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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 9, 2025
$247M Fort Myers contractor moves Sarasota-area office

B&I Contractors has relocated its Sarasota-Manatee operations to a larger, more visible facility.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Denise Federer |
  • January 12, 2023
Workplace change: It's a process, not a plan

Change (management) is hard. Here’s how to make it work.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2014
Hospitals in Sarasota, Tampa, ranked tops in U.S.

Tampa General is the second-best medical center in the state, report says.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 20, 2022
Celebrate six of the region's Top Entrepreneurs at Business Observer luncheon

Join us for our annual issue and luncheon May 12, where we will honor top entrepreneurs in the region.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 28, 2017
Home away from home

Florida's 'comfortable' summer temps help sell vacation homes.

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  • September 19, 2003
15 Newsmakers (9/19/03)

AccountingKathleen Hargreaves, CPA, a shareholder with Sarasota's Kerkering, Barberio & Co. PA recently published "Physician Asset Protection Planning: A New Urgency" in CPA Today, a Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants magazine. The arti

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  • By Pam Schuneman |
  • February 17, 2017
Exclude 100% of your gains

New tax laws make the C Corporation a more favorable structure for many business owners, but a special provision can allow you to pay zero taxes on gains on a sale if executed correctly.

  • Finance
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 3, 2023
Foursome of banks unite under one $2.46 billion brand

The Crews banking name in the region dates back 93 years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 23, 2009
Hard times for hoteliers

Tampa hotel broker Lou Plasencia says he hopes he never again experiences days in his industry like he is now. About 40% to 50% of some of his clients — hotel owners — cannot pay their debt service. By this summer, that figure might climb to 60%.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 23, 2004
Newmakers (Sara/Mana edition)

The latest activities of local movers and shakers is provided free of charge.

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  • August 19, 2020
Airport passenger traffic increases 18% in July

Year-to-date figures show SRQ passenger traffic is down 32%.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 11, 2016
Jobs galore

The Florida jobs market, by several different angles, has built up some serious momentum.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 18, 2015
Sarasota's incredible shrinking space

Buried deep in a new Sarasota County Business Competitiveness survey that asked 74 local companies to rate the health of the region's business climate and macro conditions was a troubling finding: Space is at a premium.

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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • February 26, 2024
TPA adds Aeromexico nonstop flight to Mexico City

Tampa International Airport will add new partner Aeromexico as a daily nonstop service to Mexico City beginning this summer.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 5, 2025
Mental health text service extends reach in Charlotte, Pasco schools

Cope Notes works through micro-interventions

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • February 14, 2024
Tampa marketing company merges with Orlando video production firm

Roger West Creative and Code, a Tampa-based marketing agency, has merged with Digital Brew, an Orlando-based Emmy award-winning video production firm.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 1, 2017
Own the growth

Florida misses top slot in State of Women-Owned Businesses report.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 15, 2014
Florida shines for Top Execs

The not-so-well-kept secret is officially out: Chief executives like to live on the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • September 9, 2016
Open door

Bob Briesacher has spent three decades building the name of his garage door company. He's done it so well, competitors have become copycats of the brand.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 4, 2022
Born from experience: A new twist on senior housing

A Fort Lauderdale company moving into the Gulf Coast is looking to expand options for seniors who want the benefits of aging in place but the services they need to flourish in their new situation.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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