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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • January 26, 2024
Cafe and burger franchises plot Tampa Bay, Sarasota debuts

Franchise development executives agree: Florida, specifically the west coast of the state, is hot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • May 29, 2024
Lakeland startup makes tech-driven advances in publishing field

A husband-and-wife team seeks to help authors and publishers come together quicker — and with markedly improved books that will sell more copies.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • June 18, 2024
Lee County School District makes hard advances in soft skills program

A new program from The School District of Lee County helps local residents brush up on all-important soft skills.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • July 24, 2024
Tampa councilwoman writes her next chapter, opens bookstore

Gwen Henderson, seeing an unmet need for a community-driven niche bookstore, adds business owner to her resume.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • August 7, 2024
Nonprofit military contractor has lofty goals with $13M St. Pete facility

A new packaging facility in St. Petersburg will help companies with high-tech packaging needs, especially for microchips.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • October 14, 2024
Pair of Sarasota waterfront institutions plan to rebuild, reopen

Helene and Milton battered the Old Salty Dog and New Pass Grill & Bait Shop. But they plan to come back — yet again.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • October 10, 2024
David Habib, 31

40 Under 40 winner David Habib is founder and CEO of Yo Mama’s Foods.

  • Class of 2024
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • August 12, 2021
Product designer focused on doing noble work in health care industry

Rob Brady discovered how important product design was for the health care industry 15 years ago. Now, Brady is changing the industry — one crisis at a time.

  • Health Care
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • August 12, 2021
Entrepreneur seeks to connect people face-to-face in an industry run by technology

When Tonya Buford noticed the dating game had become overruled by technology, she wanted to change that. With her business, Singles Pop Up, she's bringing back face-to-face interactions.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • October 29, 2025
Tampa Bay wins rights to host 2029 college football national championship

The College Football Playoff national championship game will be played at Raymond James Stadium on Jan. 22, 2029, making Tampa the fourth city to ever host the event twice.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • August 27, 2025
Tampa church leader arrested in forced labor, money laundering case

David Taylor, 53, and Michelle Brannon, 56, were arrested Wednesday on a ten-count indictment. Brannon is connected to a Tampa residential property worth nearly $10 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Amanda Parrish |
  • February 17, 2026
Bradenton Area EDC interim CEO: Transition brings opportunity

Amanda Parrish says a reset at the EDC could lead to deeper and more sustainable economic development wins for the region.

  • Opinion
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 7, 2026
Manatee County OKs $292K Bradenton EDC contract

The annual contract is tied to performance metrics.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 6, 2023
Fort Myers Beach's future questioned as another hotel property sells

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a St. Pete luxury high rise nears $150 million in sales, a Naples storage facility sells, and the owner of a former Sarasota mall looks to rezone.

  • Florida
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • August 21, 2023
Manatee County sustainable community garners national attention

Bradenton-based Pearl Homes was recognized as a LEED Power Builder for its work on a net-zero community in Cortez.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 11, 2023
Behind $20M investment, RV aficionado plans timely growth strategy

The Motorcoach Store will use the new space, which will include storage for high-end RVs and a concierge service, as its national headquarters.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 14, 2022
Kevin Lang, 30

Cru Cups, founder and president

  • Class of 2022
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 2, 2022
Hospital, utilizing $15M venture capital fund, seeks more startups to support

The innovation side of health care isn’t an afterthought at one of the biggest hospital systems in the region. A leader there aims to make it a first thought.

  • Health Care
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 10, 2007
Saving Time and Money

St. Petersburg's RapidVector takes a different approach to Web site development locally: It sells its product to resellers and uses a workforce primarily in India.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 1, 2006
Keeping Afloat

Asset-based lending that allows companies to borrow against accounts receivables is a fast-growing industry in the U.S. It grew 16% in 2005 to a record level of $420 billion.

  • Entrepreneurs
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