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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 13, 2023
Outdoor retailer REI lands in Sarasota

The REI Co-op is expected to bring 50 new jobs to the area with its coming University Town Center location.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • February 21, 2023
Mississippi bank promotes executive to Florida regional presidency

Frank Hall will lead Cadence Bank’s operations along most of Florida’s Gulf Coast.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 8, 2023
Auctioneer business rebrands, changes name

Scott Robertson will remain at the helm of Scott Robertson Auctioneers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 17, 2023
Bank of Tampa expands Manatee County presence with Lakewood Ranch office

Bryan Boudreaux, who has been with the bank since 2018, will oversee the new branch in Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 9, 2022
40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital debuts in Southwest Florida

All the patient rooms are private in the new facility.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 6, 2009
Good times around the corner?

Two prominent chief executives in the Sarasota-Manatee area are leading the recession-could-be-hitting bottom brigade.

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  • February 4, 2010
Lee County catches Collieritis

Collier County has a well-deserved reputation for its anti-business local government, but Lee County seems to be catching up with its neighbor to the south.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 19, 2010
Agencies hit the phones

Cold calls and cold weather could prove to be a winning formula for adding new businesses to Sarasota.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 18, 2010
Fifth Third not sour on Florida

You'd think that Fifth Third Bancorp would have had enough of Florida.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 21, 2010
Rays: Anywhere but the Trop

Owner Stuart Sternberg says his team is willing to move anywhere in Tampa Bay.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 25, 2010
Financial Web site hires new leader

Richard Jenkins started his career in print newspapers more than three decades ago, long enough to make him one of the industry's dinosaurs.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2010
Survey Says: Get a good laugh

Here's something sure to make a Florida manufacturing executive chuckle: The Sunshine State is said to be one of the friendliest in the country when it comes to tax climate for manufacturing companies.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 25, 2010
Commercial property takes valuation hit

Lee County Property Appraiser Ken Wilkinson says commercial-property valuations will take another double-digit percentage fall this year.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 2, 2013
Vology merges with Bayshore

The company expects to create up to 100 new jobs within two years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 14, 2011
It's not all bad for Bank of America

Bank of America might be the most battered entity in Corporate America these days. But the Sarasota Yacht Club remains a fan.

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  • By Amanda Heisey |
  • March 7, 2013
4 tips to success from Sean McHale

Sean McHale, managing director and Sarasota County president of SunTrust Bank, has some helpful tips for you.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 20, 2011
Northwood Plaza sells for $37.62M

Boston-based AEW Capital Management LP purchased the 200,000-square-foot Northwood Plaza in Clearwater for $37.62 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 18, 2012
Town N Country's Bay Plaza sells for $2.95 million

The price equated to $78 per square foot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 2, 2021
Region posts stellar monthly tourism numbers, besting 2020 and 2019

Collier County officials believe the region ‘has turned the corner.’

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 1, 2021
Prominent RV retailer to open third dealership in state

Tampa, Florida-based Lazydays has announced plans to open a new dealership in Fort Pierce in the fourth quarter of 2022.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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