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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 14, 2010
Maddux: Digital pub wasn't solution

A combination of dwindling advertising revenue and decreasing demand for print magazines forced the ultimate decision to fold the Maddux Business Report.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 6, 2011
Miami contractors buy, developing Bella Casa

A Miami company purchased 26 completed units and another 120 partially developed units in the Bella Casa condominium development for $2.4 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 19, 2023
Lakewood Ranch-area Trader Joe's to open next week

Trader Joe's openings tend to draw a crowd.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 11, 2008
Gulf Coast Week

Tampa Bay scores slip: The Tampa Bay area slipped from second to fourth among its five other Southeast competitors in the latest economic scorecard dashboard report from the Tampa Bay Partnership, released this week.Gerdau buys Century Steel: Tampa-based Gerdau Ameristeel Corp. has acquired all the assets of Century Steel, Inc.Tampa to sell land: Despite the slow economy, Tampa is trying to sell parcels of vacant land.Building height vote: Charlotte County commissioners, reeling from a pair of recent economic development blows, are considering passing new zoning rulesReds off to the desert: The Cincinnati Reds baseball team signed a contract with officials of Goodyear, Ariz. April 8 to play Spring Training games in that cityBuilding permits reinstatedLee moratorium talk: A moratorium on development of new mines on sparsely populated 83,000 acres in South Lee County will be debated at open forums scheduled for April 17, 22 and 24.

  • Finance
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2022
Pinellas County film commissioner to depart for job in Texas

Tony Armer has been named commissioner of the Dallas Film & Creative Industries Office, the city’s official film commission, effective Jan. 1.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 3, 2017
The Outsiders

Visit Florida can sure show the money.

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  • November 18, 2014
Sarasota hoteliers project rosy 2015

Total visitor count increased 5.2% in Sarasota County in fiscal 2014.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2008
Gulf Coast Week

Tampa water vision: Tampa's growth northward and increasing demand for water has city leaders thinking about using reclaimed waterApartment tower proposed: Although the condominium market has taken a hit, Crosland, a Charlotte, N.C. developer, thinks a 26-story apartment tower can work in downtown Tampa.Rail supporters fight on: A $649 million deal with CSX Transportation to create a commuter rail network in Florida has collapseProject delayed again: More than 25 acres of undeveloped waterfront property in downtown Bradenton is undergoing a foreclosure sale later this month, the latest problems facing what was supposed to be a mixed-use project with the potential to reshape the cityMills sells insurance firm: Former Sarasota County Commissioner David Mills sold his independent locally based insurance brokerage to Insurance & Benefits Consultants, a subsidiary of a publicly traded Southfield, Mich.-based firm.Project expansion denied: Citing congestion concerns, Sarasota County Commissioners voted down a major expansion for Thomas Ranch, a large-scale mixed-use project in the southern edge of the county.Naples mandates recycling: The Naples City Council on May 7 voted to require businesses to recycle. The vote was 6-to-1 in favor, with Teresa Heitmann dissenting.Business program incubating: Economic development groups from Sarasota, Charlotte, Glades, Lee, Hendry and Collier counties are working to create a small-business

  • Finance
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  • January 26, 2011
Law firm returns to downtown presence

It was a pretty big deal when Tampa law powerhouse Carlton Fields relocated from Harbour Island to Westshore in 2003. Now the firm is bringing part of its offices back downtown.

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  • August 20, 2010
Unemployment rises in July

Gulf Coast jobless rates are up from last month, as well as this time last year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 21, 2013
Nicholas Financial evaluates options

After receiving an indication of interest, the firm has hired an adviser to weigh a possible sale.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 12, 2013
Take me out to the ball game

At the Tampa Bay Rays' opening day, there were more than avid baseball fans playing hookie in the stands — there was an entire company.

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  • April 19, 2011
First National raises $148M

The Naples-based bank raised capital with a private placement.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • November 13, 2012
Tech firm earns two patents

xG Technology, working on Internet-based cell phone calls, grows its portfolio.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 8, 2012
Building industry grows in numbers

Competition in the Gulf Coast construction industry is about to get even stiffer.

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  • April 17, 2012
Bug firm rides growth surge

Arrow Environmental Services capitalizes on growth through acquisitions.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 5, 2021
Smaller Florida cities get bigger in latest demographic trends

Sarasota leads the way in population growth.

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  • May 24, 2019
Area telehealth firm merges with Seattle language services company

Stratus Video, a Clearwater, Florida-based provider of telehealth and remote interpreting services, has merged with InDemand Interpreting, headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 28, 2019
Regional homebuilder debuts new community

Neal Communities premiers Marquesa Isles in south Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 28, 2016
Carter Validus continues buying spree

With a deal to acquire a California data center operated by AT&T, Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT II has pushed its total 2016 purchases above $350 million, records show.

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