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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 22, 2008
WALSH: Economists go to the mat

It wasn't exactly the finals of "American Idol" or "Dancing with the Stars," but it was sure to have some good drama. As we write this, it's a few days before the Battle of the Economists was to take center stage Monday, Feb. 25, in the Senate Office Building in Tallahassee.

  • Opinion
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • January 22, 2026
Sarasota officials approve $2.5M sale of historic downtown building

Architecture Sarasota, a nonprofit, intends to purchase the McCullough Pavilion in downtown Sarasota from the county.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 18, 2006
Coffee Talk

CFO politics just plain politicalDoes buy back equal more value?Get & Go Express: convenience stores of the future?SunCoast is SunCoast no moreWCI Communities: No improvement soonDeveloper want to spin Wicker into goldSpeakers added to Technology ConferenceAffordable housing still not affordable Downtown banished from Fort Myers lexiconA One-Man Partnership

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 3, 2012
Homegrown Equity

Private equity firms are scouting for commercial real estate deals all over Florida, counting on the eventual rebound. TerraCap has a unique combination of local knowledge and Wall Street insight.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 28, 2012
University forms partnership

FGCU forms a partnership with two economic development groups.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 13, 2012
Tampa firm makes marathon app

Haneke Design will create a mobile app for the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 14, 2019
Submit now for Business Observer's Top Contractors issue

The Business Observer is collecting submissions for its annual Top Contractors issue.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 9, 2017
Shops open after emergency repairs

Naples' Tin City Waterfront Shops reopened after closing from Hurricane Irma damage.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 12, 2017
The fight continues

Governor launches 10-city tour in budget battle

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 10, 2014
Heart, stroke care lauded at Sarasota hospital

Sarasota Memorial earned Joint Commission recertification for two programs.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 8, 2016
Wal-Mart pushes American-made

The largest retailer in the world wants to diversify its product base through independent entrepreneurs.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 10, 2016
Water taxi service to set sail in Tampa

The pirate-themed water taxi service will begin Feb. 27.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 20, 2015
Hospital wins governor's award

Cape Coral Hospital is the first community hospital in the state to earn the Governor's Sterling Award.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 2, 2024
Florida firm tapped to study Sarasota's economic landscape

A market study will identify current and future opportunities in the city of Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 12, 2023
Publix signs on as sponsor of the Florida Panthers

The Lakeland grocer and South Florida hockey team have signed a multiyear deal.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth Djinis |
  • May 17, 2021
Clean air technology firm blows through sales goals

After 15 years of tinkering and tweaks, SecureAire does everything it can to keep up with a pandemic-fueled surge in demand. ‘We’re making what we sell. We haven’t had inventory in a long time, says the CEO.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 14, 2010
Big Title

There are more than 400 cities, towns and villages in Florida and Brooke Mitchell ferrets out lien information from any of them. Little wonder her business, Property Debt Research, is growing so fast.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 3, 2022
Celebrated Longboat Key restaurant sold

Euphemia Haye is the third sale in less than a year of a noted local fine-dining eatery.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2016
Stefanie Overturf, 33

Co-owner, sales and marketing director, Overturf’s Floor & Fabric Care

  • Class of 2016
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 4, 2013
John Giglio, 38

Owner, Freedom Boat Club

  • Class of 2013
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