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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 8, 2011
More food choices at 2011 Rays games

There'll be a lot more to eat at St. Petersburg's Tropicana Field this baseball season besides hot dogs, peanuts and popcorn.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 28, 2012
First Watch to get new HQ

The prominent locally based restaurant chain will stay in Manatee County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 19, 2012
Online marketing excites and puzzles CEOs

C-suite occupants want more out of online marketing — yet the path there is clouded with confusion.

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  • October 26, 2012
Uncertainty abounds prior to Election Day

Pre-Election Day surveys that find high uncertainty levels among small business owners have become as common as Florida summer sun showers.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 27, 2012
Franchise developer hopes to keep parade going

An ambitious Gulf Coast entrepreneur sees good days ahead in an unlikely source: a business that does minor paint and dent repair work on vehicles.

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  • August 31, 2012
Design firm seizes on uptick

Fawley Bryant executives, citing a turnaround, project growth into new markets.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 7, 2012
Fort Myers home prices rise

Southwest Florida had the only price increase on the Gulf Coast in January.

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  • September 1, 2021
Brokerage crushes 2020 sales volume in eight months

Premier Sotheby’s International Realty is also a national leader in sales volume.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 14, 2021
Specialty food company closes $3.75M investment

Funds will provide growth capital.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • April 27, 2021
Lender promotes official to larger role

Greg Barr has been with Lake Michigan Credit Union for five years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 7, 2021
Benderson Development buys a 28-store portfolio of grocery stores

The purchase adds 4.5 million square feet to the company's extensive portfolio

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2021
Pandemic’s impact on office space continues to reverberate

Office market woes could carry over into 2022

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  • May 4, 2022
Investor raises stakes by buying neighboring St. Pete shopping center, total investment tops $10M

Tennessee investment firm Millan Holdings has purchased Bayview Plaza, reuniting the center and doubling its stake in the city.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 7, 2021
Auto dealership expands out of Florida with acquisition

Crown Automotive Group now has three dealerships in Tennessee.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • June 18, 2020
Popular beachfront hotel, restaurant set to reopen

St. Pete Beach-based RumFish Beach Resort and RumFish Grill, shut down because of the COVID-19 crisis, are set to reopen with a special offer for Florida residents.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • May 15, 2019
Developer to break ground on $100M luxury apartment community

Verdex Construction has planned a May 22 groundbreaking for The Pointe on Westshore, a $100 million, 444-unit luxury apartment community in south Tampa, Florida, that’s being developed by Jupiter-based Index Investments.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • May 23, 2019
Area pizza chain opens new downtown location

The 150-seat Bavaro’s restaurant in downtown Sarasota serves lunch and dinner seven days a week.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • June 4, 2019
Airport retailer buys San Francisco rival's contracts

Stellar Partners Inc., a Tampa, Florida-based firm that operates a wide range of retail stores in airports, has acquired the contracts of Pacific Gateway Concessions for an undisclosed sum.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • February 3, 2022
Tampa hotel revenue tops $758M, breaking previous record set in 2019

The Tampa Bay region has been rated the No. 1 U.S. destination in terms of hotel occupancy.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 18, 2022
University launches business administration doctoral program

Applications are being accepted for the new University of Tampa PhD program in business administration, set to debut in the fall 2022 semester.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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