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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 27, 2021
Six bids over $20 million for county administration building

Sarasota County receives six bids, with leaseback options, for administration building on Ringling Boulevard and adjacent lots.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 1, 2009
Broadband faith

What happens when a satellite-television broadcaster loses its transmission? Sky Angel faced that calamity three years ago and gambled on nascent Internet TV despite the risks. How the company survived is a great lesson for any executive facing corporate extinction today.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 9, 2021
On the Move

Sudler Cos. has developed primarily in New Jersey for the past century. But a new generation at the family company believes other markets — namely Central Florida — deserve attention, too.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • April 7, 2017
Fraud Failure

As CFO at HealthSouth in 2003, Weston Smith was part of one of the country's biggest fraud scandals. After becoming a whistleblower, Smith shares his story.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 25, 2010
Spill proof

No oil has washed up on the shores of Fort Myers Beach, but one property management company is prepared to fight for business. Technology is key.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 6, 2020
Busch Gardens parent company reports $79M loss in third quarter

SeaWorld Entertainment Inc., the Orlando, Florida-based parent company of Busch Gardens Tampa, reported a net loss of $79.2 million in the third quarter of 2020.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 24, 2018
State OKs greenbacks to fight red tide

Florida Gulf Coast businesses affected by the red tide outbreak can apply for short-term bridge loans as Gov. Rick Scott declares a state of emergency in seven counties.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 5, 2016
Pin interest

Virginia Haley's politics these days revolve around encouraging people to visit Sarasota. Her office tells a bigger story.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 13, 2022
Chicago fintech company puts its stamp on Tampa with new office and hiring

CoinFlip has opened an office in Tampa with plans to develop Web3 products and take the mystery out of cryptocurrencies.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • June 17, 2011
Two-Sport Star

Local football legend Lee Roy Selmon has found success running a sports restaurant chain during the past decade. He recently opened his seventh location but is taking a conservative approach to further expansion.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 1, 2012
Corporate Report: June 1

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 14, 2008
Composite Deposit

An ambitious Gulf Coast entrepreneur had asurprisingly tough time securing a headquarters for his high-tech, high salary startup aerospace company.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 23, 2015
Corporate report

BayCare reaches agreement to use Clarifire technology; Clarke Advertising, Public Relations renames itself C•Suite Communications; BluePearl Veterinary Partners plans $1 million headquarters expansion; First Watch Restaurants opens new Largo location; Florida Agency Network hires new CFO; Neal Communities' 2014 breaks sales records

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 25, 2022
Tampa Bay luxury real estate groups join forces

Yes-Homes Real Estate Group has become part of Coastal Properties Group, an affiliate of Christie’s International Real Estate.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 12, 2010
Israeli firm buys vacant lots, units in Seven Oaks

Gamla-Cedron Group purchased 62 townhomes and 34 finished vacant lots at Lakeside Townhomes at Seven Oaks for $4 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 8, 2021
Transit agency to spend $80M on fleet of all-electric buses

The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority in St. Petersburg, Florida, plans to buy 60 buses, at a cost of $80 million, over the next five years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 20, 2019
Shopping at city's new amenity will have local flavor

The city of St. Petersburg, Florida, has selected the vendors that will be able to sell their wares at the Pier Marketplace.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 19, 2019
Dogs have their day at chain of boutique hotels

Tampa, Florida-based hotel management firm McKibbon Hospitality has launched a “foster dog” program at the Aloft chain of boutique hotels it operates in Florida and the Carolinas.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 16, 2022
Social services nonprofit names interim CEO

The annoucement came a year after the former CEO stepped into the position.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 1, 2018
TerraCap sells Tampa office building for $21.8 million

TerraCap Management of Estero sells Tampa's Lakeview Center for $21.8 million to Miami firm after eliminating vacancy and making improvements

  • Commercial Real Estate
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