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  • April 29, 2023
Homebuilders of 460 homes near sellout in Parrish community

The four homebuilders have just over 20 homes left to sell in their respective neighborhoods.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • June 14, 2022
Tampa Bay’s affordable housing crisis spurs rise in homelessness

Hillsborough County has seen a 4% increase in its population of unsheltered people and families since 2020.

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  • June 15, 2022
$618 million resort project splashes into major milestone

Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor continues to ready itself for a May 2023 opening.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • June 23, 2022
Flood policies change hands as local insurers strike deal

UPC Insurance has agreed to sell its book of flood insurance business to Wright National Flood Insurance Co.

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  • May 10, 2022
Tampa tech firm grows leadership team with hiring of COO

Koray Ozcubukcu has joined Blue.cloud, a fast-growing startup whose revenue grew 185% from 2020 to 2021.

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  • May 13, 2022
Popular Fort Myers resort plots $7M renovation

The resort was built in 1950.

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  • September 7, 2022
Helios acquires Indiana-based company

Daman Products Co. is no stranger to Helios, having collaborated with Sun Hydraulics before.

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  • October 4, 2022
Lee County seeks to hire Hurricane Ian cleanup monitors

The job has the potential to earn more than $1,300 per week.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 21, 2022
Ad agency names new creative director

Sergio Rodriguez, who's worked with prominent brands such as General Motors, United Healthcare and Dunkin' Donuts, joins Clearwater-based FKQ Advertising + Marketing Inc.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • November 22, 2022
St. Pete companies see uptick in business from bus rapid transit route

Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority says tens of thousands of residents have tried the SunRunner since its launch a month ago.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • December 10, 2022
Manatee County approves new leadership

The county named a new deputy county administrator and approved the promotion of the interim CFO.

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  • April 15, 2005
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  • November 5, 2004
Calender of Events

The calendar of business events in Sarasota and Manatee counties is available free of charge.

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  • January 23, 2010
Short sales suggest more price drops

There's a lot of important trend numbers to follow in the current residential foreclosure spike, but Peter Murphy, president of Tampa-based Home Encounter, sees one number as most important — 71%.

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  • March 4, 2010
Powerbrokers want in on weak banks

Former Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. chairman Bill Isaac, a Longboat Key resident and local businessman, apparently smells opportunity amid the carnage in the banking industry.

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  • March 18, 2010
Father-son investment team buys Tampa's Valencia Village

Hayes Enterprises Tampa LLC, a real estate entity owned by James Hayes III of West Palm Beach and his father, James Hayes II of Corpus Christi, Texas, purchased the 132-unit Valencia Village apartments between Fletcher and 131st avenues for $1.93 million.

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  • February 4, 2011
'New' federal courthouse might not outlast neighbors

The next time someone argues that buildings aren't built as well as they used to be, the Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse in downtown Tampa could be pointed to as an example.

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  • June 4, 2010
Innovaro CEO: Look beyond quarter

The CEO of Innovaro, the Ybor City-based company formerly known as UTEK Corp., says it will take a few more quarters to judge its performance.

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  • June 4, 2010
Health care reform spurs consolidation

Tampa-based Benefits Solutions Group Inc. has merged with AGIS, an independent agency based in Winter Park that offers group benefits to companies.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 1, 2011
Supersized subsidies, supersized regrets

Palm Beach County has been where Sarasota County is when it comes to Jackson Labs — in 2003 with The Scripps Research Institute.

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