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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 28, 2026
NC apartment developer buys Pasco County land for $5M

Raleigh based Aventon Cos. is planning to build a 270-unit community on nearly 14 acres in New Port Richey.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 5, 2016
Niche player

Industrial Realty Solutions focuses on one thing as a formula for success.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • May 21, 2020
Wild frontiers: Zoo, aquarium leaders discuss reopening strategy

The CEOs of The Florida Aquarium and ZooTampa at Lowry Park, two of Tampa's top tourist attractions, discuss their plan for welcoming back visitors.

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 27, 2012
Background Check

Global HR Research is emerging as one of the nation's largest providers of job-applicant screening companies.

  • Strategies
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 22, 2024
Sarasota biotech company noncompliant with NYSE listing standards

Oragenics was notified by the New York Stock Exchange American that its stockholders' equity total was below a required threshold.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 14, 2008
Coffee Talk

For Sale: Fort Myers City Hall: City Hall is for saleBroker goes 'green' with incentives: Diane Lawson, a commercial real estate broker and developer with Sarasota-based Abbey Realty & Management, is especially keen on green for St. Patrick's Day this year.Tribridge grows through acquisition: Tampa-based Tribridge started 10 years ago as a firm that helped companies make better use of technologyChico's new blame: Foreclosures in key statesGold Coast taps another beer:One of the Gulf Coast's largest beer distributors has won a small victory in the area's beer battles by buying the rights to sell Rolling Rock beer in Sarasota and Manatee counties from a competitor.Laser brings design into focus: The Tampa office of planning, engineering and surveying firm Wade Trim is betting on the future buy using a high-tech measurement tool that may become an industry norm.Naples attorney defends National Century execs: Naples attorney Brian Dickerson has been spending a lot of time in Ohio. He may be there for a while and it's not because he's snowed in.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 21, 2007
Culture Counts

Bayshore Technologies, a Tampa-based information technology company, creates a caring culture to build loyalty among employees and grow sales.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 13, 2017
Camilyn Leavitt, 30

Owner and designer, Camilyn Beth LLC

  • Class of 2017
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 12, 2010
Tampa wins '12 GOP convention

Florida's swing state status swung the decision in Tampa's favor.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 19, 2009
Want to buy a bridge?

Researchers at the University of Maine figured a new way to build a longer lasting, easy-to-assemble bridge for the U.S. Army. Now, a Bonita Springs-based company plans to sell it to states and municipalities.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 1, 2006
The Daily Grind

John Cauthen found a niche and way to meet it: the ground-up remains of the melaleuca tree.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 18, 2004
One Man's Trash ...

Sarasota's Meyer & Gabbert Excavating finds its profit at the bottom of dumpsters - converting lawn and construction waste into materials to sell to others.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 13, 2024
Fairgrounds operator seeks appreciation, less 'poking fun' from officials

The Sarasota County Fairgrounds operator calls the open space and civic buildings a community asset that runs "on its own dime."

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 16, 2021
Pair of startup banks in region raise $65 million to attack market

The market for new banks in Florida and nationwide is exceedingly dry. A pair of ambitious bankers hope to make it rain with some new entries.

  • Finance
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • July 26, 2023
Law firm announces two shareholders to lead new Bradenton office

The law firm's new location is expected to open in September.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 22, 2022
Opera Naples names new executive director

Laura Burns comes to the organization with over 25 years of experience.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 23, 2013
Cape Coral tax plan: Watch your wallet

We'll probably never know if Hertz ever considered relocating its corporate headquarters to Cape Coral, but the city in Lee County isn't exactly laying out the red carpet for new businesses or residents.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 25, 2012
TIA celebrates new service

The airport welcomes Edelweiss Air's inaugural flights tonight.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 9, 2020
E-commerce giant to hire 500 at new facility in region

Amazon’s new fulfillment center, under construction in Auburndale, Fla., will create 500 full-time jobs that start at $15 per hour with benefits.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 22, 2022
Regional IT firm announces three promotions

The company's president says the executives helped drive business growth, leading to their new roles.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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