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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 27, 2014
Buff times for real estate agent

Go naked or go home.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 7, 2023
International philanthropy couple donates $25M to Sarasota Memorial Hospital

Jerry, retired co-CEO of a meat processing giant, and Karen Kolschowsky have donated $25 million to Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, with the money geared toward innovation, education and research.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • September 1, 2010
Murphy: Here's to you, Gulf oil spill

Anna Maria Island restaurateur Sean Murphy has yet again taken a page from the headlines to come up with his latest drink concoction.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 7, 2011
THURSDAY'S CUP: Is the recession moving out of town?

The latest anecdotal evidence of an economic rebound on the Gulf Coast lies in an unlikely place: An 11-year-old moving company that suffered its two worst years in 2009 and 2010.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 25, 2017
Fit for growth

Prepared-food company launches delivery service amid expansion.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 27, 2015
Houston firm doesn't have a problem

The latest sign of a burgeoning boom in the construction sector comes from Satterfield & Pontikes, a Houston-based construction firm that opened its first Florida office, in Lakewood Ranch, in March 2014.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 8, 2015
Realtors roll into growth days

The latest sign of a robust residential real estate market: The membership roster at the Realtor Association of Sarasota and Manatee has swelled.

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  • January 29, 2010
Off the shelf bank deal was from New York

When news spread last week that a group of Naples investors had acquired all the assets and deposits of failed Premier American Bank in Miami, local bankers wondered who that was.

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  • By Elizabeth M. Stamoulis | Williams Parker Attorneys at Law |
  • April 1, 2022
How to Buy a Non-Fungible Token

How to Buy a Non-Fungible Token

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 12, 2013
Sunny Days

Nearly 90 million people visited Florida last year, where they spent more than $70 billion — both record highs. The challenge for area hotels: Repeat the success in 2013.

  • Industries
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 7, 2011
Scott's first bold act: Drop high-speed rail funding

Congratulations to our new governor, businessman/entrepreneur Rick Scott. As of Wednesday morning, the bigger test than getting elected has begun.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 9, 2024
Clearwater's MarineMax buys UK manufacturer's US distributor

Clearwater-based boat and yacht dealer MarineMax has reached a deal to buy a Pompano Beach company for an undisclosed amount.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 18, 2011
New York trust buys Daniels Parkway BB&T

New York City-based American Realty Capital Trust Inc. purchased a 3,617-square-foot BB&T bank building for $3.85 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 29, 2015
New Tampa apartments sell for $38.4M

Atlanta investment fund picks up complex for $132,400 per unit.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 3, 2020
Area media firm announces layoffs, CEO pay cut

Company’s stock price is down 57% since Feb. 14.

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  • September 26, 2003
YP Sarah Hoffe

Sarah Hoffe, a radiation oncologist for 21st Century Oncology, talks about work, dealing with death, who has mentored her and more.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 20, 2015
Furnished fantasy

How a national retailer sets up shop in a new location is a hub of activity. It's part commerce, part theater.

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  • November 23, 2012
Homebuilder seeks land, in a big way

Here's a near-golden sign the recession, at least the one in homebuilding, has begun to evaporate.

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  • By Tom Johnson Sales & Leasing Coordinator |
  • June 28, 2018
Tips for Local Businesses to Select Better Store Locations:

There are many complexities that exist in a site selection process.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 11, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

Lined up for the theater: Everyone knew it would happen, but with the first building of the Promenade at Riverwalk condominium project under construction, real estate interest in downtown Bradenton is at a new high.Sell community banks: Punk Ziegel & Co. analyst Richard X. Bove is out with his latest take on the economy.The 'McClash' Judicial Center?: A little food for thought on the whole battle over building heights.Silence not golden: Gold Bank has hit the publicity jackpot, thanks to a customer and a primetime national television show.

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