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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 20, 2025
Bradenton breaks ground on $35M police headquarters

The new facility will be nearly double the size of the old Bradenton Police Department.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 26, 2018
Florida construction firm opens new Gulf Coast office

Kaufman Lynn Construction opens Southwest Florida office, names Daniel Root regional senior vice president

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 7, 2012
OSI reels in Best Buy exec

David Deno leaves Best Buy to take CFO position at the restaurant company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 11, 2013
Ad firm adds content, people and sales

A statewide tourism boom has ignited a growth spurt at Tampa-based ad agency Spark.

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  • December 23, 2009
eBridge Solutions moves to Ward Street

The husband-wife team of James Hanlon and Leslie Haywood, owners of eBridge Solutions, are moving the company to a new building.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 9, 2018
Tech incubator hires new director of development

Avril Stinson has joined Tampa Bay Wave in a key fundraising role.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 30, 2019
Investor acquires aging tourist attraction in online auction for $17.2 million

Clearwater, Florida, commercial real estate investor Ben Mallah has acquired The Shops at John’s Pass Village, a tourist attraction in Madeira Beach, for $17.2 million.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • September 9, 2020
Area businesses connected to dogs and cats see surge in business during pandemic

From veterinary centers to pet supply stores, companies are handling fluctuations in business with different strategies.

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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • February 9, 2024
Building materials giant to buy Tampa-based Masonite in $4B deal

Just weeks after Masonite International saw a $3 billion deal fall through in its pursuit of PGT Innovations, Masonite itself has agreed to be bought for $3.9 billion.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 10, 2010
Corporate Report: Dec. 10 - Dec. 16

The latest news from StemCellRegenMed, Brown & Brown, Walter Energy and more.

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • September 19, 2024
SRQ airport seeks more wins after $40M, 350-job announcement

Aircraft builder Pilatus is the latest addition to Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport's strategic business diversification plan.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 12, 2007
Two views on Real Estate

John Schaub and Harvey Vengroff, two successful veterans of the Gulf Coast real estate market, offer divergent views on the residential market.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 18, 2013
Succession gauntlet

The Cox family has sold Chevrolets on the Gulf Coast since the Great Depression — through five generations. But succession for the youngest leaders wasn't a birthright.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 23, 2009
Creative Construction

Chaos in the construction industry has created opportunities for small and nimble firms to take market share away from the larger, well-established companies. Synergy Contractors in Fort Myers is one beneficiary.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 17, 2018
New Market acquires Naples center for $37.8 million

New Market Properties bought Shoppes at Neapolitan Way in Naples to augment its portfolio of 44 mainly grocery-anchored retail centers in seven states

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 25, 2010
Boston investment firm buys Keystone Crossing

Boston-based Flag Wharf Inc. purchased the Keystone Crossing shopping center for $6.08 million.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 8, 2020
Company doubles its space, increases technology

Metro Forecasting plans for more growth.

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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • January 17, 2024
Tampa Bay health care school adds two board members

Ultimate Medical Academy, a nonprofit higher education institution that trains students in health care, has added two board members, Karen Jones and Shelley Wells Collins.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 12, 2011
Lakewood Ranch sales rebound

A total of 107 homes were sold in the year's first quarter, up from 31 in 2010.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • October 9, 2023
Trader Joe's hosts a hiring fair for new location

The goal of the three-day fair is to add 25 team members.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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