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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 6, 2022
Tampa Bay Innovation Center

Booming tech sector keeps an eye on inflation, which could curb investment dollars, as it celebrates huge wins.

  • Technology
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 17, 2020
Market Spotlight | Tampa Bay retail

COVID-19 pandemic has yet to erode the momentum the retail sector in Tampa Bay has experienced in recent years, but a reckoning could be in the offing.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • September 23, 2020
Airport in leisure market expects to bounce back faster than business destinations

One of the Charlotte County airport’s goals is to put money in the bank for future 9/11s, pandemics and hurricanes.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 22, 2018
Market Spotlight: Lee County Office

Despite solid growth for the past four years, the Lee County office market is showing signs of fatigue, with an uptick in vacancy rates, flat rental rates and negative absorption in the first quarter of 2018.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • May 5, 2017
Opportunity knocks

Business networking company Opportunity connects members with professional leads. It's growing in users, employees and app features.

  • Strategies
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  • By Ted Carter |
  • December 29, 2017
Boat Brigade

A Southwest Florida boat business, with a plan to bring more service to wherever its customer is, seeks more market share in 2018.

  • Strategies
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • December 29, 2017
Bling Bling

Carley Ochs's jewelry and lifestyle brand continues to shine, despite some potential setbacks.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 13, 2014
Protectors at the Gate

High-tech data security breaches are no longer a problem reserved for big businesses. Small and mid-size firms are also vulnerable. That creates a growth opportunity for one area firm.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 15, 2016
Pizza man

Dan Bavaro is a street-smart entrepreneur with an amateur boxer's toughness. His current fight is to seize growth at the right pace.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 30, 2016
Back home

Gregg Carlson took an unusual path to reach the corner office of a $20 million homebuilder.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2014
Samuel Raabe, 33

General Sales Manager, Brandon Honda

  • Class of 2014
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 19, 2015
Record setter

NorthStar Healthcare Income's $93 million senior housing purchase ranks as the top sale in Sarasota County's history.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 3, 2015
Beall's 100-year anniversary

Bradenton-based Beall's Inc., corporate parent of Beall's Department Stores and Beall's and Burke's Outlet Stores, turns 100 years old in 2015.The milestone has been marked with multiple celebrations and ceremonies.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 17, 2015
The return of spec

In a move not seen in years, a developer plans new offices in Naples — sans tenants.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 10, 2024
Tampa children's hospital receives $50 million donation

The donation from the Pagidipati family will go toward building a new St. Joseph's Children's Hospital building facility set to open in 2030.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • November 15, 2023
Eye care medical group sees bright future with HQ redesign

U.S. Eye fixed up the interior of its Manatee County headquarters with innovative design to bring employees together.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Sharon Hillstrom |
  • April 24, 2025
Bradenton Area EDC leader: Businesses, educators can create modern workforce

The Bradenton Area Economic Development Corp. seeks to close the gap between "what students are learning and what businesses need now and in the future."

  • Opinion
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • October 10, 2025
Survey: Traffic delays come from (some) unexpected issues

A new survey from Tampa-based Mobilization Funding reveals a perception gap between the public and construction professionals, and highlights how payment timing turns short setbacks into long delays.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 5, 2025
Port Charlotte resort gets new name as $200M sale closes

The Sunseeker's new owners have ditched Charlotte Harbor in the name as part of a rebrand that includes adding a Hilton flag.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 28, 2026
Electronics manufacturer doubles footprint in Manatee County

Niche Electronics expanded into a 20,000-square-foot facility.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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