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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 22, 2020
Firm acquires area concrete contracting company

Bradenton-based Curbco was founded by Jim Kersey more than 30 years ago.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 29, 2020
Commercial cleaning firm names new COO

Patrick Durkee joins Palm Harbor, Florida-based Office Pride Commercial Cleaning Services as chief operating officer.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 4, 2020
Developer on a roll with headquarters projects names top attorney

Charles Thomson spent nearly a decade with Coleman, Yovanovich & Koester.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 18, 2020
Saunders' MSC Commercial joins TCN network

Sarasota's MSC Commercial, the commercial real estate brokerage arm of residential powerhouse Michael Saunders & Co., has joined the TCN Worldwide Real Estate Services network, of Dallas.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 19, 2020
Food company names two new board members

One board member, James Pappas, is Innovative Food Holdings’ largest shareholder.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 17, 2020
Senior living community names chief development officer

Ann Logan was previously chief development officer at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 23, 2020
Restaurateur uses humor to diffuse difficult times

John Horne looks for the silver lining in the coronavirus conflict.

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  • April 3, 2020
Hospital announces staff furloughs in wake of COVID-19

Sarasota Memorial Hospital saw a $16 million reduction in revenue in March.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 13, 2020
Sailing school finds new ways to connect with community

Offshore Sailing School has taught more than 150,000 adults and families how to sail and powerboat.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 28, 2020
BBQ restaurant chain debuts fast-casual brand in region

The first Rib City Express is in Lehigh Acres.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 4, 2020
Power company chooses county in region for new solar power plants

The new Manatee County plant will be in Duette, on some 520 acres.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 26, 2019
Ultra-healthy co-working concept debuts in area

The Ring, a co-working and startup incubator space, opened its doors last week in Clearwater, Florida, and the effects of its advanced environmental features on worker productivity are going to be studied by Harvard University researchers.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 1, 2019
Developer brings fine dining restaurant to new mixed-use district

Aficionados of French cuisine will soon be able to enjoy a new restaurant in Tampa, Florida, featuring a menu designed by Chris Ponte, a chef trained at the famed Le Cordon Bleu school in Paris.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 8, 2019
Area surgeon elected president of state medical society

Dr. Deepak Nair is the chief of vascular surgery at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 9, 2019
County sets record for tourism tax revenue

Hillsborough County, Florida, collected $4.3 million in Tourist Development funds, also known as bed taxes, in March 2019, an increase of 5.9% over March 2018.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 10, 2019
Funding agency names county commissioner executive director

Sarasota County Commissioner Mike Moran has been named executive director of the Florida PACE Funding Agency.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 3, 2022
Auto parts store in small rural town sells for $3 million

Just-built O'Reilly Auto Parts store with 15 year lease sells to Florida investor.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 24, 2022
Tampa orthopedic firm, thanks to investment, saw explosive growth in 2021

Florida Orthopaedic Institute is now the nation’s 12-largest provider of orthopedic care.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 17, 2022
Wealth management firm grows by two

There is over 25 years of experience between the two new team members.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 16, 2018
Back care center adds branding expert to executive leadership team

Advertising and marketing industry veteran M. Kathleen Donald has joined Tampa-based Laser Spine Institute as chief marketing officer.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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