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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • December 11, 2025
5 Aldi stores opening in region over next week

The grocer plans to open a handful of stores at former Winn-Dixie supermarket locations.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 17, 2026
Construction of $13.8M North Port emergency operations center begins

The new building will be adjacent to a fire station on City Center Boulevard.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 6, 2026
Senior housing community in Largo to officially open

An 80-unit community in the Ridgecrest neighborhood is part of the redevelopment of public housing units.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 13, 2026
Bradenton payroll, HR company names new CEO and COO

CoAdvantage has made two new C-suite appointments.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 17, 2026
Report: Collier, Hillsborough lead region in food stamp participation decline

A new report shows more than 277,000 Floridans are no longer on food stamps since federal legislation was enacted last summer.

  • Florida
  • By Jennifer M. Fowler |
  • June 12, 2026
Are You Ready? It is Jim Cantore (Hurricane) Season Again

After the tumultuous 2024 hurricane season, 2025 was quiet and provided businesses with a respite from the summer storm madness that had become the norm from June 1st to November 30th. Even with the predicted return of an El Nino climate pattern, there is no guarantee this hurricane season will also be quiet; thus, it is important that businesses are not complacent.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • February 7, 2023
Airline strikes sponsorship deal with collegiate athletics program

Breeze Airways' partnership with the University of South Florida will support both men’s and women’s sports teams.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 4, 2005
Newsmakers (Sara/Mana edition)

Newsmakers is available free of charge.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 23, 2009
Bennett calls for McCarty resignation

In an extraordinary move, state Sen. Mike Bennett, R-Bradenton, is charging that Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty was “dishonest” in dealing with the Legislature over a new insurance law and is asking for his resignation.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 17, 2009
Prostrate economy, but still recruiting

While many recruiting firms are struggling and some are going out of business, Tampa-based Naviga Business Services is growing and getting new business every week.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 17, 2004
St. Petersburg Bar Celebrates Holidays

About 175 members of the St. Petersburg Bar Association recently took time to celebrate the holidays at the Mirror Lake Lyceum.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 18, 2010
Venice Christian Schoo plans three-phase expansion

Venice Christian School has filed a site plan for the first of a three-phase expansion project.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 24, 2009
Insiders to lead Barron Collier

Paul Marinelli will have been the last family outsider and chief executive of the family owned Barron Collier Companies, at least for a while.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 7, 2010
Franchise company creates new hierarchy

Clockwork Home Services, a Sarasota-based franchise operator of home services companies, is changing the format of its brand leadership structure in 2010.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 7, 2010
Survival Index ranks Florida sixth

The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council published the results of their 14th annual Small Business Survival Index study last month.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 15, 2010
British-based firm seeks Bay presence

Coffee Talk hears constantly that several companies are looking to establish a new presence along the Gulf Coast, which bodes well for office landlords and brokers.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 21, 2011
Gulf Coast adds 8,264 jobs

The state's unemployment rate is 12%, but employers are creating jobs.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 15, 2010
Hiring outlook brightens

The Manpower Employment Outlook survey also reveals how quickly Gulf Coast employers can adapt to changing conditions.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 27, 2011
Triad to manage eBay ads

Triad Retail Media will manage all of eBay's on-site display ads.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 22, 2010
Luxury auto dealer makes a value play

Bad economy or not, Elder Automotive Group is opening its seventh dealership in the Tampa Bay area.

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