prison.

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  • March 18, 2021
Build-your-own bowl concept holds grand opening for new location

The New Tampa location will reveal a new look for Fresh Kitchen.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 7, 2026
Report: NY, Idaho among feeder states for Sarasota, Manatee growth

Migration data shows New York is a primary feeder, while residents from the West are increasingly choosing to move to Sarasota and Manatee counties as well.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • May 28, 2009
Government Digest

A look at government actions around the Gulf Coast

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 20, 2006
Coffee Talk

A Love bite for Valentine's: No sooner was the ink dry on our profile of Norman Love Confections in the Jan. 6 edition of the Review than the Fort Myers chocolatier won top honors from Consumer Reports in the magazine's February issue.Private Capital likes newspaper cash flow: Bruce Sherman, the I-don't-talk-to-the-press chief executive officer of Naples-based Private Capital Management, has shaken up the wobbling world of publicly traded newspaper companies.Making Sarasota a tech-town: Is Sarasota a technology community? Not yet, according to Barry Tuchfeld, founder of The BT Group in Sarasota, which consults for businesses in the areas of strategic thinking and planning for effective growth.No more Crews control: Charles G. Brown III is taking up with a new hometown bank, this time in his real hometown.Sosso family ties: The region's newest developer has a familiar last name. The investment group OSSO LLC, which purchased the 200-unit Avondale Estate Apartments in Bradenton and four homes for $15.4 million, is headed by Mark Sosso.Investor relations pays: David Dragics has a simple justification for his place on the payroll of CACI International Inc.

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  • February 24, 2023
Sarasota considers a new approach to workforce housing

A city commissioner suggests the city build and hold its own workforce housing developments. Staff is now working on a plan.

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  • February 2, 2008
Blueberry Bingo

Big-ticket customers sometimes bring big challenges, too. One company's trick: Be flexible.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 24, 2006
Coffee Talk

Domino's founder backs Naples bank: Domino's Pizza founder and Catholic philanthropist Tom Monaghan is behind the formation of a new commercial bank in Naples called Gulf Coast Bank.Changesat RJ Bank?: The chief financial officer at Raymond James Financial Inc. recently disclosed a bit of the internal thinking at the firm regarding one of its best-performing subsidiaries.Manufacturing cell phone messages?: It put Coffee Talk off guard to see Peter Straw as the head of a non-manufacturing company, and one on in Tampa, no less. The Germans are coming: Coffee Talk knows German tourists love Southwest Florida. Apparently, so do investment bankers.Bye-Bye, Bill: Bill Theroux, executive director of the Bradenton Downtown Development Authority, hoped the major improvements to Manatee Avenue would prove a capstone to his time with the city.Brisk business: Pinellas County's Class A vacancy rate dropped to 12% by the end of 2005, yet the coastal county's average rental rate of $18.92 per square foot is still $2 less than Tampa, according to an analysis of the 2005 commercial real estate market by Randy Smith of GVA Advantis.

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  • November 14, 2008
Cyber State

Florida scores surprisingly well in a state-by-state reportof U.S. tech exports. The trick will be to keep it up in 2009.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 18, 2010
Victory Dance

The lost art of setting specific goals for every employee has been rediscovered at an island resort company. It has helped the business swat the recession.

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