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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 23, 2020
Hotel maintains 57-employee payroll through pandemic

Southwest Florida hotel makes good use of SBA loan funds.

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  • June 5, 2020
Virtual shift for tech conference

Synapse Florida has created a virtual tech conference for the COVID-19 age, and it costs just $25 to attend.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 14, 2019
On the hunt for name-brand recognition

BUILT, a Tampa, Florida-based maker of high-end, custom furniture, plans to introduce its own branded line of tables, chairs, desks and other home and office furnishings later in the year. But because it doesn’t yet have a showroom, it came up with a nove

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 21, 2019
Area architect redesigns industry's pay model

Barron Schimberg founded his firm, the Schimberg Group, in 2004.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • October 25, 2018
Ben Wilson, 33

Vice president of operations, Suffolk

  • Class of 2018
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 22, 2019
Area medical company raises $5.75 million in funding round

Sarasota-based Omeza's technology is initially aimed at healing and preventing chronic leg and foot ulcers.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • September 22, 2017
School's in session

Nirjhar Shah is going from teaching engineering to being an entrepreneur. It's a steep learning curve.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 4, 2013
Matt Buchanan, 29

Operating Partner, Sarasota Ford; Co-Founder, Dealers United

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 19, 2014
Brookdale, HCP joint venture pays $123M for three Gulf Coast communities

A $1.2 billion joint venture of Brookdale Senior Living Inc. and HCP Inc. purchased three Gulf Coast continuing care retirement communities for a total of $123 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 8, 2013
Take it home

CEOs used to move to Southwest Florida to get away from it all. Now, they're bringing their businesses, too.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 7, 2014
Tzadik Management buys four Gulf Coast apartments

Miami-based Tzadik Management purchased three Tampa apartments and one in Sarasota for a total of $23.22 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 15, 2015
Ritz-Carlton developer proposes $200 million complex

Developer Kevin Daves says the Cassia Cay project represents a “logical” progression for Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 25, 2015
Bark for more

Entrepreneurs Paula Savarese and Dawn Ward recently signed a deal to distribute their healthy dog treats nationally.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 2, 2015
On fire

They sold $350 million in property in August. Perseverance and solid support fostered the surge.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 29, 2024
6 primary care centers for seniors to open at Walmarts around Tampa

CenterWell will operate clinics dedicated to primary care for seniors at 23 Walmart Supercenters in Florida, Georgia, Missouri and Texas, according to a statement.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 17, 2025
Sarasota rug dealer returns to US 41 after hurricane repairs

Rugs As Art reopened on South Tamiami Trail after a stint at UTC following Hurricane Milton.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 8, 2024
Sarasota grocery drivers join Teamsters labor union

Workers at a Sarasota grocery distribution facility voted to unionize, represented by the Teamsters Local 79.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • November 6, 2023
Proposed Ybor business curfew at 1 a.m. criticized but remains in play

Ybor City has been the victim of violence, and the business community has concerns.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 21, 2023
Lee Health signs 10-year naming rights deal with MLB team

One of the largest community nonprofit health care operations in Florida has signed a partnership with the Minnesota Twins, in a deal that renames the team’s Fort Myers facilities the Lee Health Sports Complex.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 1, 2024
Prolific investor acquires landmark Sarasota property The Boatyard

A landmark mixed-use waterfront property on Siesta Key has been sold to Chris Brown, a Sarasota-area entrepreneur, real estate investor and co-founder of the Above the Bar Hospitality Group.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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