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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 12, 2004
Closed Case?

Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Harry Lee Anstead shuts down the flow of judicial records over the Internet.

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  • July 6, 2011
Sarasota parking meters on hold

Parking in downtown Sarasota will be free until at least October.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 28, 2012
Who's the fittest CEO?

The Horizon Council, an 80-member board of public officials and business executives in Lee County, is full of hard-charging people.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 5, 2020
Celebrated entrepreneur behind $20M HVAC firm arrested for fraud

Louis Bruno founded the company in 2012.

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  • By John Haughey |
  • December 27, 2019
Steelmaker readies itself for a big year

Nucor’s $240 million Frostproof micro-mill remains on target for a major accomplishment: it’s the largest- ingle capital investment in Polk County in a generation.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 12, 2015
Building blocks

Orlando has a tight lock on the central Florida tourism market. Polk County, with some colorful bricks, angles for a way in.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 11, 2018
St. Petersburg's new police headquarters will be a municipal anchor for the city's Edge District

St. Petersburg's new $83 million police headquarters will improve operating efficiency says City Architect Raul Quintana and benefit the surrounding area's commercial real estate developments says Cushman & Wakefield Director Wendy Giffin

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 29, 2021
Wash fulfillment: Disruptive firm aims to take competition to the cleaners

Hyper-focused on brand development and customer loyalty, Woodie’s Wash Shack is shaking up the car wash industry in Florida. A lot more expansion is on the way.

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  • January 15, 2010
Circle grows around accused swindler

Sarasota financier Arthur Nadel is no longer the only person to be officially accused of wrongdoing in an alleged Ponzi scheme where hundreds of investors lost $400 million.

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  • December 14, 2012
Fire it up: New sporting clay on the way

Sarasota-Manatee economic development officials have recently trumpeted the region's potential for sports-themed businesses.

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  • April 17, 2013
Broker wins bid to sell space in $7.3M project

Ian Black Real Estate will seek buyers for downtown Sarasota mixed-use project.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • October 19, 2012
Florida wants its $20M back

Officials join a long list in seeking money from a bankrupt Port St. Lucie firm.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • August 22, 2014
Burn, debt, burn: Airport torches paper

Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport officials celebrated the 25th anniversary of its main terminal building in style: They burned a copy of the bonds connected to the construction of the building, a symbolic flame for the end of debt.

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  • October 5, 2016
Tourism agency goes outside to outdo competitors

Charlotte County tourism officials introduce a new logo and other branding materials.

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • December 12, 2023
New College, Sarasota-Bradenton airport agree on $11.5M land deal

New College of Florida's East Campus sits on land it leases from Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. The lease is set to expire in 2056.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • May 30, 2008
Everyman CEO

Marty Miller leads Melitta USA into an increasingly competitive future, but he has a good brand name on his side.

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  • By Jay Brady |
  • January 21, 2010
Government Digest 1/21/10

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

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  • May 7, 2009
Healthy Employees

David Lewis is one of a number of Gulf Coast health industry executives that advocate a corporate commitment to controlling health care costs.

  • Industries
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 6, 2012
Skill, Luck and Divine Intervention

Restaurant veteran Ralph Desiano didn't turn back when friends told him he was crazy to open a restaurant during the recession. Good thing he didn't listen.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 7, 2025
Sarasota firm closes Venice, Lakewood Ranch sales totaling $35 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Clearwater boat retailer expands into Fort Myers, a Miami company takes over management of three communities, and a Dallas investor buys a Tampa property.

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