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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • November 8, 2024
New tenants coming to north Manatee shopping center

Market Walk in Parrish will contain restaurants as well as beauty, fitness and pet offerings.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • December 16, 2025
Longboat Key to get first-ever Goodwill store

The used bookstore and donation drop-off location will hold a grand opening with a local author signing and giving away books. The store will hire seven people.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 16, 2026
Naples financial services and senior care firm names new president

Kimberly Spiker is an attorney with 30 years of experience in the field.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 23, 2026
Sarasota County offers funding help for low-income housing developers, buyers

The program is aimed at increasing the availability of affordable housing in unincorporated parts of Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 30, 2005
Five Stars from 2005

Two Fort Myers companies' stock prices showed the biggest gains among the Gulf Coast's public companies.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 12, 2018
Coastal Ridge goes back to school with student housing investments

Coastal Ridge Real Estate is one of the fastest-growing investors in student housing in Florida, where it has acquired six properties over the span of the past 24 months, including the Coast Village apartments and The Reef, both in Fort Myers.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 25, 2005
Headed for a Fall?

A new study fuels debate about the price of Sarasota area real estate.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • June 25, 2010
Your Landlord, Yourself

Owners of single-occupant office buildings may have to look no further for a potential buyer than their current tenant. But does it automatically make sense to own a building as cheaply as you can lease?

  • Industries
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 13, 2021
Residential Surge

Gulf Coast housing markets have stayed hot in 2021, but a lack of inventory threatens future gains, brokers say.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 10, 2004
Sharing Good Cheer, Charity

More than 200 Clearwater Bar Association members and their families shared good cheer at the groupis annual holiday party, held Dec. 6 at the Radisson Inn.

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 31, 2010
Horizon loan extended

Horizon Bancorp and 1st Manatee Bank have reached new terms for the payback of a $1.1 million loan.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 29, 2010
Collier housing starts rise

The county's activity is at its highest level since the first quarter of 2008.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 13, 2010
Bradenton raises property taxes

City hopes a 15% hike helps revenues, despite decreased property values.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 14, 2010
New director for restaurant group

Kate Atkin will lead the Sarasota-Manatee Originals as executive director.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 16, 2010
Listening to employers, not tenured professors

If the recent Manpower survey is any indication, it'll pay off to listen to employers who plan to add staff in the fourth quarter.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 22, 2010
Port of Manatee gets grant

The port represents one end of a marine corridor that receives $3.34 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 9, 2010
HSN gives CEO extension

Mindy Grossman will continue to lead the St. Petersburg firm well into 2013.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 14, 2011
Florida's McCarty to lead NAIC

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners elected new officers.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 31, 2011
USAmeriBank opens 8th branch

The Clearwater-based bank is adding a Pinellas location in Belleair Bluffs.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 18, 2013
Perfect your pitch

When entrepreneurs talk about perfecting their pitch, they're not talking baseball.

  • News
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