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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 2, 2014
Hotel Hotspot

The department at the University of South Florida that churns out future hospitality employees and leaders goes global. Enrollment has nearly doubled in three years.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 24, 2016
Boomtowns

As many as 22 new towns and a new Interstate 75 exit are in the plans for eastern Collier County.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 3, 2016
Famous tennis resort serves for redemption

Homeowner association's unanimous vote could end loggerheads at once-famed tennis resort.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 31, 2014
Attorney dives into the muddy spill battle

Tampa attorney Tom Young believes the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has sold out some smaller chambers in a dispute over the multibillion-dollar BP oil spill settlement.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 30, 2015
In the family

A real estate-focused clan, with little fanfare, has millions at stake on a wide variety of projects. with little fanfare.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • December 25, 2015
Talent crunch

A fast-growth tech firm has one of those so-called good problems: Business is booming so much it needs a lot more employees.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 25, 2015
Major undertaking

A $1.5 billion credit union based on the Gulf Coast hopes to find success in an unlikely place: buying a bank.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • January 2, 2016
Widened watch

First Watch nearly doubled its location count with a major acquisition in 2015. Now comes the tasty part.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 19, 2025
Pinellas eye care practice to pay $600K in kickback scheme settlement

Pinellas Eye Care P.A., doing business as Gulfcoast Eye Care, will also cooperate with the federal government in the ongoing investigation.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 22, 2025
Eye care practice in $615K fraud case responds to allegations

Gulfcoast Eye Care says it relied on information from an unnamed third-party vendor.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 21, 2023
Lee commissioners get generous with affordable housing and conservation

As the year comes to an end, Lee County leaders look to buy 30 acres for conservation and give out $5 million in grants.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 22, 2024
Mixed-use transformation ahead for 1,175-acre Bradenton flower farm

SeaFlower will open for residents in summer 2025 in a Manatee County community designed to be walkable with shops, a grocer and restaurants.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • September 28, 2023
Tampa General Hospital, USF team up to add nurses to workforce

Tampa General invests $4.4 million into the University of South Florida's nursing school to enhance training.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • October 28, 2023
St. Pete cultural landmark launches fundraising campaign

St. Petersburg College's cultural icon will be refurbished by 2026.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • September 29, 2023
Tampa Bay business leaders complete Caribbean trade mission

Global Tampa Bay pulled about $15.8 million in sales during trip to Dominican Republic.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • November 15, 2023
Outback Steakhouse wins major customer satisfaction award — but who cares?

Tampa-based steak giant wants you to know it knows you don't care if it won a big award.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 23, 2025
Former Venice banker admits to embezzlement

A former bank employee in Sarasota County who pleaded guilty in an embezzlement case faces up to 35 years in prison.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 15, 2024
Hertz CEO resigns, to be replaced by former GM, Delta Airlines exec

Gil West is the fifth CEO of the car rental brand in the past seven years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 25, 2024
Hoffmann Family makes bid to buy bankrupt Illinois dairy, ice cream chain

A Naples-based business conglomerate and prolific buyer of businesses has made a bid to purchase Oberweis Dairy, which filed for bankruptcy.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • November 12, 2024
2 Lakewood Ranch golf courses renovated in multimillion-dollar project

Among the updates are the addition of a fourth golf course to Lakewood Ranch Golf & Country Club.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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