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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 14, 2016
College adds music and entertainment program

Florida SouthWestern State College is offering a new certificate in audio technology to prepare students for the music and entertainment industry.

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  • August 29, 2016
Sailing school expands programs

America's Cup and Olympic sailor Steve Colgate founded Offshore Sailing School in 1964.

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  • May 20, 2016
Man charged for impersonating U.S. Senator to dodge loan payments

He was charged on five counts and faces a maximum of three years in prison for each count.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • January 18, 2016
Film festival names chief

The Naples International Film Festival appointed Jon Fitzgerald as its new director.

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  • January 18, 2016
Senior living firm banks $50M loan

Validus Senior Living operates seven senior living facilities in Florida.

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  • January 21, 2016
British festival company opens Sarasota office

British-based ID&C moved into its new office Jan. 4.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • March 11, 2016
Tampa law firm names new partner

R. Craig Mayfield defends product liability and high profile personal injury claims.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • March 14, 2016
Marketing agency plans to add 255 jobs

The agency will add 85 of the jobs by the end of this year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • March 30, 2016
Connecticut company relocates to Manatee

As a result of the switch, the firm will operate as Ergotronix Inc.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • October 3, 2014
Calling from the cloud

A small company in Fort Myers called Interop Technologies is making big waves among mobile-phone operators.

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  • November 26, 2014
Icahn boosts Hertz stake

Activist investor Carl Icahn boosted his stake in Hertz to over 10% on the heels of the appointment of a new CEO.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • June 11, 2015
Prominent golf club finishes two-year renovation

The Quail Creek Country Club spent millions on an upgrade.

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  • December 4, 2015
Chocolate wins every time

Parisians know good chocolate when they taste it.

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  • December 15, 2014
Algae grower wins biofuel award

Algenol Biofuels wins the 2014 Global Energy Award for Industry Leadership in Biofuels at a gala ceremony in New York City.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • March 30, 2015
Bradenton CPA firm counts on new principal

David Lanni has been with Shinn & Co. for four years.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • May 1, 2015
Homebuilder models expansion

Neal Communities, one of the most prolific homebuilders on the Gulf Coast, has taken the next step in its move to grow north of Manatee County: its first model in Hillsborough County.

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  • January 7, 2025
Lee County Port Authority names new COO and aviation leader

The agency that operates Southwest Florida International Airport and Page Field in Fort Myers adds a member to its C-suite.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • September 8, 2017
Fashion Forward

Accidental entrepreneur Michaela Vattimo — with an 'every relationship matters' ethos — has been purposeful about growing her chic business.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 6, 2022
Pair of lawsuits challenge new insurance crises and condo safety regulations

Industry group and contractors are asking judges to grant injunctions and stop two laws passed during last month's special session.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Michael Hinman |
  • May 29, 2015
Peer pressure

ASD balanced risk and reward with The Pier in St. Petersburg, the highest of high-profile projects. It was almost a gamble not worth taking.

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