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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • June 4, 2024
Manatee sheet metal manufacturer buys seven machines to boost efficiency

Gator Stamping CEO lives by one his business mantras: ‘You can never rest on what you do. You've always got to be reinventing yourself.’

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • December 16, 2024
St. Armands restaurant reopening in January with new concept

Cafe L'Europe will become The Café on St. Armands in 2025.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 5, 2025
Venice car dealer buys land once slated for pickleball club

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Naples apartment sells to a New York investor, a Fort Myers RV park is sold, and a Tampa brokerage is on a roll.

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 5, 2026
Former Fort Myers motorcycle dealership sells for $5.5 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a major Tampa development gets a new addition, Sarasota townhouses are coming, and a Captiva resort grows.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 4, 2009
Leftover Success

The chief executive of a $2.1 billon company has some blunt words for Gulf Coast retailers navigating the recession: Despite the temptation, don't discount. 'That's where people ruin brands,' Rick Goings says.

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  • March 10, 2006
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 30, 2012
Marketplace of Ideas: The Purpose of Government

The fundamental principle to maintain a free republic is the moral truth that the only proper purpose of government is to protect individual rights.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 5, 2022
Locally owned fitness chain secures site for third gym in region

Epic Health and Fitness plans to expand to Brooksville.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 15, 2022
Airport, with two months to go, surpasses 2021’s passenger count

Year to date, departures and arrivals are up 24% at St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 13, 2009
Aquarium director dies of heart attack

Jeff Swanagan, 52, the man who helped start the financial turnaround at the Florida Aquarium in downtown Tampa as its former director, has died in Columbus, Ohio of an apparent heart attack.

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  • May 1, 2009
Taking a cut out of the recession

One of Sarasota's trendiest hair salons is trying to clip some of the recession-induced pain for those seeking a haircut — a real one of the follicle sort, not the financial kind.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2009
Capital Pawn owners buy Wachovia building

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  • November 19, 2009
Death, taxes and YouTube

The corporate office of national tax preparation giant Jackson Hewitt is moving into the social networking age through its Sarasota-based technology division.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 30, 2010
Study: Tampa cheap for biz

A study suggests Tampa is the cheapest place to do business among the nation's largest cities.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 1, 2011
Sunovia ex-CEO leaves board

Carl Smith, a co-founder, has resigned from the Sarasota company.

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  • December 7, 2010
November holiday hiring slows

Seasonal retail hiring slowed by nearly 6% compared to November 2009.

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  • June 14, 2010
Conference features Jones editor

Tracey Ferguson has added a new title to her mantle, in addition to being a marketing business owner and reality TV show star.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 20, 2013
Popular bakery expands space, offerings

Moreno Bakery in Brandon will grow its facility by 7,500 square feet.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 28, 2011
Vology raises $32.5 million

Vology Data Systems could use the money to grow through acquisitions.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 8, 2013
Life sciences startup tackles cancer

Technology that targets cancer moves closer to commercialization.

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