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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 11, 2014
Corporate Report

Front Burner Brands hires Fish Consulting for Melting Pot franchise development; DataMentors hires new regional director; William Merill III elected president of Argus Foundation

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 9, 2014
Boats bring stream of good news

If more would-be boat buyers signal an economic rebound, then Gulf Coast waters could be smooth in the near future.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 12, 2014
Window firm PGT names new president, COO

Co-founder Rod Hershberger will remain chairman and CEO of the 1,500-employee firm.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • September 30, 2016
Corporate report

Bank promotes executive to top position; Architecture firm expands workforce; Ad agency triples office space

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 7, 2016
Let's Make a Deal

Sarasota and Manatee counties crush the rest of the Gulf Coast when it comes to the lowest prices of used cars, according to a new report from Autolist.com.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 11, 2016
Hotelier aims to bring new flag to Sarasota

The property has changed owners several times recently.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Michael Hinman |
  • May 15, 2015
Entrepreneurs of the Year | Rick Silva

Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc., Tampa

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 16, 2015
2015 surprises: office, industrial growth

As Wells Fargo Senior Economist Mark Vitner wound down his 2015 forecast Wednesday in Sarasota for the members of the Gulf Coast CEO Forum, he saved his headline news for last:The biggest economic surprise in 2015 for Florida, Vitner predicted, will be “how substantially the single-family housing market will have rebounded and how office and industrial will have done as well as it did.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 6, 2015
Urban Core Holdings buys Tampa Gardens Apartments

Tampa's Urban Core Holdings LLC purchased the 135-unit Tampa Gardens Apartments in West Tampa for $3.55 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 29, 2024
Tampa food brokerage hires Publix dairy, frozen meat executive

After a 24-year career with Publix, Nicki Crespo is staying in the food business in a new executive role with Tampa-based Bay Food Brokerage.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • September 6, 2023
Bloomin' Brands shakes up board

Outback Steakhouse owner puts new board focus on technology.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 9, 2025
Macy's makes it official: Underperforming Sarasota, Tampa locations to close

The company plans to close 66 stores this year.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 13, 2025
Former AstraZeneca exec takes over as CEO of $660M Fort Myers lab firm

CEO transition began in January, and the company closed an acquisition earlier this month.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 8, 2024
Tampa real estate trust seeks more Wall Street respectability

Sila Realty Trust has begun the process to get listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 31, 2024
Law firm names three new Sarasota partners, one in Tampa

The law firm Shumaker has promoted six lawyers across four offices to partner roles.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • March 2, 2024
Tampa insurance firm sells wholesale business

BRP Group says it will sell Atlanta-based Connected Risk to an Orlando firm.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 16, 2024
Tampa Downtown Partnership woos new CEO from Detroit organization

A champion for revitalization in Detroit says she looks forward to joining the "wave of positive momentum" in Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • December 12, 2024
Fort Myers entertainment company appoints new CEO

Sports broadcaster Matt Shepard has been named the new CEO of GameAbove Entertainment.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • March 17, 2025
Sarasota manufacturer names new board chair

Helios Technologies has appointed a five-year member to lead the board of directors.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Christopher Nigro |
  • July 11, 2025
Speeding, Boating, and Geography? A Primer for New Laws Taking Effect July 1

With the start of the state's fiscal year, newly passed legislation takes effect. Learn more about some of the new laws that may affect your everyday life.

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