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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 8, 2025
Estero's Coconut Point mall is adding and moving tenants

The open-air mall is adding two new restaurants and two retailers to its mix.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 16, 2015
Daytime cafe continues rapid expansion

First Watch Restaurants is opening a new restaurant in Virginia.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 10, 2010
Final auction tally: $45.9M

A record number of dollars was spent at an auction of foreclosed properties.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 4, 2022
Naples soap business opens another store — its biggest yet

Naples Soap Co. taps into Orlando market.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Jennifer Fowler-Hermes |
  • December 1, 2017
Florida's Minimum Wage Is Set To Increase: What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

There has not been much ado about the impending increase in Florida's minimum wage.

  • Williams Parker
Sponsored Content
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 22, 2017
DataSnapshot: Another chance

Millennials aren't really as stingy as everyone thinks.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 2, 2014
Firm models good exposure

A Sarasota company that connects the fashion and movie industry with area locations to do work hit its latest jackpot this week: It helped set up a photo shoot that starred Victoria's Secret model Toni Garrn — known in tabloid magazine circles as actor Leonardo DiCaprio's girlfriend.

  • News
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 2, 2023
St. Pete-based tech giant to lay off more than 200 in California

Jabil Inc. is laying off employees at two manufacturing facilities in Northern California.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 26, 2017
Chic Chico's

Chico's aims to bolster margins without weakening its brand. With massive shifts in how people buy clothes, it's a substantial quest.

  • Strategies
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • December 28, 2018
Comfort food chain Metro Diner meets challenges with continued growth

In 2018, Metro Diner closed two diners and opened 26, for a net total of 24 new locations.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • September 12, 2023
PIE airport sees slight drop in August passenger count

Hurricane Idalia shut PIE down for one day in August, but the St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport still eyes a record year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 12, 2012
Naples courts Big Apple

Naples officials talk to JetBlue about nonstop flights from New York-area airports.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 18, 2011
Naples sales, prices falling

Property closings fell 10% over the year; the median sale price dropped 13%.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 24, 2016
Safe spot

Most Gulf Coast areas are relatively safe zones when it comes to pesky car thieves.

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • June 21, 2024
The business of crane safety: From skyscrapers to zoos to toilet paper

The boom in construction over the past several decades has led to a boom in cranes operating across Florida. That, in turn, has boosted a company dedicated to training people how to use cranes safely.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 5, 2007
Corporate Report

Source Interlink delay could risk NASDAQ listingFlorida employees feeling more confidentVIP Realty Group buys Harvey & AssociatesBancshares of Florida changing to Bank of Florida Corp. Chico's founders retiring, leave boardAnderen Bank of Tampa Bay files state charterMorgan Beaumont changes its name, ticker

  • Industries
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 19, 2022
Wyoming registered agent conglomerate acquires Tampa shopping center for $8M

The 29,600-square-foot center on Bearss Avenue is three miles from USF and is 92% full

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • February 12, 2016
Mad for culture

Malorie Young emphasizes her tech company's strong culture when she recruits candidates.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2014
Miranda Monahan, 38

CEO, M-PowerTech

  • Class of 2014
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • October 20, 2017
The Cover Up

After Stefani Schuetz was diagnosed with melanoma skin cancer, she got serious about sun protection. Now she's serious about growing her clothing company.

  • Strategies
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