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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 29, 2004
Calender of Events

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

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  • February 23, 2011
Chico's, HSN 2010 profits rise

Chico's annual profits grew 66% over the year; at HSN, profits rose 36%.

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  • October 10, 2021
Medical device firm reels in $12M investment

Company has been growing at a rapid rate.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • December 17, 2021
Longtime elected clerk announces retirement

Linda Doggett has been with the Lee County Clerk's office for nearly 38 years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 27, 2020
Luxury builder sells $18.5M waterfront home — on spec

London Bay Homes recently sold a 7,640-square-foot home it built in the Port Royal neighborhood.

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  • January 23, 2021
Tampa leaders, despite area's attributes, worry for region

Tampa Bay has some clear strengths — and weaknesses.

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  • July 9, 2020
Port receives $813K federal security grant

The grant will allow the port to update and expand its video security and surveillance system as well as make other improvements.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 28, 2018
Stuck in a rut? Give your brain some surreal world experience

The Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, offers an Introduction to Creative Thinking and Problem-Solving course for business and nonprofit leader.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 16, 2018
Shattered ceiling

Chico's FAS leads the way on female executives.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 29, 2024
Sarasota manufacturer fires CEO for consensual employee relationship

The termination marks the second straight CEO at Helios Technologies to violate company ethics policies.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 16, 2024
Historic $93M in donations funds Sarasota Memorial's cancer center

As the demand for cancer care grows, the campus of the Jellison Cancer Institute expands with help from philanthropists making historic contributions to the Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 15, 2026
Marco Island estate sells for nearly $12M in hot high-end Collier market

A father-daughter real estate duo represented the sellers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 13, 2026
Sarasota cybersecurity firm raises $20M, plans to scale

Nucleus Security recently closed its Series C funding round.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • October 28, 2021
Opinion: Escape the (inflationary) rule of fools

Today’s inflation shows the ignorance and stupidity of politicians. History is rife with its tragic consequences.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 27, 2007
Family Tradition

The Tampa-based commercial real estate construction company now offersdesign services and can help companies find financing for their new buildings.

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  • May 11, 2007
The Hotel Conundrum

Guests at hotels along Florida's Gulf Coast have been paying more for lodging but occupancy rates have declined. How long can this last?

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 3, 2014
Man with a plan

Annual sales at one of the largest window and door firms in Florida remain well below its boom-time peak, when it was a $371 million company. A comeback is in full force.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 11, 2021
Balancing act: How can high-dollar condos and affordable housing co-exist?

The frenzied pace of glorious luxury condos going up in downtown St. Pete comes with a not-as-pretty side effect.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 8, 2023
California investor pays $11 million for Tampa office building

The real estate investment firm with a Tampa office bought the 39-year-old building and has plans to reposition it.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 27, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Iowa Firms Acquires Tampa ApartmentsBoston firm buys Tampa warehouseMiami firms buysLargo apartments

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