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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 12, 2021
County report shows tourism bouncing back with an all-time high for lodging occupancy

Visit Sarasota County's tourism statistics were off the charts in June 2021.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 19, 2010
Raymond James could return to acquisition mode

Raymond James Financial Inc. could return to acquisition mode as post-recession valuations level off.

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  • October 23, 2020
Region's cybersecurity sector set to get even stronger

ConnectWise founder Arnie Bellini and other leading companies have donated more than $100,000 to new business accelerator program in Tampa, Florida.

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  • May 15, 2019
Fast-growing pet care chain debuts in region

Jacksonville-based Pet Paradise has locations in Naples and Wesley Chapel, among others in Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 10, 2018
Football stadium name game

Lee Health, School District of Lee County agree to naming rights deal for Bonita Springs High School football stadium

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  • November 11, 2016
Newmark Grubb tapped to lease Tampa Regional spec building

Newmark Grubb Knight Frank's Tampa office has been tapped to lease a new speculative industrial building being developed in the Interstate 4 corridor.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 12, 2014
Show skills, win cool prizes

Buzz around The Mall at University Town Center has gotten louder in recent weeks.

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  • July 1, 2016
No rules, just big

Healthy eating, smaller portions and superfoods have been all the rage in the restaurant sector for a few years. Gluten-free and locally grown products top the trend lines, too.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 27, 2024
More leadership changes at Hertz as board grows

The Hertz Corp. has added two new seats to its board of directors and brought in a pair of veteran corporate executives with Washington experience to fill the new roles.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 5, 2025
Tom Brady is coming back to Hertz

The retired football star is staring in a new add for The Hertz Co.'s used car sales division, his second stint a pitchman for the Lee County rent-a-car chain.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • October 13, 2023
Tampa firm to pick up nearly 90,000 Farmers Insurance policies

Slide Insurance strikes again, this time picking up 86,000 policies.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • July 6, 2007
Rauch: Investing

The stock market has discounted all the negatives. So the 'momentum market' will continue its upward march.

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  • By Dan Ping |
  • May 20, 2011
Clear and Concise

Orange County has a new mayor and a new attitude toward working with the development community. A task force created by the mayor will attempt to make the development review process more efficient and less costly.

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  • February 23, 2021
Restaurateur launches latest Asian-inspired concept

Kojo is the third establishment in Hi Hospitality Group’s Florida portfolio.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • January 16, 2020
Homebuilder achieves 1,000 home sales in 2019

Neal Communities plans to open three new affordable home communities in Parrish, Lakewood Ranch and Venice in 2021.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 1, 2024
$15M freestanding emergency room opens in north Manatee

HCA Florida Palmetto Emergency is affiliated with HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton and is expected to have 26 full-time employees.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • January 6, 2026
Family-owned garden center opens third store in region

MRT Lawn and Garden Center is now open in North Venice.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • June 8, 2011
Happy people spend more money

Gulf Coast business owners and executives who have struggled to survive the recession might get sore from the multiple eye rolls to come out of the latest academic study on the economy.

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  • January 13, 2017
Business seeks to sprout

Sprouts Farmers Market has selected Sarasota and Tampa as the latest proving grounds for a so-far successful strategy of selling natural and organic foods at discount prices.

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  • January 23, 2014
It's gotta be the shoes

A Sarasota firm with U.S. distribution rights for Blackstone shoes, a popular canvas-style brand in Europe, found some unusual partners for its latest marketing initiative: Retired basketball superstar Shaquille O'Neal and the NBA's Atlanta Hawks.

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