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  • By Eric Garwood |
  • September 15, 2025
$132M Sarasota aquarium sets early October opening date

Members get first views on Oct. 6-7 and public on Oct. 8 at the Mote SEA, located near University and Interstate 75 in Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • August 6, 2021
Master-planned community continues sales surge

Ave Maria in Collier County sells 400 homes in first half of 2021, on pace to triple sales from two years ago

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 15, 2017
BTI sells another tract in Marina District

BTI Partners has notched yet another major sale within its Westshore Marina District project, bringing to 32 the number of acres sold or committed this year within the 54-acre project in South Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 9, 2012
Better Noobs

There's always a finite amount of time and money. Wise entrepreneurs like David Crisp Jr. understand this.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 23, 2010
Tahitian Inn floats a new restaurant idea

Longtime customers of the Tahitian Inn in South Tampa now have something new to look forward to next time they visit.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 4, 2010
Premium cigar sellers want break from taxes

Cigars are at the foundation of Tampa's history, but some high-end dealers say they're being singled out unfairly in new efforts to tax tobacco.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • February 9, 2023
How to motivate — and delight — employees with rewards

In an age of quiet quitting, creative incentives can radically increase employee engagement and productivity.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 26, 2020
Seagate Development continues headquarters’ streak

Fort Myers company’s work for logistics firm Scotlynn USA marks the latest major project for five-year-old developer.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Steven Benna |
  • March 9, 2026
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A $32 million hotel sale in Hillsborough County paces the week in transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 6, 2010
Voalte charges ahead, hires seven

Many experts have been calling this one a jobless recovery. But one Sarasota small business is doing its part to buck that trend.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 22, 2021
Miami developer sells two area properties for nearly $27.5M

Tricera Capital sells properties in Tampa and St. Petersburg; says it remains committed to market

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 5, 2022
50-year-old Clearwater apartment complex sells for more than $80 million

Genesis Apartments sells to Tampa investment and management firm TLR Group, which will spend $1.5M on improvements

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • June 1, 2018
A spark of innovation gets big results

Tampa marketing firm SPARK shares how it pulled off a big win for longtime client Visit Florida.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 24, 2012
LWR Main Street grows

Lakewood Ranch's Main Street will add nine new businesses this spring.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 17, 2014
Death, taxes and cell phone bills

Economic development officials statewide tout Florida's low taxes in many areas, usually for good reason, but they missed the call on this latest levy: Florida, at 16.55%, has the fourth-highest average state-local cell phone tax in the country, according to a Tax Foundation report.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 7, 2023
Golf and lifestyle brand to make SWFL debut with pair of locations

One store will be in Estero, the other in Sarasota.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 27, 2015
Too sexy for their (button-down) shirt

Forget the rebounding economy, here's something certain to leave corner office executives with a smile: The CEO is the sexiest position in America.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • October 15, 2020
Travis Ray, 35

Dapper Bowtique, owner; Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, associate managing director

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 22, 2023
Survey: Small business owners remain worried about economy

While fears of inflation and difficulty finding employees are still a major concern, a new survey finds that owners do see signs of improvement.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2011
Gemesis downsizes with new building

The recession has drilled a hole through Gemesis, a cultured diamond manufacturer struggling to turn its unique technology into big-ticket success.

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