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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • September 6, 2023
First Watch promotes exec to chief brand officer role

Matt Eisenacher has been with the daytime dining concept since 2019.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 8, 2023
Fort Myers revitalization project picks up another $2M in funding

A state senator and a state representative helped facilitate the latest round of funding for The Greater Dunbar Initiative.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • September 9, 2023
State board approves financing plan for USF's $340 million on-campus stadium

The stadium will host 35,000 people for football games and events.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 1, 2023
Boiler room co-conspirator to pay $14 million and serve 11 years

A Georgia woman was sentenced in Tampa for using bank accounts to launder money from an international boiler room scam.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 3, 2023
SWFL estate planning attorney joins new firm in shareholder role

Juan Bendeck has experience with wills, living trusts, complex transaction

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 29, 2023
New tenant announced at town center in Lakewood Ranch

Waterside Place will be The Black Dog's second location in Florida; its first is in St. Armands Circle.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 7, 2023
Indoor pickleball facility under construction in Ybor City

Part of the new Gas Worx mixed-use development, the venue is expected to open in early summer.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 14, 2023
Prominent Sarasota architecture nonprofit names first president

The announcement comes two years after the organization was formed.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 15, 2023
Area state legislator files bill to curtail lawsuit abuse

The legislation goes deeper than insurance reform from late 2022.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 24, 2023
Hardware store chain opens SWFL store No. 12 — with a drive-thru

Sunshine Ace Hardware has been in business for 65 years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • April 26, 2023
Tampa tiny-home community to hold grand opening of second phase

Escape Tampa Bay Village will offer tours of the 30 eco-friendly units that make up The Oaks.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2022
As Regions Bank expands into Sarasota-Bradenton, a leader has been chosen

Earnest Wilks' plate just got a bit more full.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 19, 2022
Nearly 40-acre industrial park to be built in Palmetto

An Atlanta developer with several industrial projects in the works locally and across the state is building the park off U.S. 41.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 26, 2022
With $151.8M haul, University of South Florida breaks fundraising record

During its 2022 fiscal year, the Tampa institution received donations from more than 34,000 supporters.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 3, 2022
Vinik, Glazers, Brady donate more than $3M to Hurricane Ian relief efforts

"Our family is committed to aiding in the recovery," Bucs co-owner Darcie Glazer Kassewitz says.

  • News
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 27, 2022
Construction restarts at Port Charlotte resort, hiring of 1,200 to begin soon

Crews are back at work at Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor, which has pushed back its opening until the fall of 2023.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 3, 2022
472,000 insurance claims have been filed from Hurricane Ian damage

The National Insurance Crime Bureau reports that two-thirds of the Florida claims are homeowner and business claims.

  • News
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 28, 2022
Billion-dollar real estate investment firm names new CFO

Darren Martin recently moved to Southwest Florida from Pittsburgh.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 17, 2006
Insurance tops agenda

Florida Governor-elect Charlie Crist jumped tracks en route to fulfilling his pledge to make his "anti-murder" bill the first order of business. Now, he is focusing on an issue with broad economic implications: Insurance.The insurance jam threatens the health of the Gulf Coast's construction industry - one of the primary engines in our economic vitality.

  • News
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 18, 2006
Tampa Bay Runner-Up 2

Dean Akers, CEO, Ideal Image Inc., Tampa: Dean Akers is an optimistic, straight-talker who shares folksy witticisms that reflect his upbringing in Lakeland - back when the place was a small town and many of the residents considered themselves southerners.

  • Entrepreneurs
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