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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 25, 2018
Brandon Box, 34

Executive vice president/market president of Lee, Sarasota and Manatee counties, Iberiabank

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 9, 2016
Airport posts best February in history

The St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport posted an 18% year-over-year increase for the month.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 23, 2008
Walsh: Review and Comment

The best way to restart the economy: Donothing

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 26, 2020
Seagate Development continues headquarters’ streak

Fort Myers company’s work for logistics firm Scotlynn USA marks the latest major project for five-year-old developer.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 6, 2010
Voalte charges ahead, hires seven

Many experts have been calling this one a jobless recovery. But one Sarasota small business is doing its part to buck that trend.

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  • By Dan Ping |
  • July 29, 2011
Huge Fun

Orlando becomes the first U.S. city to top 50 million visitors, thanks in part to Harry Potter and cheap flights. Those visitors are fueling expansion, and local businesses.

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 25, 2019
Smart spaces: Tech firm unlocks hidden value in public venues

Tampa-based Venuetize has created a multifaceted mobile platform that helps venue operators learn, in great detail, how customers experience their spaces and events.

  • Technology
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 7, 2012
A New Flag

PNC Bank is the latest entry into Gulf Coast regional banking. The Pittsburgh-based firm still has big plans for Florida.

  • Finance
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • February 11, 2011
Bedside Advocate

Jim Wilkes has a national reputation for fighting nursing homes who favor cash over care. Industry watchers call him a 'holy terror,' though he doesn't care much for the term.

  • Industries
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • April 11, 2025
Michelin Guide's arrival in St. Pete-Clearwater brings foodies — and pressure

The highly sought-after Michelin Guide is expanding its presence in the region. It's a pressure-is-a-privilege moment for chefs and restaurateurs.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 17, 2014
Death, taxes and cell phone bills

Economic development officials statewide tout Florida's low taxes in many areas, usually for good reason, but they missed the call on this latest levy: Florida, at 16.55%, has the fourth-highest average state-local cell phone tax in the country, according to a Tax Foundation report.

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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • October 9, 2025
Builder to begin work on 877-home community in south Sarasota County

Homebuilder Taylor Morrison will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 10 for Esplanade at Wellen Park.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 29, 2017
Bark for more

Foodie trends going to the dogs.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 8, 2023
Developer gets $26 million in financing for Tampa cold storage project

Two hotels changing hands and an apartment complex selling top the week's commercial real estate news.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 30, 2025
Tampa's Busch Gardens will get $40 million in improvements

The local theme park announced that the upgrades will include new animals and major overhaul to Adventure Island.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 12, 2010
Supply the Demand

Leslie Hindman owns and manages the largest auction house in the Midwest. So what is she doing opening an office in Naples?

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 31, 2004
Tourism to Pick Up

Tourism officials expect the new year to be a good one for visitors to the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 11, 2024
$20M Fort Myers Beach portfolio, including restaurant, listed for sale

Bonita Bill's Waterfront Café is part of a multi-property collection of properties that has been put on the market and a sign of the imminent change coming to the community.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Rod Thomson |
  • March 8, 2012
Bondi. Pam Bondi.

Pam Bondi's political desires were minimal three years ago. But now she's ready for a national stage.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 12, 2021
Mixed-use project announces new restaurant tenant

“Fruit-forward” eatery Fit Bowl Co. Superfoord Bar becomes the latest in a series of dining experiences that have either opened or committed to the mixed-use office and retail project Sparkman Wharf within the $3.5 billion Water Street Tampa

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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