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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 1, 2016
Brunch lunch chain bites into Carolinas

First Watch plans to open a dozen locations in North Carolina and South Carolina in the next five years.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 11, 2014
Great Credit

Conservative management helped Moorings Park weather the recession and earned the retirement community the best credit rating of its peers in the nation.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 14, 2023
Serial business owners buy a pair of Sarasota bagel businesses

From skiing to schmear, the core of the Koffman brothers’ business model remains straightforward: Treat people well, and avoid micromanaging.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 11, 2011
Kitson & Partners buys Tuscany Reserve

Palm Beach Gardens-based Kitson & Partners purchased the 450-acre Tuscany Reserve golf course community from Addax Bank for $31 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 13, 2017
Ad agency with nearly $15M in sales finds buyer

Lakewood Ranch-based Grapevine Communications was founded 2002.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By John Haughey |
  • July 19, 2019
Pro-business group seeks to grow profile behind membership surge

Former middle school teacher now helps entrepreneurs grow companies.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 7, 2012
Pickhardt's Plan

Acquiring companies to grow can be a perilous strategy. Pest control entrepreneur George Pickhardt thinks he's found a way to hedge against the hazards.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 30, 2007
Wheelin' and Dealin'

Buying and selling foreclosed properties is the Next Big Thing in real estate. Cash and knowledge - along with a risk-adverse stomach - are essential to doing it right.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 9, 2017
High in the sky

Best Home Services goes big with signage — really big.

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  • By Cheryl O'Neill |
  • April 29, 2013
When the Bank Says No

Not every business qualifies for traditional lending. But alternative financing can help fill gaps in cash flow.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 29, 2007
A Dose of Fear

This year's gathering of commercial real estate executives at the Urban Land Institute's Emerging Trends in Real Estate conference in Bonita Springs was more somber than in years past. But there will be opportunities in 2008.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 31, 2012
New Doctors Express to open

The urgent care area franchise enters Clearwater with its fourth location.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 25, 2017
Start them up

Southwest Florida Startup Weekend is scheduled for Oct. 6-8.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 9, 2025
Nearly 1,000 laid off as food service company loses USF contract

The university says its new food service vendor is giving employees losing their jobs an opportunity to stay on.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 7, 2025
Miami company acquires Bradenton pediatric practice

Pediatrica Health Group has purchased Scarano and Taylor Pediatrics in Manatee County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 16, 2022
$120 million apartment project coming to Cape Coral

South Florida investors have bought 26 acres and plan to build apartments on site near Pine Island Road.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 7, 2014
Best sales team? Prove it

The Business Observer seeks to get the scoop on the best sales teams on the Gulf Coast for a future issue.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 23, 2003
Selecting a Site

Before you pick a site, make a checklist of your company's internal needs and future needs. Don't forget to askquestions about what's allowed on a piece of property.

  • Industries
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 16, 2012
Stop Giving Free Stuff

Companies can do more to help alleviate poverty by helping poor people become self-reliant.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • June 13, 2023
Police build 26 cases in Sarasota County retail theft sting

The four-day operation led to 26 cases equally that were distributed between felony and misdemeanor charges.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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