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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 12, 2022
Tech company announces partnership with Midwest grocery chain

The partnership will provide talking prescription labels in 26 languages.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 25, 2013
Laundry 2.0

An entrepreneurial couple has a dream-big plan to spin the laundry industry in Florida. Their vision will take at least $3 million.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 16, 2022
$120 million apartment project coming to Cape Coral

South Florida investors have bought 26 acres and plan to build apartments on site near Pine Island Road.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 23, 2014
Tampa Cheap for car rentals

Cheapskates rejoice: Tampa is the second most affordable place to rent a car in the country, behind only Orlando, tied with Fort Lauderdale and ahead of Las Vegas and San Diego.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 4, 2010
Bankers want to lend, but issues loom

As President Barack Obama pushed his latest government-funded way to get the economy rolling in a March 2 speech — this time it's the Small Business Lending Fund — a room full of bank executives in Sarasota were talking about what they say remains the real issue of the day: raising capital.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 16, 2015
Daytime cafe continues rapid expansion

First Watch Restaurants is opening a new restaurant in Virginia.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 3, 2025
Sarasota County dermatology practice relocates, doubles footprint

WassermanUlitsky Dermatology grew its footprint and is expanding its staff by 60%.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 27, 2019
Brew and improved: With land deal, beer maker takes next big step

Fort Myers Brewing won awards for its beers in 2019, but the biggest news was the acquisition of a 23-acre parcel that will be the site of its much-needed new headquarters.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 3, 2022
Richard Branson visits Tampa airport to celebrate new nonstop London route

The Virgin Atlantic impresario and local leaders greeted the arrival of the airline’s Airbus A330neo.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 15, 2010
Googling is basis for new book

Inspiration for a book can come from just about anywhere, and often in time to go to press right before gift-giving season.

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  • By Jay Brady |
  • April 22, 2011
Tourism Tug-of-War

Tourism officials say legislative proposals to move Visit Florida back to state control jeopardizes private investment and the $61 billion industry.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 16, 2017
Company gets sippy with its latest product

Tervis introduces a new line of products for babies and toddlers.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • July 26, 2023
SEC charges Tampa-based crypto exec in $1M civil fraud case

The founder of Digital World Exchange was pursued by feds for an alleged $1 million fraud.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 2, 2015
Chatham Lodging Trust buys Hilton Garden Inn Tampa Ybor

An affiliate of Palm Beach-based Chatham Lodging Trust purchased the 95-unit Hilton Garden Inn Tampa Ybor Historic District for $14.88 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 14, 2018
'Grand' larceny

Sunseeker Resorts nabs a second top executive from MGM Grand Resorts International to run food and beverage operations.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 25, 2007
Coffee Talk

Do I hear more auctions? Going once...: Realtors at Sarasota-based SKY Sotheby's involved in a traditional tent-held auction of 20 multimillion-dollar homes May 18 considered the event a massive success.Still waiting on SevenShores: When the Review profiled the SevenShores condo and mixed-use development project June 9, it was a story about persistence and perseverance.Ave Maria University sells old campus: Ave Maria University will sell its campus near Vanderbilt Beach Road and Interstate 75 to a group of undisclosed Tampa investors who will redevelop it as a retirement community, says Nicholas Healy Jr., the university's president.Tampa firm finds interest in its latest discovery: Diving crews working for Tampa-based Odyssey Marine Exploration found much more than $500 million in water-buried treasure earlier this month in the Atlantic Ocean.Medical firm seeks to alleviate debt with IPO: Executives at Clearwater-based medical supply firm CCS Medical Holdings are seeking to cash in on the firm's recent revenue growth spurt by announcing plans to go public.Motivate from within: Everyone needs a little motivation now and then, even the best of the best employees.

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  • April 27, 2018
Bank celebrates opening of new downtown headquarters

The opening of Sabal Palm Bank's building in downtown Sarasota attracted well-wishers from throughout the community.

  • Out of Office
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 2, 2018
Failed tech firm, once valued at $46M, makes one last list

CareSync had also raised $26 million.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 16, 2015
Hizzoner joins bank board

Randy Henderson may be best known as the mayor of Fort Myers, but fewer people may know his early career was in banking.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 3, 2017
Hall gets two new members

A pair of prominent Southwest Florida business leaders are the latest to get the call from the hall: Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida will induct Teri Hansen and Sandy Stilwell into the Business Hall of Fame, Lee County, later this year.

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