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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 25, 2006
Real Estate Briefs

Meridian preparing office condos next to former Winn-Dixie distribution centerLocal Investor Buy Two Siesta PropertiesLutz Real Estate Investment buys Central Station buildingYacht Clubs of the Americas LLC buys Tampa Bayside MarinaKawama Development Group invests in Belcher officeKimco Realty buys strip centersNaples investors buy Bougainvillea, vacant landOmega Healthcare Investors buys elder housings centersSchottenstein Stores buys three local Albertson's spaces

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 18, 2008
Recovery 2010

A few developers are forging ahead with plans for new residential communities on the Gulf Coast. They're counting on a rebound they say will begin to take hold in 2010.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 12, 2004
High Time for Coast

A small Bradenton bank picks itself up off the floor while Bank of America also gains local market share.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • May 20, 2011
Shakedown

Hillsborough County's request for proposal process for big construction projects may not meet the legal definition for bid shopping. Disputes abound on all sides.

  • Florida
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • April 8, 2011
Gambling on Conventions

A Gulf Coast senator felt compelled to withdraw the biggest jobs bill in the Legislature, but it got new life when a colleague came in with a compromise.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 17, 2014
Economic forecast

Sarasota-Manatee

  • Industries
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • June 1, 2025
Popular Sarasota restaurant week hits milestone, extends to 20 days

Savor Sarasota is celebrating 20 years of showcasing Sarasota County restaurants and bringing in business during a slow month of the year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 26, 2004
The McDonald's of Home Services (Tampa edition)

Forget the plumber jokes. VenVest sees heating, air conditioning, plumbing and electrical services as a huge market ready for standardization and consolidation.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 10, 2006
Corporate Report

OSI Restaurant Partners agrees to cash buy-out HealthCare Partners buys JSA Healthcare Corp.General Dynamics Ordnance signs deal to bring Thor to U.S.BB&T Insurance Services buying Wyman, Green & BlalockChico's October revenue up but comparable-store sales downChildren's Network contract dispute with DCF resolvedThird Quarter financials for Nicholas Financial, Coast Bank and Walter Industries.

  • Industries
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • March 4, 2011
Business Bills To Watch

Among the hundreds of bills, here are five that can improve Florida's business climate and one that can add a burden to companies' hiring.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 5, 2003
Innovation Nominees (Sara/Mana edition)

Companies nominated for the innovation awards such as Akuwa Solutions Group Inc. in Sarasota.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 9, 2007
Corporate Report

Verizon FiOs demand driving new local hiringTigris Pharmaceuticals gets $16 million in financing Consejo announces settlement with HMAGulf Coast Builders Exchange elects officers NeoMedia, Gavitec agree on acquisitionGlobal Imaging Systems buys California businessColdwell Banker Realtor heads FARQuality Distribution lowers 2007 projections

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 17, 2021
Mother-son duo conquer Wall Street trend — from Sarasota

Betsy Cohen and her son Daniel, despite living 1,200 miles from Wall Street, are SPAC leaders.

  • Finance
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • March 11, 2025
Benderson targets 'big, national' firms with $60M-plus industrial project

More than half a million square feet of industrial and office space is opening this spring in North Port.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 31, 2023
Beekeeper’s secrets turn into essential leadership lessons

A new leadership fable tells what feels like a real-life tale of a CEO grappling with a rapid growth conundrum. The answers, it turns out, start in the center of a beehive.

  • Leadership
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • May 12, 2022
2022 Top Entrepreneur: Cammie Chatterton, Bay Food Brokerage founder, president and CEO, Tampa

Cammie Chatterton blazed a trail for female entrepreneurs when she founded Bay Food Brokerage in 1993.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 23, 2007
Sun Harvest

A walk on a golf course got an antsy retired executive thinking about the power of the sun. The rays hatched a new business.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • February 25, 2011
Towering Success

Once marked as a potential victim of the condo bust, the Towers of Channelside avoided the auction block and are on their way to being sold out.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 7, 2015
Back in the cape

Once the heart of the foreclosure crisis, Cape Coral's recovery is another sign of improving economic conditions in the region. A big selling point: It's got lots of land for future growth.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 7, 2023
Restaurant CEO's life, work lessons began in the Boy Scouts

Chuck Wolfe’s leadership foundation can be traced back to his days as a Boy Scout.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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