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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • October 21, 2021
Arena seeks to bring in big-time national concerts

A new partnership sets the stage for the next act at Hertz Arena.

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 12, 2016
Fab four?

New developments in and around Tampa's central business district could reshape the city by 2026.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • January 8, 2026
Leadership coach embraces new challenge with improv

Darcy Eikenberg relishes the idea of not being the expert in pushing herself to learn a new skill.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 20, 2015
In the tank

Four companies pitched investors for capital at the first open meeting of VenturePitch SWFL. Which firm has the best chance to make it?

  • Strategies
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • January 20, 2023
Celebration of life becomes face of funeral industry

The funeral home business is going through some generational shifts, and a Sarasota-based company looks to stay ahead of the trends.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • June 25, 2009
Shedding light on renewal

Community Affairs Secretary Tom Pelham sets the record straight on the Community Renewal Act after opponents and editorial boards misrepresent the law's key provisions.

  • Florida
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  • By Eric Garwood |
  • July 23, 2025
$376M Longboat resort reflects on first year of success, storms

The St. Regis Longboat Key Resort and Residences has made an outsized impact on Longboat Key and beyond.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 3, 2020
Baseball franchise's cloudy future in region grows darker

With Montreal vying to be the team's part-time home, 2020 could be a make-or-break year for the Tampa Bay Rays' future in the Tampa region.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 24, 2020
Seagate Development's NeoGenomics' deal the result of being in the right place and having the right relationship

Seagate Development nurtured a long-standing landlord-tenant tie with cancer screener NeoGenomics Inc. for more than a decade. It's paying off now through development of the company's new 150,000-square-foot, $60 million headquarters.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • August 10, 2018
Ad agency thrives on innovate or die strategy

Innovation, specifically, has become a necessity in branding and marketing, where big and small players fight for the same work many times. Today Schifino Lee has 22 full-time employees and posted revenue of more than $8 million in 2017. That’s about doub

  • Strategies
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 9, 2025
After years of setbacks, key piece of South Seas redevelopment can begin

The Lee County Commission's decision to approve a rezoning request for the Captiva resort's owners allow for hotels and residential development on the property to move ahead.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 25, 2023
Tampa Bay Rays' top official juggles multiple tasks in building winning team

Brian Auld does a lot of work that doesn't necessarily make the sports, or news, headlines.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • June 26, 2023
BBQ place exits east Manatee County for downtown Sarasota

Nancy’s Bar-B-Q is returning to downtown Sarasota after not being able to reach an agreement to renew the lease at Lorraine Corners.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 24, 2023
$200 million Sarasota bayfront park names new CEO

The nonprofit had been relying on volunteer leadership.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2007
Like Radical, Dude

A national teen retailer is bringing its California vibe to Florida.It's opening 17 stores in the Sunshine State in less than a year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 22, 2006
New regulations could hurt banks

Gulf Coast community bankers protest federal regulators' proposal to limit commercial real estate loans.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 6, 2006
THE CAPITALIST: Disintegration

Revealing how terrorists' finances are tracked is reminiscent of the Fall of the Roman Empire. Romans lost their sense of duty and loyalty.

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 9, 2004
Legal Briefs (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Contested race for Florida Bar Board of GovernorsStetson narrows search for dean to threeAttorney General Crist gives to Elder Law CenterStetson's new Tampa campus set to open

  • Law
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 11, 2011
Bolt Up

An entrepreneurial electronics business seeks long-term growth through a major expansion. Despite high unemployment, staffing is its biggest challenge.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 5, 2013
'Capital to Grow'

The capital-raising market for community banks isn't totally dry. One local banker, with $250,000 of his own money, leads the way.

  • Finance
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