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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 13, 2017
Business seeks to sprout

Sprouts Farmers Market has selected Sarasota and Tampa as the latest proving grounds for a so-far successful strategy of selling natural and organic foods at discount prices.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 23, 2014
It's gotta be the shoes

A Sarasota firm with U.S. distribution rights for Blackstone shoes, a popular canvas-style brand in Europe, found some unusual partners for its latest marketing initiative: Retired basketball superstar Shaquille O'Neal and the NBA's Atlanta Hawks.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 10, 2015
Feeling happy, sort of

Florida small business executives, in general, feel somewhat positive about the future economic environment, according to the latest Thumbtack.com/Bloomberg Small Business Sentiment Survey.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 3, 2004
Insider Perspective

Jay Feaster, general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning, told Hillsborough Countyis young lawyers how he escaped the confines of the traditional law practice.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 21, 2020
Simon to get three Gulf Coast malls with Taubman deal

Deal for majority stake in Michigan center developer will add trio of upscale retail hubs in Tampa, Sarasota and Naples

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • March 18, 2016
Corporate report

Brewery expands, pours into Tampa; St. Pete firm receives $1.1M investment; Partnership adds board member; Naples duo forms legal practice; Daytime Cafe continues nationwide expansion

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 5, 2015
Chain cracks open more growth

The story behind how First Watch Restaurants closed a deal that nearly doubles the size of what was already a $140 million company mirrors the daytime eatery chain itself: Friendly and quick, and no hassles.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 4, 2015
In Memoriam: John Germany, 1923-2015

Hillsborough County native John Germany saw a lot of action in World War II, commanding a tank unit in European Theater.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 2, 2025
Fort Myers cancer lab firm wins federal patent lawsuit

NeoGenomics says it has begun selling its product for early cancer relapse detection in wake of federal court ruling.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 19, 2011
Tampa Family Health Centers plans Nebraska Avenue center

Tampa Family Health Centers Inc. purchased a 0.46-acre vacant lot across Bird Street from the Tampa Greyhound Track for $1.68 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 19, 2012
Bloggers attack Arthur Allen

Chief executives who tell employees why their presidential vote matters are getting grilled by bloggers.

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  • November 30, 2012
So many products, so few destinations abroad

If companies in the Tampa Bay area were to look farther afield for new markets, it could stimulate sales and strengthen the region's economy.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 27, 2023
70-year-old Clearwater High School gets a $59 million face-lift

Clearwater High School in Pinellas County has recently finished undergoing a massive reconstruction that included the demolition of 17 existing buildings, mostly while class was in session.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 17, 2022
Business Observer 40 Under 40 winner makes national list

Chris Fils made the Investment News 40 Under 40 list, four years after the Business Observer.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 6, 2019
Luxury homebuilder adds new business segment

New customer care team will oversee warranty issues and ongoing home management services for Diamond Custom Homes.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 22, 2021
Florida's penchant for freedom energizes CEOs nationwide

Sunshine State scores high — again — in national business climate survey.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 19, 2024
Developing Manatee County community to hit $75M in new home sales

North River Ranch, a master-planned community in Parrish, is approaching a sales milestone.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 5, 2026
SWFL member-owned golf club to build $110M clubhouse

Project at Bonita Bay Club marks the "final phase of a broader, multi-decade transformation."

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 9, 2019
Saunders hires commercial division chief

Michael Saunders & Co., the Sarasota-based residential real estate brokerage, has hired a former New York state economic development executive to lead its commercial division

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 24, 2015
Old name gets refreshed

Even after nearly four decades with one corporate name, it's never too late to go different and new.

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