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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 13, 2020
Entrepreneur brings tasty, nostalgic business back to area

Mike Micochero enjoyed The Polar Cup as a kid. Now he’s bringing the business to a new generation in Manatee and Sarasota counties.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 4, 2020
Master-planned community unveils first single-family for-rent community

Estia will include 102 one-bedroom duplexes and 128 two-bedroom houses.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 13, 2020
Construction firm begins first project in area in several years

Current Builders will help an area church transform a building into a multipurpose center/office as part of a new development.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 29, 2020
Number crunchers: Public policy group keeps tabs on COVID-19

The Tampa Bay Partnership has created a “dashboard” that provides county-by-county, real-time updates on key COVID-19 metrics.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 29, 2020
CVS Health opens more COVID-19 drive-thru test sites in area

The new testing sites in Sarasota are at 4301 Bee Ridge Road, 3709 North Tamiami Trail and 2811 Clark Road.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 21, 2019
Food for thought: Stats point to strength of restaurant industry

As more and more people relocate from high-tax northern states to the Southeast, the region’s dining habits seem to be shifting — good news for restaurateurs, especially those in Florida who sometimes struggle during the slow summer months.

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  • July 8, 2019
Master-planned community names new president

Rick Severance replaces former president Paul Erhardt.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • November 16, 2018
Economic Forecast: Keith Gelder, president,  Stock Luxury Apartment Living

Stock Development ready to take advantage of growth in apartment rental market

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 16, 2018
Saunders' Drews leaving for development post at Casto

Matt Drews, Michael Saunders & Co.'s commercial brokerage manager since September 2015, plans to leave the company to take a job in development at Casto Southeast Realty Services

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 23, 2018
Entertainment giant targets savings on travel expenses

New York company cites Feld Entertainment in a case study of its travel budget reduction program.

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  • December 14, 2018
New tour company gives visitors, residents inside look at Sarasota

Discover Sarasota Tours offers city tours, circus tours and ghost tours.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 13, 2019
Florida regains its population growth mojo

Report: Florida will be on the cusp of 23 million people by 2025.

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  • November 22, 2019
Area on pace to set multifamily sales volume record

Two recent deals helped push Tampa Bay’s price-per-unit average to over $140,000.

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  • February 13, 2019
Bank unveils new name, plans for expansion

First State Bank of Arcadia, now Crews Bank & Trust, plans to open a full-service office in Sarasota County soon.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 27, 2018
Nonprofit hires new executive, elects board leaders

Veronica Thames is the vice president of human resources at Blake Medical Center where she has worked since 2006.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 17, 2018
Airport outpaces competitors — even with single allegiance

Then there’s Punta Gorda Airport. Tucked between Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) to its south and Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) to the north, PGD is on a tear. Relying exclusively on Allegiant Airlines, the airport surpassed

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • September 7, 2018
Panels on new pavilion meant to represent ripples of sand

The two-story Kotler-Coville Glass Pavilion displays The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art's glass collection.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • September 7, 2018
Former Bob Evans restaurant transformed for new use

Specialized Veterinary Services remained open during the construction process.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • March 30, 2018
Tervis launches two new products

Venice-based Tervis introduced a beer mug and a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School water bottle.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 31, 2017
'Small enough to jail'

Abacus Federal Savings Bank founder Tom Sung talks about the movie detailing his struggle.

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