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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 31, 2025
Florida gubernatorial candidate makes his pitch in Sarasota

U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Naples, says Florida has an "opportunity to become the financial capital of the world."

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 16, 2022
Industry insiders: A not-so-sunny outlook for Florida's property insurance market

A foursome of insurance insiders agree the industry is chaos. Consensus on other issues, from who to blame — lawyers or insurance companies or both — to how to solve it, aren’t as apparent.

  • Insurance
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 13, 2005
Uncertainty

Florida's economy weathered last year's hurricanes just fine. Nonetheles rising fuel prices, disruptions in shipping and material and labor shortages are causing CEOs to become more cautious about their strategies. It's good news for the hotel industry.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • August 18, 2023
Tampa mayor honors local business for 30 years

Mayor Castor proclaims Schifino Lee Day in recognition of the Tampa Bay advertising agency.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 8, 2023
Fort Myers revitalization project picks up another $2M in funding

A state senator and a state representative helped facilitate the latest round of funding for The Greater Dunbar Initiative.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jim Stinson |
  • September 13, 2023
What's the 411? Tampa snags Florida's first 1990s convention.

90s Con says Tampa was an untapped nostalgia market for its first Florida event.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Amanda Postma |
  • April 18, 2023
New study shows millennials own more homes than rent

It’s the first time that the generation has moved to a majority of homeownership.

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • April 3, 2023
Three Tampa restaurants named to prestigious Michelin Guide

Lilac, Ponte and Noble Rice have garnered one of the industry’s top honors.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 3, 2023
Foursome of banks unite under one $2.46 billion brand

The Crews banking name in the region dates back 93 years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 24, 2023
Hardware store chain opens SWFL store No. 12 — with a drive-thru

Sunshine Ace Hardware has been in business for 65 years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 2, 2023
Fort Myers cancer services practice receives $65 million investment

Funds will help American Oncology Network continue its mission of supporting community-based oncology practices.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 20, 2018
Starwood Capital completes $143 million Urban Centre deal

Sale likely to be among the largest office transactions in Tampa Bay in 2018

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • October 10, 2022
Sarasota city officials says debris could take six months to clear

Twice the debris was found with Hurricane Ian as compared to 2017's Hurricane Irma.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 3, 2022
472,000 insurance claims have been filed from Hurricane Ian damage

The National Insurance Crime Bureau reports that two-thirds of the Florida claims are homeowner and business claims.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 15, 2010
Bank takes big step in survival effort

Here's a twist in the latest episode of a Gulf Coast community's bank search for capital: Sarasota-based Landmark Bank of Florida recently received letters of intent for capital infusions worth more than $6 million — with no control changes at the bank as a prerequisite for the investment.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 18, 2009
Company moves, EDC waives the flag

In some corners, the nugget that Bradenton-based Teltronics is moving from its old facility in southern Manatee County to newer digs in northern Manatee County is legitimate good news during a troubling economic time.

  • News
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 25, 2010
Row, row, row your revenue

Paul Blackketter's job as a project manager for Manatee County-based Benderson Development has turned him into something of a boat man.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 27, 2010
Developer finds other business plentiful

Real estate developer Rob Morris knew he had to find work somewhere when the bubble burst.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 2, 2010
Banking news not all gloom and doom

Coffee Talk is happy to report that not all the news in local community banking is about regulatory shut downs and desperate capital raising efforts.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 16, 2013
Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of nationwide expansion

Troy Roberts deservedly celebrated a major accomplishment in spring 2012, when Publix liquor stores statewide agreed to stock rum from his locally based distillery.

  • News
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