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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • June 17, 2021
Crafted Growth

A furniture store saw its revenue spike when customers started to work from home. It's also led to a 50% increase in its payroll.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 26, 2011
New Shamrock office in Naples

Shamrock Bank of Florida opened a new loan center on Tamiami Trail.

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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.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 19, 2003
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Real Property Specialists builds Broyhill store, new retail centeGulf Coast landlordbuys Grand Oaks apartmentsCL Realty plans Manatee River PlantationsGriffin Properties, Sara-Eagle buy Hillview building

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 21, 2024
Salvation Army taking over shuttered Venice Books-A-Million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, gyms change hands in Fort Myers, a Boston buyer pays $63 million for apartments in Tampa, and land set aside for conservation sold in Sarasota.

  • Florida
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • October 15, 2010
Government Digest: Oct. 15 - Oct. 21

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 1, 2018
Risks, and costs, of ignoring disability insurance linger

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  • Insurance
  • By Flint Stephens |
  • March 20, 2015
Will Obamacare cause the death of employer-sponsored health care?

Some predicted that passage of the Affordable Care Act would mean the death of employer-sponsored health insurance. In its second year of implementation, employers remain concerned and even fearful about how it will affect their businesses.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 2, 2022
Resort, already $100M over original price tag, faces $35M in hurricane damages

Allegiant Travel Co. discloses the cost of financial damage to the Port Charlotte resort in an SEC filing.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 17, 2020
Company purchases historic downtown building for $3.35 million

Architect Thomas Reed Martin designed the building. It was completed in October 1936.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • December 13, 2025
Report: Small business optimism up, but worries percolate

An increase in business owners expecting more sales was the biggest factor in the increased Optimism Index.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 2, 2023
Ahead of hurricane season, regional body plans resiliency summit

Hosted by the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, the event is planned for May 4-5 in Clearwater Beach.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 31, 2022
$113 million expansion planned for newly opened Venice hospital

The expansion was announced after the campus opened in November of last year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 12, 2022
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  • February 4, 2011
Steakhouse orders a low-priced menu

An authority on high-end steakhouses, Ruth's Chris, is going down market. And the 150-restaurant chain, based near Orlando, will start with a makeover of the menus in the Sarasota and Tampa locations.

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  • October 16, 2020
Builder opens two model homes in new community

The openings mark continued growth and development of the multi-phase community in Parrish.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 22, 2018
Hospital sets record for number of heart surgeries in year

With Dr. Jeffrey Sell at the helm, cardiac surgery volumes have increased 15 to 20% each year at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 13, 2018
Actor visits area to film new show

A collaboration between Ringling College of Art and Design and Semkhor Productions led to the filming of "Sweet Jane" in Sarasota.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 16, 2014
Retailer looks for event-based theater

Executives at Chico's FAS, the Fort Myers-based women's retailer, have ambitious goals for how customers interact digitally with the firm's brands.

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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • January 29, 2024
TECO manatee viewing center outside Tampa sets visitor record

Tampa Electric's Manatee Viewing Center in Hillsborough County hosted 1,100 manatees at one time, which beats the previous record of 850, set last winter.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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