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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 11, 2016
Hyatt Regency deal could top 2016 sales

It's still early in the year, but the sale of the 250-suite Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa is shaping up to be among the largest hotel sales of 2016 nationwide.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Denise Kalette |
  • January 17, 2013
Keeping Time

While many brick-and-mortar stores are closing in search of online sales, John Brozek took his Web store to a shop in St. Pete. So far, sales are up.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 16, 2021
$430 million healthcare nonprofit names new CEO

Rick Carlisle had been CEO of CAN Community Health since April 2015.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 3, 2022
Entrepreneur’s journey from $200 and an answering machine to $500M

Franchise guru Greg Muzzillo mixes moxie with massive desire for success.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • October 4, 2013
Guru of defense

Military veteran Dan Vanderheyden was sick of seeing defense contractors who only cared about profits, so he and his friends decided to set out on their own.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2014
Neil Simon, 39

President, Envirostruct

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2014
Nick Reader, 39

CEO, MVP Holdings

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  • September 14, 2019
Airport adds new nonstop service, sets passenger traffic record

Delta Air Lines added nonstop service to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • November 19, 2025
The Parrot owners buying, rebranding former Big Top Live venue

Renamed The Parrot Live, the business featuring live music is getting a multimillion-dollar update.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 27, 2006
Learning to Share

A retired fire-chief-turned-Realtor is trying to change the way his field shares data. Turns out it's a hot issue.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 30, 2014
Corporate Report

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 1, 2019
Real estate firm acquires pair of appraisal businesses

Former MPJ Real Estate Services Principal Michael Jonas will run the new unit at KOVA Cos.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • February 21, 2020
Area entrepreneur creates business with handcrafted bow ties

Travis Ray runs The Dapper Bowtique.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 29, 2025
Sarasota golf course acquired, new management company hired

Serenoa Golf Club marks the entry into Florida for golf course management company Pinnacle Golf Properties.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • August 29, 2023
Grocery stores close ahead of Hurricane Idalia's arrival

Publix, Walmart, Winn-Dixie and Aldi all have stores closing early.

  • Florida
  • By Jennifer M. Fowler | Board Certified Labor and Employment Attorney |
  • January 2, 2024
Budgeting Employee Pay for 2024

Businesses should keep in mind recent and upcoming minimum wage increases.

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  • March 31, 2026
South Seas buys 22-acre artist retreat on Captiva

The resort's owner bought the property once belonging Robert Rauschenberg on the barrier island but have not finalized development plans.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 18, 2017
Adventure seekers rejoice

Region's cities rank, and rank again, on top sports and adventure list.

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  • September 17, 2014
Princeton Review ranks USF entrepreneurship center

The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine listed the USF College of Business on its annual ranking of the best gradate business schools.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 8, 2018
Airline adds nonstop service to Nashville

Allegiant adds nonstop service between Punta Gorda Airport and Nashville

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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