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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 7, 2015
Site selector singles out Estero

No one knew Estero until Hertz came to town.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 20, 2022
Accountant pleads guilty to murder-for-hire plot involving dark web and Bitcoin

Tampa accountant was charged with trying to hire someone to kill the wife of an ex-boyfriend

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By John Haughey |
  • March 29, 2019
Highly-touted driverless car testing track in region nears several milestones

Commercial clients are coming into view for SunTrax. Will Google or Uber be next?

  • Construction-Development
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 27, 2022
Tampa accountant sentenced to federal prison for hiring hitman

DeAnna Marie Stinson turned to the dark web to find a killer and paid in bitcoin.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 31, 2024
Lakewood Ranch office sold for nearly $32M in off-market deal

Center Point Medical Center is 100% occupied, according to the buyer.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 20, 2020
Kolter to develop new Sarasota condo tower

Bayso Sarasota will be the latest project on the 15-acre Quay site downtown

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • February 21, 2020
Take a vow: Marketing exec officiates at weddings as a side hustle

St. Petersburg marketing campaign manager George Smetzer has been officiating weddings as a side hustle since 2014.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 26, 2022
Lee county surpasses 1 million yards of debris collection, covering 1,000 miles

The county is on a faster pace than post-Hurricane Irma in 2017.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 17, 2015
One dead, one injured in MagneGas explosion

Tarpon Springs officials are still investigating the blast, which happened just after 2 p.m. on April 16.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 27, 2010
Boom-Time Caution

Cape Coral was one of the hardest-hit areas of the Gulf Coast, but one commercial builder based in Lee County's largest city survives. Compass Construction holds lessons for others in these tough times.

  • Industries
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • January 21, 2011
Government Digest: Jan. 21 - Jan. 27

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 1, 2010
Meet the Morgans

40 UNDER 40 WINNER: Frank Morgan, 34, Michele Morgan, 39, Bradenton

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • July 1, 2011
Gulf Coast growth to outpace state

A study projects 1.9 million more residents to call Gulf Coast home by 2040. Hillsborough, Lee and Pasco counties lead the way.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 19, 2023
$6B development, 'more mature market' makes this Rays deal different

The Tampa Bay Rays' new $1.3 billion ballpark still needs to win city and county approval, which officials are comfortable they'll get.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 10, 2014
Sarasota named top spot for sports

SportsEvents Magazine readers recognize the area's beaches and other amenities.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 26, 2011
Odyssey finds shipwreck, silver

The SS Gairsoppa may have seven million ounces of silver on board.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 20, 2022
Organization connected to luxury Naples developer buys Sarasota condos for $9.4M

An LLC with ties to The Ronto Group has purchased almost 20 units in three adjacent buildings.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 5, 2023
Tampa fintech firm with top-level clients raises $20 million

The funds will "accelerate further development of Mad Mobile's technology platform."

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 24, 2024
Naples, developer settle lawsuit over luxury condo, retail development

The settlement calls for the developer to do away with underground parking that was a point of contention.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 21, 2023
Sarasota Opera leases warehouse at Manatee industrial park

The opera company will move some of its warehoused equipment into its new space toward the end of the year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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