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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 5, 2022
Sarasota man guilty of running $80M Ponzi scheme from Longboat Key firm

57-year-old Michael J. DaCorta convicted by jury of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud and money laundering

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 5, 2013
Internet office

Having a showroom helps to sell office furniture online.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 9, 2012
JRL Enterprises buying Wellcraft facility

Cape Coral-based JRL Enterprises Inc. announced plans to purchase the former Wellcraft manufacturing facility in south Manatee County to expand the composite tool-making business of an affiliated company, JRL Ventures Inc.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 11, 2011
Sock it to Them

A clothing product that has changed little over the years, socks, is ripe for a rebirth. A global company hopes it has the right recipe.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 6, 2021
Prominent Wall Street firm moving HQ from Manhattan to downtown St. Pete

Cathie Wood-led ARK Investment Management is moving its headquarters to 200 Central in St. Petersburg; will help build innovation center

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 2, 2021
School CEO admits to student loan scheme, staged phony class

Elaine M. Levidow admitted to a fraud that stretched nearly two years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 13, 2020
Prominent downtown Sarasota site listed for sale

BBC Main Street is selling the other portion of Main Plaza, that wasn’t included in a December 2019 sale.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 22, 2020
Canadian NBA team picks region as home base for upcoming season

Canadian officials declined to let the Toronto Raptors play its season in its home country.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 10, 2020
Resort, sold for a $250M redevelopment project, faces last season

The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club opened in 1946.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 27, 2020
Florida leads country in wealth accumulation

State leads country by a wide margin in added income over the past decade.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 1, 2020
Area family donates $5 million for breast cancer research, treatment

The Benderson family operates Benderson Development Co., a real estate company that owns and manages over 700 properties.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 1, 2020
Penler buys Manatee County apartments

The Tradition at Palm Aire apartments become the latest suburban multifamily rental property to trade amid the oronavirus pandemic.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 2, 2020
Cleansing spray product firm seeks to raise $250K — fast

Founder of Smile Saver looks to capitalize on marketing campaign.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 28, 2020
Real estate firm aims to bring in more agents through million-dollar plan

Mark Coppens runs downtown Sarasota-based Living Vogue Real Estate with his wife, Jamie Coppens.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 4, 2020
Area company uses repurposed components to make needed masks

Sarasota-based Yummy & Trendy decided to take advantage of some extra material sitting in storage.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 14, 2018
Leader's bull run ends with logo debate

The University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, unveiled a new logo just days before the institution's longtime president, Judy Genshaft, announced her impending retirement.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 2, 2022
Owners negotiating to sell Hyatt Regency in downtown Sarasota

A Tampa doctor confirms that the waterfront property is for sale, with talks ongoing with more than one potential buyer.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 8, 2017
Buying opportunity

Despite poor earnings, Chico's has 'favorable' valuation.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 9, 2017
Passco spends $104 million for two area complexes

Irvine, Calif.-based Passco Cos. LLC has acquired a pair of Class A, new Gulf Coast apartment complexes for $104.7 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 9, 2018
Westshore office sells for $20.25 million

In what may be a harbinger of future activity in the area, a Greenville, S.C.-based company has acquired an eight-building Westshore office complex in Tampa's suburbs for $20.25 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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