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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 1, 2014
IMG Academy swings into 35 new jobs

The sports training facility also plans to hire 200 people this summer.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • October 25, 2013
Bayrock Investment Co. LLC buys new State Road 64 Starbucks

The price equated to $1,066 per square foot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 6, 2016
Sarasota, state offer more than $1M to reel in company

The company has committed to create 180 jobs in the county.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 5, 2016
New beginning for Pineapple Square

Just months after agreeing to move ahead with the development of the stalled Pineapple Square in downtown Sarasota, the Kolter Group has designated a new name and start date for the mixed-use project.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 14, 2015
Lee plans to widen major corridor

Lee County plans to widen Alico Road east of Interstate 75, opening up a rural area to new development.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2015
Tech college names new director

Brian Mangan is the new director of Cape Coral Technical College, which prepares high school graduates for new careers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • October 20, 2015
Homebuilder ends summer on hot streak

Neal Communities closed on more than 100 homes in September.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • December 11, 2014
Hertz adds 80 European locations

Naples-based Hertz has opened 80 new locations in train stations and city centers across Europe this year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • January 7, 2015
Jabil to develop new camera technology

The company is developing a specialty camera component for a California company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • January 19, 2015
Lazydays grows, upgrades RV Resort

The new RV park features a number of new and upgraded amenities.

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  • January 30, 2015
Sarasota company starting new drug trial

Rock Creek Pharmaceuticals' received U.K. approval to study a new anti-inflammatory drug.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • March 5, 2025
$68M Tampa health tech firm appoints new CEO

The new leader has been with the company almost a decade.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • September 21, 2023
Sarasota foundation with $551M in assets names new C-suite executive

Greg Luberecki brings 18 years of experience to the role.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • August 13, 2004
Finding Green in Green

WCI Communities Inc., Florida's largest master-planned community developer, plans a major expansion in the Sarasota-Manatee market.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • July 26, 2019
Finish line nears for dog racing businesses

The owners of the Sunshine State’s greyhound tracks face difficult business decisions in the wake of last year’s passage of Florida Amendment 13, which bans dog racing.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 22, 2021
Escape from New York: noted restaurateur ditches home state for Florida

Buddy Foy believes state authorities gave him the proverbial finger when it comes to doing business there during the pandemic. Florida, on the other hand, raised another finger: thumbs up.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 19, 2020
Moffitt plans new $400 million hospital in Tampa

Planned hospital development with 19 new operating rooms comes three years after the purchase of North McKinley Drive property in Tampa

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • December 1, 2021
Six steps to find an attitude of gratitude

Personal signs of appreciation go a long way.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • May 19, 2017
Jump right in

When Rosanne Clementi couldn't find the niche product she wanted, she built it on her own. Translating that to a successful business is the hard part.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 15, 2016
Changing lanes

Steve Martin gave up a lucrative career in advertising to pursue his cycling passion with a bike shop. Bike Bistro has good coffee, too.

  • Entrepreneurs
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