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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • August 26, 2025
2 Tervis veterans buy Osprey store

The retail shop on U.S. 41 is owned by the former Tervis CEO and part of the founding family of the Tervis brand.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 23, 2014
Corporate Report

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Kurt Schultheis |
  • December 2, 2011
Sarasota planning board approves Goodwill Superstore

Goodwill Industries-Manasota Inc. is one step closer to developing a new Goodwill Superstore on the North Trail in Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 9, 2025
Hobby Lobby opens new store near Bradenton

A new crafting and home decor supply store has opened off State Route 64 in Manatee County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 17, 2006
Coffee Talk

Another Sarasota 'original': Crisis management experts and media flacks are easy to find today, with the 24-hour news cycle churning out a new celebrity, well, every 24 hours.PCM'S newspaper stocks continue to lag: When McClatchy Co. agreed to buy rival newspaper chain Knight Ridder for about $6.5 billion last week, it appeared Naples-based Private Capital Management had scored a victory for shareholders.Freedom to expand: Followers of Gerald L. Anthony's career won't be surprised that the veteran Manatee County banker wants to grow his latest creation - and grow it fast. Miva's future still in question: Fort Myers-based Internet company Miva has hired Deutsche Bank Securities to explore a possible sale of the company, but the subject was barely mentioned in a March 13 conference call with analysts announcing fourth-quarter results.Will anybody follow WaMu?: Washington Mutual Inc. has presented customers in Florida and elsewhere with seven more reasons to drop their loose change into a new account at the Seattle thrift.Commercial market cools off, rents heat up: A big player in Tampa commercial real estate is predicting the market will even out over the next year and property owners will look to reap the benefits.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 21, 2007
Corporate Report

Florida Bank Group buys Cygnet FinancialGeoPharma's acquisition of Dynamic Health delayedBradenton cigar distributor lands Royal AgioTech Data division inksBreece Hill, Double-Take dealsArtisTree Landscape listed in Inc.'s Top 5,000TIB Financialissues six-cent dividendProgressive Employer Services listed in Inc. 5,000Beasley Broadcast Groupissuing dividendSun Hydraulics offers new dividendEnglewood Bank VP becomes NorthStar Bank CFOi9 Sports franchise adds 100th companyPropertyMaps.com adds businessesPort Manatee agrees to deal with Logistec for mobile craneChicos comparables down, August sales up

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 1, 2010
German American Style

Reinhold Schmieding incorporated the best management practices from Europe and America to build Arthrex into one of the largest manufacturers of arthroscopic surgical tools in the world.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 8, 2007
Corporate Report

Radiation Therapy agrees to $18 million acquisitionFleming's up, others downSolomon appeals decision over patent infringement Kesselring goes public, adds $1.5 million in capitalHSN, Hear Music to promote McCartneyRetired hotelier joins eSuites Hotels Insurance consultant Ellis joins eAutoclaimsNCircle Entertainment gains distribution deal Health Management names CEO

  • Industries
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 19, 2006
Carolina Land Rush

Fort Myers luxury homebuilder Bill Ennen traveled to North Carolina to build a summer home and ended up buying half a mountain. His timing was right on as Florida builders and developers rush to the Carolinas in search of the next housing boom.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 28, 2005
Finalist: Med X Change Inc.

Advances in digital-recording technology over the past five years have changed the way health-care professionals do their jobs. It also changed how Craig Scherer ran his business. Four years ago, Scherer, president and CEO of Bradenton-based Med X Change Inc., developed an online web casting system that captured live video of customer-service departments working with hospitals.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 5, 2018
Master-planned town crests 200 home sales in 2018

Ave Maria in eastern Collier County projects 11,000 residences at build-out.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 16, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Tierra Verde developers buy Bongos restaurantOwner buys final piece of St. Armands PharmacyStarling buys land, sells to HealthSouthCircle K Corp. purchased, sells three Bradenton stores

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 21, 2011
Gardening Gartner

How Fort Myers landed technology consulting firm Gartner is a lesson in how to recruit companies to the Gulf Coast. Now, the company is doubling its presence here.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 21, 2014
Algenol is hot

Algae fuel company Algenol is the third-hottest company in the field of bioenergy.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 17, 2004
Free Press (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Areais largest real estate company starts new eventHome builders sell homes they builtNew restaurant opens north of Van Wezel HallTrout firm chosen to design Orchid Beach Club model

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 7, 2017
Sarasota firm buys Northern Trust building

Major downtown Sarasota office buildings attracting buyers.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 24, 2014
Sarasota health care IT firm scores $36M investment

Voalte wins a round of funding from a New York firm to maintain fast growth pace.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 28, 2025
Lakeland mortgage company lays off 58 as it shifts policies

Amerant Bank is looking to focus on in-Florida mortgage originations.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 25, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: VenVest hooks up with Mister SparkyEast County perspective on the Far EastMunroes sell mainstay, plan new concept

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 16, 2023
Prominent Naples developer to build car condos in the city

The new car condo concept, the latest in a string of them, will be built on the site owned by the Naples Italian American Foundation.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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