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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 12, 2013
Ringling grad seeks $350K kickstart for animated film

Aaron Blaise, a 20-year veteran of Disney movies, has branched out to Kickstarter.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 16, 2012
American Realty Capital Trust buys Tampa Family Dollar store

The price equated to $105 per square foot and a payoff ratio based on an income (capitalization rate) of 8.4%.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 1, 2012
Banker gets back in the game

When Manatee County banker Steve Jonsson spoke to a Wall Street Journal reporter in September 2010, he used words like “marked man, depressing and scarlet letter” to describe his life.

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  • October 26, 2012
Realtor, PILOT Real Estate execs buy land for Mustique of Olde Naples

An investor group headed up by Jordan Saper and Joe Belz purchased four parcels totaling a little over half an acre on Fourth Avenue and Fifth Street.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 20, 2012
The Melting Pot to debut on A&E program

A marketing overture is paying off for the Tampa-based restaurant franchise The Melting Pot, after it reached out to producers of the A&E show “Undercover Boss.”

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  • May 5, 2022
Hertz woos Ford executive who focuses on high-tech mobility

Ned Ryan now has C-suite level post at the Estero-based rental car company.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • May 22, 2020
Survey: Consumers scramble to pay bills on time

Generations of bill-payers will need extensions.

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  • April 12, 2019
Swim school searches for Florida franchisees as it plans growth across state, country

Big Blue Swim School is transitioning from company-owned stores to franchising.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 27, 2022
Developer buys nearly 2 acres in Tampa to build student housing complex

Commercial Street Partners’ land next to University of Tampa comes approved for eight-story building with 150 units.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • August 4, 2017
Sarasota hires Manatee County official

Melissa Wendel had been the purchasing official in Manatee County since 2011.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 2, 2018
TerraCap awards Gateway leasing to CBRE

TerraCap Management LLC has retained commercial real estate brokerage firm CBRE Group to lease a four-building, Class A office complex in Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • February 4, 2016
Bold project primed to reshape Tampa gets CEO

James Nozar previously worked for Washington, D.C.-based JBG Cos.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • December 6, 2024
Japanese ramen franchise opens in Sarasota

The team behind Kyuramen in Sarasota also owns two other restaurants in the region.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • September 30, 2023
St. Petersburg insurance company partners with Texas firm

Stahl and Associates partners with large Lone Star insurance firm to capture more of Florida's market.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • October 4, 2023
Tampa Bay-based car wash expands into Sarasota, Bradenton

Woodie's Wash Shack has plans to open at least 50 locations by 2026.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 24, 2026
Fort Myers senior living facility gets new operator

Michigan-based American House Senior Living Communities has taken over the management of the former The Palms of Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • February 29, 2008
Econofists

A prominent panel in Tallahassee continues to debate tax policy that could ultimately become a decision all Florida voters will make. The latest kink: Inviting the Legislature into the process.

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • August 12, 2023
Sarasota-based wealth management firm adds new director

Richard Rayles brings 16 years of experience to the team at WealthGen Advisors.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 27, 2010
Business survey brings good news

A slight majority of American business owners say 2010 won't be so bad after all, according to a recent survey commissioned by Grant Thornton International, a global accounting firm.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 14, 2011
Jackson Labs talks with USF

After withdrawing an application to build in Collier, officials begin new talks.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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