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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 28, 2024
Fort Myers school spends $29 million on office buildings

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a major hotel project is OK’d in St. Pete Beach, more land is conserved in Sarasota, and Margaritaville comes to Naples.

  • Florida
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 22, 2026
Showroom opens in former Manatee tax collector branch

Quality by Design Kitchens made a six-figure investment to customize its new location.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 3, 2023
$2.5 billion bank names new leaders for retail, commercial banking divisions

In total Crews Bank & Trust promotes four bankers.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 28, 2005
Finalist: Vox2Data Inc.

Quite a bit has changed since Vox2Data was selected as the second-runner up in The Gulf Coast Business Review's 2004 Technology Innovation Awards. A new name. A new version of its flagship software. And now, some roof damage and flooding as a result of Hurricane Wilma.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 1, 2010
A Risky Paint

40 UNDER 40 WINNER: Kevin Hanley, 37, Sarasota

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 29, 2011
Cool Opportunity

Service and repair industry entrepreneur John Barbour delayed growth plans for five years. But the time to grow, Barbour believes, is now.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 28, 2021
EDC, amid restructuring, dramatically grows board

The members will be crucial in guiding the Sarasota County EDC's future.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 22, 2021
Biotech firm moves HQ to region, plans 100 new hires

CEO says startup plans to hire a large contingent of personnel in 2022.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 6, 2022
New owners of storied cafe have high hopes for 2022

Sharon Carole aims to attract new customers without sacrificing the tradition and history of the Bijou.

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 6, 2022
Ad agency looks to seize opportunities in 2022

FKQ aims for growth year amid challenging times with new clients and new hires.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 9, 2020
Sarasota tech firm with 175 employees buys new HQ for $10.5M

Real estate tech firm PropLogix, one of the fastest-growing businesses in the region, will soon have a new headquarters — and in moving, the firm, and its 175 employees, will leave downtown Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 17, 2018
Pair of Lakeland projects show strength of Polk County industrial market

New distribution center projects planned by Swedish furniture retailer Ikea and Dallas developer Xebec Holdings show that Lakeland and Polk County continues to be sought-after location for distributors.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Ted Carter |
  • December 29, 2017
Move Forward

Turning a transportation hub — an old train station — into a technology hub is an expensive project. A recent $5 million fundraising effort has been a boost.

  • Strategies
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • January 19, 2018
Raises, bonuses flow at beverage firm

Outspoken CEO relishes tax break and move toward 'good government.'

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 27, 2013
Double down

What do you do when falling insurance reimbursements threaten your profits? At NeoGenomics, you get bigger and better.

  • Strategies
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • September 2, 2016
Corporate report

Tech company hires former Oracle sales leader; Engineering firm grows with acquisition; Company expands with office in New Delhi; Restaurant moves headquarters to Fort Myers

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 31, 2014
More choices

Students at a leading art and design college are taught to think and act like entrepreneurs. They might soon get more chances to do that.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 11, 2015
Four legs

A large stable of owners hasn't diluted the growth strategy at an architecture firm.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 26, 2014
A window for growth

From sales growth to a major acquisition, 2014 was a significant year for one of the largest companies in Sarasota.

  • Strategies
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 29, 2025
2 hospitals in region ranked among top 10 in Florida

Multiple hospitals from the region are ranked on the U.S. News list of best hospitals in Florida.

  • Florida
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