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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • July 18, 2023
Tampa-based education consulting firm hires former Hillsborough leader

A former Hillsborough County Public Schools superintendent will help Strategos Group on education consultancy.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • July 27, 2023
Tampa bed tax collections rise 15%

June numbers show Hillsborough County could exceed $1 billion in taxable revenue.

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • March 27, 2023
Shuttered Sarasota landmark restaurant sold for nearly $3 million

Benderson Development plans to "reimagine" the property.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • March 2, 2023
Aviation club names COO in preparation of another funding round

Paolo Ferreri was brought on as an interim for the role with the intent of it becoming permanent eventually.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 6, 2022
Virgin Atlantic lands in Tampa

Airline will begin daily service to London's Heathrow Airport from Tampa International Airport in November.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 12, 2022
After monthslong delay, city closes $1.4M sale of grocery store property

The city of Tampa will build a multigenerational recreation complex on the site of a former Penny Saver Food Market and adjacent park.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 23, 2022
SMH announces plans to prepare for increased demand after Venice hospital shutters

In addition to expansions and transformations, Sarasota Memorial Hospital also announced it had hired almost 100 former ShorePoint Health employees.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 8, 2022
Mortgage rates fall for fourth straight week

Freddie Mac says the news is not good but a sign of “lackluster economic growth.”

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  • By Christopher Westley |
  • January 6, 2023
FGCU Business School dean says there's 'reason to think economy will sour in 2023'

Florida Gulf Coast University Lutgert College of Business Dean Christopher Westley says that uncertainty is causing consumers and investors to cut back.

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  • May 30, 2008
Calendar of Events

View events from around the Gulf Coast for free.

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  • August 7, 2009
Chico's sales, same-store up

Lower consumer spending isn't holding back Fort Myers-based Chico's FAS Inc. from showing signs of a turnaround.

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  • December 3, 2009
Tampa General Hospital buys Kennedy building

Tampa General Hospital purchased the two-story former Bryn-Alan Photography building and several surrounding parcels on Kennedy Boulevard near Brevard Avenue for a total of $5.7 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 25, 2010
Exporting ranks low but can improve

The Gulf Coast's port cities ranked near the bottom of Brookings Institute rankings released earlier this summer for exports measured against the metropolitan economy.

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  • July 9, 2010
Developer looks to a new industry

The revival of Sarasota-based product design firm Robrady has added another component: A gatekeeper for the company's venture capital portfolio.

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  • May 3, 2013
Commercial brokers seek sky-high offers

Two of the more notable downtown office towers on the Gulf Coast remain without a name on top.

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  • December 27, 2012
Footloose: Entrepreneur dances to success

When Evelyn Squires launched her dance studio five years ago in partnership with her mother-in-law, Heather Squires, she made one crucial, yet common, misstep.

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  • November 8, 2011
Sen. Rubio ruminates on the economy

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Miami, has found himself on the defensive regarding the date of his parents' exile from Cuba — which happened 15 years before he was born.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 1, 2013
Warm Up

The pitfalls of government owning a tourist destination are front and center in south Sarasota County. Now the future of a multimillion-dollar site is in jeopardy.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 14, 2013
Founding Fathers honored

The Florida Venture Forum honored Jan. 31 two of the Founding Fathers of Florida's venture capital industry.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 7, 2012
For Sure

The Parkshore Grill has become a go-to spot for lunch in downtown St. Petersburg.

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