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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 1, 2011
BankUnited adds eight branches

Three of the bank's new offices will be located in Southwest Florida.

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  • June 28, 2012
New Punta Gorda flight

Allegiant inaugurates nonstop flight to South Bend, Ind.

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  • July 5, 2012
New Cuba service launches

Tampa International Airport becomes second-largest gateway to Cuba.

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  • February 7, 2011
OnCall Staffing comes to Tampa

A Jacksonville-based staffing firm will open a new office in Wesley Chapel.

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  • February 8, 2011
Oragenics shuffles leaders

The Tampa firm's CEO and president is out, and a new chairman is in.

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  • July 22, 2014
Doctors Hospital hires new COO

Steve Young previously worked at Osceola Regional Medical Center.

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  • August 19, 2016
Rays sign new player: a Realtor

Jennifer Zales is the official real estate agent of the Tampa Bay Rays.

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  • May 16, 2016
Architect leaves mentor to launch his own firm

The new firm is called Hive Architects Inc.

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  • January 8, 2016
Accounting firm adds three new partners

Kerkering, Barberio & Co. was founded in 1972.

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  • March 9, 2016
Airport posts best February in history

The St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport posted an 18% year-over-year increase for the month.

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  • January 26, 2007
Commercial RE Briefs

Pennsylvania REIT buys Seminole MallSembler creating new Park Street shopping centerTampa Community Health Center buys Rooms To GoSkipper Marina redeveloping Cape Coral marinaSamir Cabrera-led group plans three-story buildingTwo real estate agents buy Bruner Lane warehouseChicago investors buy mobile home parkKolter delays Grande Sarasotan, cites condo softnessProspectsPLUS! buys Lakewood Ranch headquarters

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • August 31, 2018
Key developments in downtown Bradenton could help usher in more vibrant city core

Leaders explain what they’re most excited about in downtown Bradenton — and why these changes will have a big impact on the area’s future.

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  • February 25, 2005
Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Events is available free of charge.

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  • February 12, 2009
Great Scott

Twenty somethings have an extra burden other entrepreneurs don't face: youth. Here's how Samantha and Derek Scott overcame that barrier.

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  • December 8, 2025
Sarasota opens $210M improved wastewater plant to big accolades

Sarasota County cuts the ribbon on its $210 million Bee Ridge project, east of Interstate 75.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • September 22, 2006
Coffee Talk

Coffee Talk:SKY Sotheby's confirms move :Looks like Coffee Talk was on to something when it reported last month that the word in local real estate circles was Brandyn Herbold, co-founder of Sarasota luxury real estate firm SKY Sotheby's International Realty, was planning a big move, possibly to Minnesota. Review gets an intelligence boost: The Review is welcoming another member to the family: The S2 Report, a free daily business newsletter sent by e-mailChico's continues transparency: Fort Myers-based Chico's FAS is known on Wall Street for its straight talk with investors and a recent filing demonstrates that once again.Tired of golf? Treat customers to the circus: Here's a break from the norm: Instead of taking your important clients for another round of golf or treating your star-performing employees to a four-star dinner, how about a night under the big top?Tampa Bay still has work to do: There really weren't any surprises in the newest economic development scorecard of the Tampa Bay region. How Tampa Bay ComparesA friend of Florida business?: Even though the position of lieutenant governor in Florida is far from a decision-making powerhouse, Coffee Talk did a double take when Republican gubernatorial nominee Charlie Crist picked Cape Coral State Rep. Jeff Kottkamp as his running mate. Another cool confernce in Sarasota: Last month, the initial Sarasota/Manatee Technology Conference: Integration at the Crossroads wo

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  • July 25, 2008
The Return of Hope

A $100 million construction project is underway in Sarasota - an area that's recently been quicksand for large developments. It's a story of determination, mixed in with some luck.

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  • January 27, 2012
Charmed Farm

An accidental entrepreneur helped sow a niche into Florida's agricultural industry. Now he plans to double his already large Gulf Coast presence.

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  • August 23, 2019
Flavorful fortune: An on-trend manufacturer drinks up sales

As sparkling water increasingly grabs market share that once belonged to soda, Clearwater-based Monin has reaped big rewards. How will it keep the growth flowing?

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  • October 1, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: RJ Gators owners buy restaurant buildingAmerica's Capital Partners buys Wynnton's Renaissance landHembree, Ross develops land as office parkHubbard family buys office, searches for more land

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