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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 17, 2016
Motorcycle dealer cranks up big sales

Port Charlotte Harley-Davidson motorcycle dealership Bert's Black Widow says it was Florida's highest volume dealer in the final months of 2015.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 22, 2023
SWFL real estate firm names new top broker

Parker Hansen has more than two decades in the field.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 19, 2007
Corporate Report

Mattison's scores Catersource coverFlorida Bank Group buying The Bank of Tallahassee MedClose VCS reports continuing clinical success Retailer Chico's buying Minnesota franchiseeMurphy Business & Financial names top brokers for 2006Tampa training company enters copyright disputeBlue Cross, HCA agree Pilgrim sells to Nihon KohdenUltroid's 'painless treatment'squaremouth Inc. offers health Forbes lingers hereProgress Energy raises moneyRegions exec named FNB veep

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 7, 2014
Jam on: Service design grips Gulf Coast

Sarasota and Tampa are among 120 worldwide locations to host conferences.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • May 24, 2023
Amalie Arena named 13th best venue for NHL fans

Denver’s Ball Arena, home of the Colorado Avalanche, took the top spot in a study conducted by a Canadian sports-betting website.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 30, 2005
Brilliant Banking

Three banks - all from Lee and Collier counties - stand far out from the crowd.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 19, 2012
JetBlue service is up in the air

Ted Soliday is working hard to get JetBlue to start nonstop service to Naples Municipal Airport.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 30, 2011
U.S. Postal Service buys downtown building

The United States Postal Service purchased its 44,360-square-foot post office building and 5,900-square-foot service garage in downtown Sarasota for $1.06 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 26, 2022
Hospital adopts technology in which its venture capital fund invested

AI-powered Enroute has resulted in big improvements to Tampa General Hospital's patient transportation system.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 7, 2024
Atlanta firm buys $176M Fort Myers roofing company

New owner seeks to grow within the Sunshine State.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • February 15, 2019
Amped up: PowerChord delivers hit after hit for clients

St. Petersburg, Florida, marketing firm PowerChord was founded by rock guitarist Pat Schunk, who was frustrated with buying music equipment online in the early days of e-commerce.

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 21, 2022
St. Pete illusionists conjure up travel website's top honor

Zubrick Magic Theatre, less than a year after it opened, has earned the 2022 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Award.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 16, 2011
Leading local Realtor sees rental growth

The rental market in residential real estate is clearly where the action is these days, given the deal-making flurry in the sector the last year.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 27, 2021
Co-owner of Super Bowl champs lists house for $8.95 million

Darcie Glazer Kassewitz, co-owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, puts nearly 29,000-square-foot home on the market.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 27, 2020
Biotech firm, in response to pandemic, will offer free online science course

Starting March 31, Tampa, Florida-based biotech firm SynDaver will provide instructor-led artificial frog dissection courses via Facebook Live.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2018
Report: Tampa tech salaries are mediocre

The Tampa Bay area tech scene might be thriving in terms of employee growth and corporate expansions, but the average annual pay scale, at least compared nationally, is lacking.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 22, 2025
Historic St. Petersburg dog track sold

The St. Petersburg Kennel Club has merged with a private equity firm and taken a $58.2 million mortgage on the property.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 24, 2025
Cortez community now accepts cryptocurrency from homebuyers

Pearl Homes, which developed Hunters Point, has partnered with a crypto-to-real-estate platform.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 18, 2011
Interop connects with Texas firm

Interop will provide West Central Wireless customers with message services.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 5, 2017
Commercial real estate services firm expands

Stewart Title Co.'s Commercial Services Center opened in Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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