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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • October 16, 2025
Hillsborough commission approves $18M for Steinbrenner Field upgrades

Hillsborough County commissioners voted 6-1 Wednesday to spend $17.96 million in tourist tax revenue on renovations to the Yankees’ spring training field.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 13, 2026
Hospitals across the region pioneer new technologies

From Lakeland to Naples, health care systems are embracing technological advances, with an eye on ease of use and efficiency.

  • Florida
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 11, 2026
High-tech Israeli medical firm opens Manatee facility, plans 100 jobs

Ossio, founded in 2014, has big growth plans in Palmetto.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • January 26, 2026
Construction to begin soon on UTampa's largest-ever academic facility

The University of Tampa will begin construction of a new Science Center along the Hillsborough River this spring.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 8, 2026
Il Panificio opens new Main Street restaurant

The pizza restaurant now has two Sarasota Main Street locations and one on Siesta Key.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 18, 2026
68-acre Lee County project adds tenants, including popular donut shop

Midtown at Bonita, a mixed-use project just off Interstate 75, signed leases with five restaurants and retailers as it adjusts its commercial space.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • June 11, 2010
Magnetic Attraction

Allen Braswell returns to his hometown of Clearwater to establish an eastern presence for his company, Pico-Tesla. Its mission is helping Parkinson's patients through electromagnetic therapy.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By David W. |
  • January 25, 2013
Broken: The merit retention system

What began as an attempt to protect the state's court system from corrupt judges has led to politicized fights over retention and defacto lifetime appointments for judges.

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 27, 2012
Marketplace of Ideas: I Had Help; Not from Uncle Sam

I was taken aback by President Obama's recent remark, “If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen.”

  • Opinion
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 20, 2020
Music man: Restaurateur looks to add pitch-perfect venue to city

Lucas Herraiz, undeterred by pandemic challenges, believes a Japanese-style karaoke club will top the charts in St. Petersburg, Florida's eclectic Grand Central District.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 17, 2014
Island roast

Bennett's Fresh Roast spent $3 million to open a coffee and doughnut shop on Sanibel Island. That's a lot of beans.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 15, 2016
Nine figures and counting

Tampa area hotels are fetching $100 million-plus prices thanks to improving fundamentals and limited high-end supply.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 7, 2014
Corporate report

RPS Diagnostics test approved for sale in Europe, other countries; Alltrust senior benefits specialist receives certification; HT Family of Cos., Title Management create statewide title network; Tampa company approved for tour travel to Cuba; Centerstone, Manatee Glens sign letter of intent to affiliate; Omega Brands Corp. buying Omega Infusion drinks, shots

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2015
Ben Bakker, 39

Commercial real estate agent, Michael Saunders & Co.; vice president, HJB Properties

  • Class of 2015
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  • By James R. |
  • March 27, 2015
BRANDSTORM: When does a brand lose its cool?

With a focus on customer service and treating its employees well, JetBlue used to be a model for how to build a loyal following. What happened?

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 19, 2022
$11M soap retailer plows ahead with post-Ian recovery

Shuttered stores — especially as Christmas nears — can swallow a retail business. As one company executes a comeback, its CEO says communication, organization and accountability are essential.

  • News
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 30, 2024
Venice senior living campus plays hotel role during Milton

Leadership credits communication and planning with making the hurricane experience "fun" for visitors and residents at The Goldton senior living community.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 9, 2005
Terrorism Hits the Banks

Jerry Williams wants to double the size of Orion Bancorp.'s deposits in Southwest Florida in the next two years. He also plans to carry a big agenda to Washington as the president-elect of the state bankers' association.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • August 9, 2023
Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch real estate developer and noted mentor dies at 89

Even after retiring in 1999, Frank Cassata didn't stop working.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 20, 2023
Developer adds 2,000 acres to planned community, crosses county line

A grocer is closing, a warehouse is under construction, and affordable units are on the way in the week's top commercial real estate news.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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