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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 18, 2013
Tax overhaul stirs controversy

A federal attempt to eliminate or significantly reduce the amount of advertising that can be deducted for a business expense has generated some aggressive resistance, both on the Gulf Coast and nationwide.

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  • August 18, 2016
Urologist to pay $250K in false claims case

Prosecutor says “doctors should not be able to escape personal liability for health care fraud.”

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • September 9, 2016
Southern state capitals need work

Tallahassee recently received a national whipping.

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  • September 28, 2016
Downtown Sarasota apartment project revived at $15M

Real estate investor Jesse Biter hopes to have the project completed by 2018.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 29, 2016
WebMD founder's firm buys Sarasota company

BioLucid was founded in 2011.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • April 29, 2016
Expensive lessons

The recession, supposedly, put a dent in wild and crazy expense reports, from lavish hotel stays to extravagant lunches.

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  • June 17, 2016
Franchise hopes for smash hit

The man who invented McGriddles and Stuffed Crust Pizza, with a Ph.D. in flavor and fragrance chemistry, is delivering his soulful love of a good burger to the Gulf Coast.

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  • January 14, 2016
Food fusion

Tampa-based World of Beer is going digital.

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  • February 2, 2016
UTC mall owner sues former tenant

An affiliate of Taubman Centers Inc. is suing a store for breaching its lease.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 5, 2016
UTC owner sues Jackie Z

An affiliate of Taubman Centers Inc. has sued Jackie Z Style Co. and its owner for exiting the Mall at University Town Center last fall.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • November 28, 2014
Chris Brown, Mike Granthon buy Siesta Village property

Sarasota businessman and real estate investor Chris Brown and business partner Mike Granthon purchased several Siesta Key Village buildings including the Siesta Market for a combined $2.8 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • May 29, 2015
Edwin Watts store purchased, renovated for new furniture chain

Investor John Summerfield used the proceeds from the sale of Chicago real estate to buy two Naples properties.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • October 16, 2015
Family business navigates expansion

Hiring a top executive for a family-run business — someone outside the family — can be an excruciatingly difficult decision.

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  • October 23, 2015
No more moans on the throne

The harsh aroma of a used port-a-potty is worse than unpleasant.

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  • October 23, 2015
Another billion-dollar bank

In the accounting world for banks, loans are classified as assets.

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  • November 6, 2015
Another way to Havana

Cuban food and music wafted through Concourse B at Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers this past week.

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  • November 20, 2015
Activists agitate for more

Sarasota executive Gregory Yull received the kind of letter recently no CEO wants to get, much less be widely distributed to the public.

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  • July 24, 2015
Old name gets refreshed

Even after nearly four decades with one corporate name, it's never too late to go different and new.

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  • February 6, 2015
Trinity's first hotel comes after long wait

Just a decade ago, Trinity was not much more than a large cemetery people would see driving along State Road 54 between Wesley Chapel and New Port Richey.

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  • February 18, 2015
Pippenger donates $10M to USF

Retired Raymond James executive was inspired by $25 million gift that renamed the school's Muma College of Business.

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