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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 10, 2011
Brown leads Ozarks in Manatee

Bank of the Ozarks named Barry Brown its market president for Manatee.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • August 20, 2013
Wanted: Economic development director

Lee County is posting one of its top jobs online.

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  • October 5, 2012
EDC names new board members

The North Port EDC adds three new members to two of its boards.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • January 19, 2012
Welcome to the Waldorf...in Naples

The Naples Grande Beach Resort in Naples has a new name: Waldorf Astoria Naples.

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  • February 20, 2012
USF partners with Lightning

The university will launch a new M.B.A. centered on sports business.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 20, 2024
Forthcoming north Manatee County Publix to host job fair

Publix is hiring for a new store coming soon in north Manatee County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 6, 2010
Built on a Hunch

Jay and Susan Weiss made plenty of mistakes when they launched their natural-products business for pets. But the entrepreneurial couple never gave up, even when corporate calamity nearly put them out of business.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 15, 2012
Snap Success

Rejecting naysayers can be the toughest part of turning an invention into commercial success. One determined entrepreneur pulled it off.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 1, 2021
Commercial real estate brokerage pick roils Sarasota firms

Sarasota County’s selection of Colliers’ Tampa office to market administrative headquarters in downtown Sarasota has caused consternation among competitors.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 17, 2020
Coronavirus accelerating CRE trendlines

Industry groups say Covid-19 pandemic will heighten existing and emerging trends in the CRE industry

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • September 8, 2023
Local company's revenue drops 16% after Facebook hack

Now the marketing director is worried they'll lose their 41,000 followers with Facebook not taking the claim seriously.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Grier Ferguson and Mark Gordon |
  • February 5, 2021
Homebuyers from Tampa to Naples increasingly arrive from new states

California and Texas top the list of states that aren’t traditionally feeder markets where more area buyers are coming from.

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  • December 17, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Group buys Tidemark Resort, saves from bankruptcyConstruction starts on new phase of University Health ParkMGA Insurance Services constructing new buildingFirst Priority Bank plans new branch

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 6, 2023
Push for constitutional amendment to change increases in homestead assessments

A Miami Republican wants to cut how much assessments can go up on homestead properties.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 15, 2005
Lawyers Host Judicial Pig Roast

More than 300 lawyers, judges and guests attended the Hillsborough County Bar Association's annual Judicial Pig Roast on April 9 at the Stetson University College of Law's Tampa campus.

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  • March 27, 2009
Just say no to TARP bailout funds

Would you want Barney Frank or Nancy Pelosi telling you how to run your bank?

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  • June 5, 2009
Putnam fundraiser in 'Switzerland'

When state Commissioner of Agriculture candidate and U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam, R-Bartow, needed to choose a location to hold a recent Republican fundraiser for supporters from Manatee and Sarasota counties, he was advised to not show favoritism.

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  • October 5, 2010
NPDL to expand, add 283 hires

Natural Prosthetic Dental Lab Inc. will add jobs in Florida by ending outsourcing.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • August 23, 2010
"Nonstory" story: City overpays

When is a $24,000 home worth $80,000? Answer: When government buys the house.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 14, 2021
Specialty food company closes $3.75M investment

Funds will provide growth capital.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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