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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 13, 2010
Plant City company not so public anymore

Investors wondering what has happened with Paradise Inc., a Plant City-based manufacturer of candied fruit and plastics, may have a difficult time getting answers.

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  • April 16, 2010
Florida foreclosures spike

Statewide foreclosure activity was up 29% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2010.

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  • July 3, 2013
Local teen phenoms make 'impressive' list

Google Science Fair winner Brittany Wenger is named a top high school grad.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 22, 2011
Unemployment rises in June

The Gulf Coast's unemployment rate increased for June, with Collier leading.

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  • April 18, 2011
CrowdSavings raises $1 million

The Tampa-based Groupon competitor is set to expand to Atlanta.

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  • August 3, 2012
National economic survey a 'real downer'

The monthly optimism index from the National Federation of Independent Business continues to defy its name.

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  • June 22, 2011
Strong earnings boost Jabil

Revenue growth of 20% pushed its stock up nearly 6% this morning.

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  • March 30, 2021
Restaurant giant adds another location for new fast-casual concept

The first two Aussie Grill locations opened in January 2019.

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  • April 10, 2018
County, Airbnb sign bed tax deal

Charlotte County is the 40th county in Florida to reach a bed tax agreement with the online hospitality firm.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • November 25, 2016
Golf course completes overhaul

The project at the Gator golf course at Pelican's Nest Golf Club included a complete reconstruction of bunkers and greens.

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  • January 4, 2017
Neal Communities continues push into Naples market

Sales at Avalon of Naples officially begin later this month.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • November 7, 2017
Finance industry exec eager to buy companies

Bill Verhelle founded Harvard Partners in 2015.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • February 12, 2014
First Watch to expand in North Port

The east Manatee County-based chain now has more than 40 Florida locations.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • May 30, 2014
Alico out of sugar

Fort Myers-based agribusiness company Alico is getting out of growing sugarcane.

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  • July 24, 2015
Apartment living in Tampa is hot, hot, hot

Construction cranes are all over the downtown Tampa area, nearly all working to add thousands of residential apartment units to an area that once was a ghost town after-hours.

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  • November 20, 2015
Home health firm finds the sun

It's no secret Florida will attract a disproportionate share of retiring baby boomers.

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  • November 19, 2024
Amazon pays $66 million for 143 acres in Fort Myers

The online retail giant’s land is off of Interstate 75 near The Forum community.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • July 6, 2007
Corporate Report

Forestry Resources Inc. buys Englewood firmGevity lowers forecast, cites slower client growthGreystone hires Stanford GroupMoneyShow.com teams with KCIXCPT signs pactwith dental collegeNetWolves system awarded U.S. patentAmscot Financial taking bill paymentsNeoMedia CFO, board member resignRapid Pathogen adds Sarasota locationPCT to handle Hurricane Glass ShieldOdyssey Marine moving to NASDAQ

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  • April 10, 2019
Area continues run of record-breaking tourism revenues

Tourism revenue in Tampa, Florida, and Hillsborough County shot up by 11% in February, compared to the same month last year, according to tourism agency Visit Tampa Bay.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • November 6, 2015
People first

A successful marketing campaign does't require a rich budget. A $17 million landscape firm found that out with an innovative approach.

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