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  • By Jay Brady |
  • September 10, 2010
Public Union Power Play

Government workers' unions are funneling record amounts of money to political campaigns — 92% of it to Democrats — in hopes of protecting pay and benefits.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 21, 2021
Exclusive: Related's Jon Paul Pérez talks market, the future and his new Ritz-Carlton branded tower

Prolific Miami developer Related Group has found a second home in Tampa, building both luxury and affordable housing.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 25, 2014
Pie High

Erin Mullins never took a fancy marketing class. But she serves up some hearty lessons in how to sell the same product to diverse audiences in different locations.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 23, 2015
Other peoples' money

Sarasota County is five years and a little more than $5 million into a project to use county funds to recruit and retain businesses. Has it worked?

  • Florida
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • March 20, 2026
Sarasota angel investor group doubles in size, seeks local startups

Bridge Angel Investors is actively seeking startups in the Sarasota and Manatee areas to invest in and reports that many pitches in the past year have come from the Tampa Bay region.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 9, 2022
Resort hires executive, now seeks to fill three more leadership posts

Nickolas Tanner has been with the Marriott International firm for seven years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 24, 2010
Bank raises profile with new hire

The Sarasota-Manatee unit of Whitney National Bank has hired Chris Pennewill, Jr., a well-known local executive, to run its commercial banking division.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 30, 2010
Tampa home prices up

Tampa' S&P/Case-Shiller home-price index was up 0.3% in January, Bloomberg reports.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 4, 2010
Transitions Optical names COO

Dave Cole takes over as chief operating officer for the Pinellas Park company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 21, 2010
Merger yields Encore National

Encore Bank and National Bank of Southwest Florida have combined.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 3, 2010
PGT moves 300 jobs to Venice

It will cease manufacturing in North Carolina to consolidate in Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 15, 2010
Osprey investors buy on U.S. 41, plan dealership

Michael and Evelyn Lombardo of Sarasota purchased the 6,250-square-foot retail building for $425,000.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 10, 2011
Home prices keep falling

Gulf Coast home values fell further over the year that ended in January 2011.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 9, 2011
Property manager sees improvement

Homeowners associations that were wracked by delinquencies during the real estate bust are seeing some improvements at last.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 17, 2011
New bill could block debit fees

A bill filed by Rep. Jeff Clemens, D-Lake Worth, would block the practice.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 11, 2013
New Jersey investor group buys Platinum Group buildings

The price equated to $34 per square foot.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 5, 2011
Big shoes to Phil

It's hard to imagine the Naples Philharmonic without Myra Janco Daniels, its founder, longtime CEO and fundraiser extraordinaire.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 7, 2011
Ponzi schemer gets 19 years

James Risher must forfeit two Lexus vehicles, a Smart Car, and a painting.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 29, 2011
Dollar General sells for $1.8M

James Morentin of Vista, Calif. purchased 8,960-square-foot Dollar General store for $1.8 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 27, 2013
Can I eat that?

Norman Love is a chocolate master, but the team he's assembled at Norman Love Confections in Fort Myers can compete with the best in the nation.

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