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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 Elizabeth King |
  • August 7, 2024
6 nonstop flights coming to SRQ airport

The Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport will offer service to 60 nonstop destinations, with the addition of new flights from Breeze Airways.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 19, 2025
Pasco mall to get upgrade and new tenants

The Shops at Wiregrass, which sold for $70.5 million two years ago, will be refreshed and see new retailers and eateries later this year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • February 1, 2024
Tampa International Airport CEO to step down

Joe Lopano, after a long run of success, will stay on until a successor is found.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • February 7, 2024
Global financial firm chooses Tampa for major expansion

PGIM, a Prudential Financial subsidiary with $1.2 trillion in investment management business, opened a new office in Midtown Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 14, 2023
Residential project 'sparked' by Gasworx to start construction

The 79-unit development is being built in a rapidly changing part of Tampa historically inhabited by some of the city's lowest income residents.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 20, 2023
Food service firm looks to net $7M in variety of property, business deals

Innovative Food Holdings, which caters to professional and home chefs, has made progress on five deals expected to net the company at least $7 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • March 13, 2025
$1.1 billion project breaks ground at Fort Myers airport

The addition of Concourse E comes amid an increasing number of passengers at RSW.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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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 Elizabeth King |
  • December 9, 2024
Sarasota finance firm acquired by national wealth management company

Atlas Financial of Sarasota has been acquired by Mariner, a national wealth management company headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 14, 2025
Lee County Clerk saves nearly $800K, DOGE-style

Lee County Clerk and Comptroller Kevin Karnes sent a budget to county commissioners that shaved 4.7% off the previous year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 22, 2024
$11.25 million for Fort Myers Beach house is 82% higher than record

The beachfront house’s sale price may be a sign that a long-awaited post-Ian price jump has arrived.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 7, 2018
Pitch man: Stadium push puts exec's leadership skills to the test

Nonprofit CEO Jason Woody leads a group of business leaders who are trying to raise support for a new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays in Ybor City, a historic district in Tampa, Florida.

  • Leadership
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 24, 2021
Pioneering lab firm seizes opportunities

NeoGenomics is having a big 2021. The list includes a new CEO, acquisitions worth $450 million and substantial work on a $60 million headquarters.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 12, 2024
'Customer is always right' attitude fosters growth at Sarasota metal store

Stanley and Natalie Kinnett own two Metal Supermarkets retail businesses in Florida, including one with a 93% customer satisfaction rating.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 9, 2007
Save Our Homes ... again

Lee County Property Appraiser Ken Wilkinson, the father of the 'Save Our Homes' amendment, says he's in favor of a proposal to eliminate property taxes for homesteaded properties. But less radical reform is the more likely outcome, he concedes.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 11, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

Lined up for the theater: Everyone knew it would happen, but with the first building of the Promenade at Riverwalk condominium project under construction, real estate interest in downtown Bradenton is at a new high.Sell community banks: Punk Ziegel & Co. analyst Richard X. Bove is out with his latest take on the economy.The 'McClash' Judicial Center?: A little food for thought on the whole battle over building heights.Silence not golden: Gold Bank has hit the publicity jackpot, thanks to a customer and a primetime national television show.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 11, 2008
Room to Breathe

Fed loans may give Lehman Brothers the breathing room that Bear Stearns lacked.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 7, 2003
Real Estate Briefs

This week's items: Bluewater Development buys large Riviera Dunes pieceInland Retail Real Estate buys Cortez PlazaSaunders commercial records more than $45 million in sales Community foundationbreaks ground on new building

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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