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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 21, 2018
Eye on the prize: Contact lens breakthrough wins accolades

A Pinellas Park, Florida, company, Transitions Optical, has been recognized by Time magazine as coming up with one of the best inventions of 2018.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 2, 2019
Furniture and doughnut shop expands in region

The Farmhouse is now open at 4001 Clark Road in Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 11, 2019
Hospitality sector chews on recruiting, retention solutions

University and industry team up to solve hospitality HR challenges.

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  • January 14, 2019
Company's founding CEO plans retirement, successor named

Stellar Partners Inc. founder and CEO Susan Stackhouse has announced her retirement after leading the Tampa, Florida-based airport retailer for 30 years. Padraig Drennan will succeed her.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 8, 2019
Mic drop: Mayor goes out on a high-rise note

Developers are set to break ground in mid-March for The Sanctuary at Alexandra Place, a $40 million, 17-story condo tower planned for 2619 Bayshore Blvd., Tampa, Florida, that will offer 15 luxury residences.

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  • April 5, 2019
Pulse check: Business confidence high despite long-term concerns

SunTrust Bank's annual Business Pulse survey produced dissonant results as company leaders feel good about their own prospects while expressing worry about a possible recession. Tim Schar, the bank's Tampa, Florida, market president, provides context.

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  • July 27, 2018
Company culture emphasizes lifelong learning

Sarasota-based S-One Holdings Corp.’s continuing education program includes online videos and in-person classes.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 30, 2018
Farm buys land for multimillion-dollar HQ project

Wish Farms has acquired a 36-acre parcel along Interstate 4, near Plant City, Florida, that will house the berry grower’s new headquarters facility.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 21, 2018
Coastal Ridge buys Reef complex for $78 million

Coastal Ridge Real Estate of Ohio buys The Reef, a 228-unit student housing complex, near Florida Gulf Coast University, its latest Florida acquisition in the past two years.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • March 30, 2018
Data Snashot: Area cities score low on study of popular cities for millennial homebuyers

Certain U.S. cities are attracting more millennials buying homes, a LendingTree study says.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 19, 2022
Hertz motors on with new top lawyer

Current general counsel Dave Galainena is retiring.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 17, 2017
Tampa passion play

Site Selection magazine editor and writer Ron Starner, with columns and stories that reach corporate executives considering moving their companies, is the type of person economic development officials want to impress.

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  • March 1, 2017
Luxury home sells for $4.6M, sets new mark

Sale is one of three area non-waterfront homes to surpass $4 million in the last 15 months.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • April 21, 2017
A bigger bed (tax)

New tourism marketing district is the first of its kind in the state.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 5, 2018
Drive Time

Hertz finding new ways to stay in the car-rental game.

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  • October 15, 2013
Feld focuses on long-term

Executives with Feld Entertainment, the company behind one of the most notable economic development projects in Manatee County over the last decade, are all about 20/20 vision.

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  • May 12, 2014
Window firm PGT names new president, COO

Co-founder Rod Hershberger will remain chairman and CEO of the 1,500-employee firm.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 8, 2014
Firm readies for more Gulf Coast rubs

Massage Heights, a national franchise chain of massage retreat centers, seeks to reach new peaks in store locations, with much of the growth coming in Florida.

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  • July 15, 2016
Sweet summertime

The summer slowdown in hospitality, particularly with restaurants, can be tough for some businesses to overcome.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 29, 2016
Builder talks up fiscal responsibility in U.S. Senate race

Carlos Beruff officially announced his candidacy for the race for Marco Rubio's seat today.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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