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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 26, 2014
Firm brings out tomahawk for employees

Alltrust Insurance founding partner Joe Part had an interesting experience the first time he went on a sales call with new employee Caz Piurowski — a former college and pro football player.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 7, 2013
Check this: Burger biz hits Walmart

Tampa-based fast-food chain Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, known for double drive-thru locations with no interior seats, is expanding without a core piece of its business model, not to mention its name.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 13, 2014
Prolific builder Pat Neal takes show to Tampa

It took more than 40 years for Pat Neal to tweak, twist and turn his homebuilding firm, Neal Communities, into a local leader in Manatee and Sarasota counties.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • August 5, 2016
Corporate report

Former bank CFO moves to insurance; Pest control firm names Tampa leader; Online firm brings in new executive; Manufacturer appoints sales official

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 2, 2016
Retail on the Rise

The retail real estate market in Florida, according to a new report from real estate giant JLL, is about as hot as it's ever been.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 23, 2016
Developer wins in long-term play

September marks six years since The Ronto Group, partnering with a New York investment firm, bought TwinEagles, a 1,115-acre master-planned community in Naples where home sales stalled in the downturn.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 29, 2016
Politico vows to 'not screw it up'

The oddity of congressional redistricting, through years of party-line battles, was on full display in Sarasota recently when U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Okeechobee, spoke to a room full of business leaders.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 31, 2014
Watchdog seeks to slow down

The Argus Foundation, one of the leading pro-business groups on the Gulf Coast, is searching for a new director after the recently announced pending retirement of longtime head Kerry Kirschner.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 3, 2014
TIA revenue climbs to new record

Tampa International Airport handled 17.33 million passengers and took in a record $197.2 million in revenue.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2014
Food truck entrepreneurs seek justice

One of the nation's top libertarian business-rights groups, the Institute for Justice, has targeted tacos in Sarasota.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 19, 2015
What can I do to put you in this app?

A Naples startup with a focus on software apps for ecommerce, from cars to used EBay goods, has received a $6.5 million angel investment.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 21, 2015
How to ... Manufacture in China

Four times a year, Daniel Fisher travels to China with a small entourage of agents and translators to meet face-to-face with some 60 manufacturers.

  • Strategies
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • September 16, 2015
Why a Benefits Renewal Strategy is Important to a CEO / Business Owner

Despite the well-known costs and challenges of providing employee benefits — typically the second largest line-item expense for large firms — few companies have any ongoing strategy for monitoring those plans.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 30, 2015
St. Petersburg: Tampa's cooler cousin

Miami attorney-turned-real estate developer Frank Guerra aims to bring a new kind of multifamily project, with green space and apartments in a resort-style setting, to a neighborhood outside downtown St. Petersburg.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 25, 2024
Ohio hot dog joint chooses south Sarasota County for Florida debut

Hot Dog Shoppe, a popular Ohio-based eatery founded in 1946, is opening a location in Venice — its first franchise store and first spot outside the Buckeye State.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • January 27, 2024
Tampa hospital exec achieves national recognition

Stacey Brandt, executive vice president and chief administrative officer of Tampa General, earned national recognition from a hospital magazine.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • August 13, 2024
Michael Saunders & Co. buys land for south Sarasota County office

The real estate company plans to construct an office and a building for lease in Wellen Park.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 2, 2024
AeroVanti founder's lawyer walks away from $30M contempt case

A federal judge has granted permission for Patrick Britton-Harr's attorney to withdraw from the case.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 5, 2024
Bankruptcy judge OKs Hoffmann's $21.25M purchase of Midwest dairy

The Hoffmann Family of Cos. won a bankruptcy auction last week for the Illinois dairy company.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 29, 2024
Report: Sarasota-Bradenton sees influx of college-educated residents

Residents with at least a bachelor's degree flocked to three Florida cities in 2023, according to a report from HireAHelper, a company that specializes in moving.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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