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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 5, 2019
Highly anticipated development announces first retail tenants

Waterside Place is expected to open in 2020.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 1, 2019
Pour house: Beer flows but profits slow

Largo, Florida-based WingHouse discovered unacceptable losses stemming from its primary source of sales: draft beer. It contracted a company to help monitor the situation and the results have been impressive.

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  • April 14, 2019
Great Scott: Governor-turned-senator shows a lighter side

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Naples, recently spoke to a group of Sarasota area business leaders.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 19, 2019
New Yorkers continue to flee the state for Florida

The battle between New York and Florida has shifted, for now, from bagels vs. oranges, or snow against sun, to something more tangible: people. Florida is getting them, in droves, from New York (and several other northeast states.)

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  • April 23, 2019
Defendant in alleged $75M fraud bought a Maserati, houses

Federal regulators say more than $47 million of a $75 million scheme was improperly spent; the rest was lost in the market.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 13, 2018
Get smart: Building contractor pushes engineering envelope

Suffolk, a national building contractor, has added a virtual-reality-enabled "smart lab" to its Tampa office in a bid to streamline the design, engineering and construction process.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • September 7, 2018
Giant credit union's $28 million complex bleeds solar

Tampa, Florida-based Suncoast Credit Union is about to open a new $28 million solar-powered administration building.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 7, 2018
Sarasota luxury hotel plans starting to gel

New York investment banker turned developer L. Ron Gray's plans to create a five-star hotel on the site of a Sarasota County-owned parking lot are gelling with new partners, a defined timeline and a set number of rooms.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 23, 2018
NAIOP awards highlight big deals

The National Association of Industrial and Office Parks' Tampa chapter awards for 2017 showcased the region's largest transactions and reflected the buoyancy of the industry over the past year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 15, 2018
Pair of area banks outperform peers on national list

S&P Global Market Intelligence notes success at Hillsboro Bank and Central Bank.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • April 27, 2018
Reputation and giving back to community helps hospitality company attract workers

Gecko's Hospitality Group

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  • April 18, 2022
South Sarasota County community announces lakefront restaurant

The restaurant will have seating for 320 guests.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Ted Carter |
  • December 23, 2016
Corporate report

Port expands capabilities with the new cargo area; Law firm grows again, adds three attorneys; School opens second campus in region; Construction underway on senior living complex

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  • By Alicia Ceccarelli |
  • February 10, 2017
How to ... Plan the perfect company party

Jessica Wells, vice president of corporate communications and public relations for Fort Myers-based retailer Chico's FAS Inc., says company parties are embedded in the company's culture and “provide camaraderie and a greater sense of community within the workplace.”

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  • By Alicia Ceccarelli |
  • February 10, 2017
How to ... Maximize social media in five minutes a day

Social Connect CEO Batya Maman has helped more than 300 clients maximize their social media presence, including a large group of dental practices.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 28, 2017
Area execs charged in $4.7M scheme to rip off county

VR Labs leaders face up to 45 years in federal prison.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 24, 2017
John Ryan dies at 59

Venice Area Chamber of Commerce president, CEO, passed away Aug. 12.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • September 1, 2017
Cool construction

Finish Tower in Sarasota

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 28, 2017
Thrill of the spill

Attorney secures $30 million in damages for clients after BP oil spill.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 28, 2017
Don't blame the Republicans

Egoism holds that one is entitled to what one has earned. Altruism holds that one is entitled to what one needs.

  • Opinion
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