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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 18, 2026
Potential New College takeover of USF Sarasota-Manatee campus looms

A local group is fighting back against the move, with a former University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee top official saying this would sacrifice one public school for another's dreams.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 21, 2011
Golf course does nothing to get Open

The Sunshine State might have the most golf courses per capita in the country, but there's one golf trophy it has never had: A U.S. Open.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 16, 2011
Florida unemployment at 10.7%

The state's economy added 46,100 net jobs over the past year.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 4, 2012
Homebuilder's sales surge 305%

Neal Communities, after a stellar August, is now up 49% in sales over 2011.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 10, 2022
Industry veteran joins Margaritaville hotel as general manager

Beth Muzik brings more than 25 years of leadership experience to the role.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 20, 2017
Homebuilder closes deal for 130 acres

PulteGroup's Del Webb unit plans a 387-home community to be called Tidewater

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 9, 2016
Tampa-based Boca Kitchen plans Sarasota eatery

Popular farm-to-table focused restaurant will open a location on Main Street.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 10, 2015
On tap: More brewskies

Southwest Florida's thirst for beer isn't quenched.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 23, 2024
New neighborhood in Venice to feature oversized lots

Palmera in Wellen Park will feature single-family homes on lots larger than the typical size, according to M/I Homes.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 11, 2024
Arkansas bank doubles loan loss reserves from Florida storms to $33.4M

Home BancShares Inc.'s chairman says it "is a prudent and predictable course of action."

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 2, 2023
SWFL plumbing business expands, launching air conditioning service unit

Move follows customer demand, company officials say.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 1, 2021
Ad agency adds clients and work to roster, staffs up Jacksonville office

St. Pete ad agency Paradise grows on the strength of its work with tourism clients

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 1, 2021
Cybersecurity firm achieves 'unicorn' status, expands to Utah

Tampa, Florida-based ReliaQuest, a cybersecurity firm, has opened a new office near Salt Lake City, Utah, as its valuation tops $1 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 27, 2018
DHL's growth looking ship-shape as it expands locally

The logistics giant has invested $5 million to build a new service center in Tampa.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 27, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Gulf Coast bankers get FBA honorsNo news from city regarding The Beckett Whitney Group LLC's offer to purchase the City CentreVenice-based PGT Industries Inc. may need a bigger help wanted sign.

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  • By Jay Brady |
  • January 14, 2011
New Faces to the Right

When the election music stopped, there were 26 new and not-so-new politicians in state and county seats. Six marched to the right side of the aisle. None went left.

  • Florida
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • July 7, 2022
At capacity: Industry struggles with a counterintuitive 'COVID bump' challenge

Furniture retailers are confronting an unexpected, pandemic-driven business oddity: an oversupply of product.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 6, 2011
Lindell's latest: Bridge banking

Carl Lindell Jr. has been successful in prior decades selling new cars and developing real estate. Now he's trying a new avenue, one that he maintains does what most banks won't.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 12, 2014
Executive aims for the fairway

MGA Insurance founder and CEO Lou Marinaccio likes to say he's in the business of risk protection, not merely insurance.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 2, 2026
Sarasota hospital uses strong bond ratings to fund $1B in projects

Thanks to favorable ratings that cut the cost of borrowing, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is funding more than $1 billion in expansion.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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