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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 6, 2004
Building Made Easy

You won't hear Anthony Mazzucca complain about the permitting process in Sarasota and Manatee counties. No way. Not after waiting 10 years for a permit in New Jersey.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 5, 2022
Iconic tennis coach, academy founder dead at 91

Nick Bollettieri founded the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy — now IMG Academy — in 1978.

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  • November 2, 2010
1000 Friends' board no real friend to Amendment 4

Two developments on the Amendment 4 front. First, recent filings show that 75% of the money funding passage from Amendment 4 comes from just four people.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 27, 2010
Council holds 66 two-minute drills

When two Tampa City commissioners suddenly resigned their council seats last month, few foresaw the level of interest to replace them.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 28, 2010
Custom dip

Some women prefer not to be seen at all buying a bathing suit, so they'll visit Gene Esposito.

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  • November 12, 2021
Skin science company announces contract with VA distributor — expands sales reach

Marathon Medical is looking forward to helping Omeza grow.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • October 4, 2020
Hospital group acquires 12-location medical practice

Exodus Women’s Center was founded in 1992.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jay Schlichter |
  • October 28, 2019
Economic forecast 2020: Health care

George A. Gulisano, Florida Skin Center, Fort Myers

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  • March 1, 2019
A place to bunker down

New Amavida Senior Living’s hidden gem is a Cat 5 shelter with natural gas-powered generators and redundant back-up.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 10, 2018
Sale of theater property falls through

The Players Centre in Sarasota has a second buyer in place for its property at 838 N. Tamiami Trail.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 6, 2018
Jeff Vinik addresses future of Tampa at innovation summit

The Tampa Bay Lightning owner headlined an all-star series of speakers at the March 28-29 forum in Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 28, 2017
Celebrated chocolatier promotes son to leadership role

Norman Love Confections was founded in 2001.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Tom Johnson |
  • October 27, 2017
Three Trends Driving Mixed-Use Development

The days of families spending time at the mall for hours on end are quickly dwindling. Finding a place for whole family to be entertained has changed.

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  • May 9, 2014
Clearview Hotel Capital, William Harris buy Bilmar Beach Resort

Newport Beach, Calif.-based Clearview Hotel Capital LLC and Chicago-based William Harris Investors Inc. purchased the majority of the rooms, commercial units and all the amenities of the 165-room Bilmar Beach Resort for $16.4 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • March 26, 2026
Rays announce presenting sponsor of Rays.TV

The team has also announced new ways to watch and listen to games as the 2026 MLB season begins.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • March 9, 2026
Saks to lay off 66 workers from UTC-Sarasota store

When Saks Fifth Avenue closes its store in The Mall at UTC, dozens of jobs will be eliminated.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • August 3, 2007
10 for 20

Editor's note: While we at Gulf Coast Business Review are celebrating our 10th anniversary, we won't spend much time dwelling on yesterday. We've already told you what happened the past decade. We are a forward looking bunch. So we asked 10 major forces on the Gulf Coast to step into the future and tell us what the region will look like in 10 years, for the Review's 20th anniversary.Steve Knopik, William S. Dalton, Syd Kitson, Dr. Kiran C. Patel, Rex Jensen, Jerry Maxwell, Thomas S. Monaghan, Randy Benderson, Judy Genshaft, Ph.D., Trudi Williams

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  • November 14, 2003
Banks Market Share

Smaller fry gain on the big banks along the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 11, 2003
Golf Under Siege

Gulf Coast counties are implementing golf course design standards, ostensibly to maximize environmental protection. Opponents say it's a thinly veiled attempt to prevent growth.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 28, 2024
Manatee County entrepreneur buys 333 rural acres for $2.5M

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a self-storage company is building six facilities, St. Petersburg apartment complex The Drake sold, and a boutique hotel is scheduled to open this fall in Naples.

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