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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 15, 2010
Corporate Report: April 16 - April 22

New information from Nicholas Financial, US Natural Gas Corp., and more.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 27, 2013
Act Now!

Pioneering pitchman Kevin Harrington oozes success in selling stuff through infomercials. One key: Promote yourself and your product early and often.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 14, 2019
Sky's the Limit on Skyplex

The Lee County Port Authority's 1,150-acre business park known as Skyplex is landing major office users like Gartner Inc. and Alta Resources Corp.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 3, 2017
Focused priorities

Size matters in construction. But one of the largest builders in Florida seeks to maintain a local feel for every client.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Bob Andelman |
  • August 19, 2016
Hand-Me-Down

To ensure its longevity, Hendry Marine gave employees an ownership stake in the business. With more than 100 staff added in the past six months, capacity is its newest challenge.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 20, 2015
Economic Forecast | Tampa Bay

This is a milestone of sorts for the Business Observer's annual economic forecast issue: It's the second year in a row that cautious optimism isn't the overriding theme of the day.

  • Strategies
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • August 17, 2023
Pizza franchise to debut in region with east Manatee location

Piesanos Stone Fired Pizza was founded in 2009 in Gainesville.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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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 |
  • January 21, 2011
TIB raises $8 million

Existing shareholders bought another 533,029 shares of TIB stock.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 7, 2010
OSI ends Asian sale effort

An attempt to sell company-owned restaurant properties has ended.

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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
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  • 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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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 8, 2013
Lee construction permits accelerate

Commercial and residential construction activity continued to rise in June.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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