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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 16, 2018
Saunders' Drews leaving for development post at Casto

Matt Drews, Michael Saunders & Co.'s commercial brokerage manager since September 2015, plans to leave the company to take a job in development at Casto Southeast Realty Services

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 23, 2018
Entertainment giant targets savings on travel expenses

New York company cites Feld Entertainment in a case study of its travel budget reduction program.

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  • December 14, 2018
New tour company gives visitors, residents inside look at Sarasota

Discover Sarasota Tours offers city tours, circus tours and ghost tours.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 13, 2019
County pumps up pumpkin spice lattes in pitch for tap water

Hillsborough County has a quirky sense of humor — and knows how to use it to get people to click through what’s normally a typical email from a government office.

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  • September 13, 2019
Florida regains its population growth mojo

Report: Florida will be on the cusp of 23 million people by 2025.

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  • November 22, 2019
Area on pace to set multifamily sales volume record

Two recent deals helped push Tampa Bay’s price-per-unit average to over $140,000.

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  • February 13, 2019
Bank unveils new name, plans for expansion

First State Bank of Arcadia, now Crews Bank & Trust, plans to open a full-service office in Sarasota County soon.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • March 8, 2019
Prominent restaurant chain appoints new CEO

Tampa, Florida-based Bloomin’ Brands has a new CEO, David Deno.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 27, 2018
Nonprofit hires new executive, elects board leaders

Veronica Thames is the vice president of human resources at Blake Medical Center where she has worked since 2006.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 17, 2018
Airport outpaces competitors — even with single allegiance

Then there’s Punta Gorda Airport. Tucked between Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) to its south and Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) to the north, PGD is on a tear. Relying exclusively on Allegiant Airlines, the airport surpassed

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • September 7, 2018
Panels on new pavilion meant to represent ripples of sand

The two-story Kotler-Coville Glass Pavilion displays The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art's glass collection.

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • September 7, 2018
Former Bob Evans restaurant transformed for new use

Specialized Veterinary Services remained open during the construction process.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • March 30, 2018
Tervis launches two new products

Venice-based Tervis introduced a beer mug and a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School water bottle.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 31, 2017
'Small enough to jail'

Abacus Federal Savings Bank founder Tom Sung talks about the movie detailing his struggle.

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  • December 8, 2017
Say Cheese

Artisan Cheese Co. on the move to Rosemary.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 16, 2018
Equus buys Reserve apartments in St. Pete

Fueled by sustained job and population growth in the Tampa Bay area that has outpaced much of the nation, investors are continuing to flock to multifamily rental investments regionwide, property records show.

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  • May 23, 2014
Formation Capital, NorthStar Realty joint venture buys senior-housing facilities

Alpharetta, Ga.-based Formation Capital LLC sold six Gulf Coast healthcare and rehabilitation facilities to a joint venture for $85.49 million. Formation Capital joined with New York City-based commercial real estate investment and asset management company NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. to take over ownership of the properties.

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  • June 5, 2014
Insurance firm has a certain something

The acquisition feeler Lou Marinaccio received a year ago from Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. wasn't his first in the land of mergers.

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  • September 30, 2016
New banker in town

The new majority owner of Sarasota-based Bank of Commerce, if a $10 million deal for fresh capital is approved, brings a passion for fast cars and rock and roll to town.

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  • October 17, 2014
Pizza kitchen readies for seconds

The Golden State is in its name, but California Pizza Kitchen has an appetite for Florida.

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