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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 1, 2019
Developer brings fine dining restaurant to new mixed-use district

Aficionados of French cuisine will soon be able to enjoy a new restaurant in Tampa, Florida, featuring a menu designed by Chris Ponte, a chef trained at the famed Le Cordon Bleu school in Paris.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 2, 2019
Niche insurance competitors join forces

LTC Global brings competitor American Insurance Marketing Services in-house, names new president.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 2, 2022
SWFL community bank in expansion mode lures new exec

Jason Brewer has nearly 25 years experience in banking.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 8, 2018
Lucky's Market to open new store in Naples

Lucky's Market will open a new store in the Naples Promenade shopping center in Naples that had been occupied by Wild Oats, another organic grocery chain acquired by Whole Foods.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 25, 2019
Sarasota's Glenridge planning major expansion

The Glenridge on Palmer Ranch has purchased parcels totaling 59 acres, where it plans a $30 million expansion with new residences

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 5, 2019
Tourist attraction, on brink of expansion, appoints new CFO

The Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Clearwater, Florida, has hired Richard “Dick” Regan as CFO. His appointment comes soon after the hiring of Darryl Connors in the newly created role of chief business officer.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 25, 2019
Multimillion-dollar country club project gains momentum

Work at the Vineyards Country Club is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 18, 2019
Builder chosen for new $2.6 million Realtor association office

The Realtor Association of Sarasota and Manatee is building a new location in Bradenton.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 20, 2017
Vision Properties adding to Renaissance Center

Buoyed by its success earlier this year fully leasing a speculative office building in its corporate park in the Westshore district of Tampa, New Jersey-based Vision Properties has unveiled plans for two additional office developments in the 71-acre Renaissance Center.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 10, 2016
FBI makes eight arrests in $633M pharmacy scheme

Defendants allegedly used compounding pharmacies in New Port Richey and Miami.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 2, 2016
Polk County lands new Medline center

Medline Industries Inc., the nation's largest privately held maker and distributor of health care-related products, is planning to develop a new 830,000-square-foot distribution center beginning later this year in Auburndale.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 9, 2015
Live it and love it at the mall

The Mall at University Town Center in Sarasota, which opened in October, is the test site for a new personalized smartphone shopping app with unique indoor navigation technology.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 3, 2024
Publix rolls out line of summer products

The grocer, which is opening a store in Apollo Beach this month, is offering the nearly dozens items at it stores during the summer season.

  • Florida
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • January 23, 2025
South Tampa staple English pub sets reopening date in new spot

The Oxford Commons establishment Mad Dogs and Englishmen is back to bangers and mash.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • October 9, 2023
Naples wealth firm appoints new South Florida leader

Manning and Napier of New York seek to grow in the Naples and St. Pete regions.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 14, 2024
Tampa Bay Rays find a new temporary home

The team will play in Tampa next season as its current home, Tropicana Field, undergoes major post-Milton repairs.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 3, 2026
International routes return to St. Pete-Clearwater airport after three-year absence

BermudAir has added the local routes to Belize, Turks and Caicos and Anguilla as part of a national expansion of its services.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • June 16, 2026
Inpatient rehab hospital breaks ground in south Hillsborough

The new Exalt Health Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital is slated to open in 2027.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 9, 2008
Coffee Talk

Minimize taxes on new construction: Builders dread the taxes on new construction because they're so high on the Gulf Coast that many projects now don't make financial sense.Westshore hotels continue to lure investors: Westshore, the Gulf Coast's biggest business district, has seen another hotel change hands - the Sheraton Suites on Cypress Street in Tampa.Sarasota college student shines: Executives and entrepreneurs searching for employees who 'get it' have long complained that the Sarasota-Bradenton area is lacking in colleges and universities that can produce those types of job candidates.Sneaky, er, creative way to get new business: Here's one sign that it's a rough time for mortgage brokers.Downtown Tampa grows, still lacks residents' needs Downtown: Tampa is maturing as a residential location and urban destination for residents and workersFort Myers fundraising maestro is back: Bill Merwin is back and he'll help you shake some money out of those trees.Largo dentist develops tool to help athletes excel: If you're tired of hearing about steroids, a Largo dentist has developed a natural way to help athletes and non-athletes improve performance: the Pure Power Mouthguard.Worrisome Gulf Coast banks being watched: Gulf Coast financial institutions have a starring role on an updated 'watch' list of Florida banks complied by a national banking analyst for financial Web site thestreet.com.

  • News
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 3, 2026
Looking back to look forward, Palmetto balances past, present and future

The Manatee County city, which is seeing a boom of sorts, is looking to maintain and promote its character while preparing itself for major changes already in the works.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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