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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 24, 2021
Master-planned community sells 190 lots — adds a new builder

Pulte Homes will build homes in the final phase of the Brightwood neighborhood within North River Ranch.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 17, 2021
Search for CEO concludes for local Jewish Federation chapter

Shepard Englander will step into the role with 16 years of CEO experience

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 30, 2019
New town adds ninth homebuilder to portfolio

Divco Custom Homes will offer luxury design/build homes in Babcock Ranch.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 11, 2018
Popular restaurant unveils new look

Tableseide Restaurant Group also shared a new logo for Libby’s Neighborhood Brasserie.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • April 10, 2022
Boutique hotel hires new executive chef, food and beverage director

Hotel Haya, a boutique hotel in Tampa’s historic Ybor City, has hired Nathan Hardin and Jeff Carlson as executive chef and food and beverage director, respectively.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 30, 2014
Investors buy Morgan House for new downtown restaurant

Joseph Florentine and Donald Tyree, the president and operations manager of Affordable Secure Insurance, purchased the 5,155-square-foot Morgan House Restaurant building for $825,000.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 4, 2015
Sarasota nonprofit gets big business infusion

The board of the Van Wezel Foundation has six new members.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • August 8, 2025
Sarasota software development firm opens office in Pakistan

The new overseas office will support custom software and platform development.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • February 24, 2026
Tampa casino names new president

Travis Lunn was tapped for the role at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino by Seminole Gaming and Hard Rock International.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 15, 2010
Next-Mark opens new office

The Sarasota marketing firm will work from the city's downtown area.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 11, 2022
$1.5 billion firm’s new HQ is 80% smaller than its old space

Kforce, embracing and leading the way on the hybrid work, opens new Tampa HQ “empowered by trust and technology." It turns out that requires a lot less space

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 2, 2022
Tampa landmark Urban Centre gets an update with modern perks

A $3.5 million renovation at one of Tampa’s premiere office buildings is meant to help tenants retain employees as they try to reimagine office life.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • January 23, 2015
Flashy fresh

Bob Basham and Nick Reader partnered with Bill Kadow, a former VP at Carrabba's, to open their latest fast casual concept. They hope it will follow in the footsteps of its big brother, PDQ.

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  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • July 1, 2025
Manatee County purchases two properties for conservation

The properties will expand Rye Preserve and Crane Park.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • September 7, 2023
SWFL glass company makes national revenue growth list — for the seventh time

MY Shower Door founder Bill Daubmann says the biggest obstacle to the company's continued growth is a common obstacle: not having enough people.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • March 30, 2007
Painful Pullback

Cutting employees will never be pleasant. But take it from a CEO who did it twice in eight months: Be prepared.

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  • March 18, 2010
Corporate Report: UTEK expands network, partners with MEDEC, MedilinkUK

UTEK Corp., a Tampa-based intellectual property licensing and innovation services company, will showcase its growing network of registered companies and professionals to more companies.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 25, 2020
Top Deals 2020

Apartment transactions proliferated in the past year, but other sectors were represented in the submarket, too.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 18, 2025
Tampa's WestShore Plaza put up for sale

The owners of the 1.09 million-square-foot mall have say property is primed for redevelopment with approvals and plans in place.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • June 27, 2023
Prominent steak and seafood brand chooses Sarasota for latest location

The steak and seafood brand will reside inside the 14-acre development The Quay Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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