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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 19, 2019
Benefit corporation strikes saucy deal with major grocery chain

Teen-operated Taste of Immokalee awarded space in some 200 Publix stores' 'Buy Local' shelves.

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  • April 26, 2019
Firm breaks ground by generating profit with purpose

Legacy Vacation Resorts, a Lake Buena Vista hospitality company co-owned by St. Petersburg, Florida, entrepreneur Jared Meyers, has achieved Certified B Corporation status, making it the first multi-state hotel and vacation ownership company in the countr

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 8, 2018
Plant construction marks milestone for community

A new wastewater treatment plant signals forward momentum for the West Villages master-planned community in south Sarasota County.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 8, 2018
Commercial landlords could face big tax hike

Commercial landlords, renters and businesses could face combined $700 million property tax hike unless voters agree to extend non-homesteaded tax cap permamently

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 29, 2018
Organization works to connect interns with area — and keep them there

New Talent Gulf Coast is hosting five events this summer for area interns.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 12, 2018
New principal named to take over area architecture office

Carlson Studio Architecture founder and President Michael Carlson will focus on growing the firm's Seattle office.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 9, 2018
Recreational property sale, at nearly $30 million, sets mark

A recent real estate sale on Longboat Key —at $12.66 million per acre — may have broken the record for island property values, real estate experts say.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 23, 2018
Engineering group announces leadership promotion, new hires

Karins Engineering Group promoted John Bonacci to vice president of engineering.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 24, 2018
McKibbon Hospitality ramping up hotel development

McKibbon Hospitality hires industry veteran Rod Radcliff as vice president of development to finish Hotel Arras project in North Carolina and to beef up the company's third-party development services division, spun off in January.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 4, 2018
Well known real estate attorney, partner switches firms

Prominent area real estate attorney Tom Luzier is moving from Dunlap & Moran P.A., where he had been a shareholder, to Williams Parker, where he will be a partner. Luzier has successfully closed more than $1 billion in transactions to date over the past

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 7, 2018
Tail Gator

Christopher Spiro chomps at the opportunity to enhance the UF football fan experience as a member of the Fan Advisory Council.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 13, 2018
Local businessman develops one-wheel electric vehicle

A local inventor has developed an electric unicycle that’s gaining traction.

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  • January 27, 2017
Market in outperform mode

The real estate market in Tampa and St. Petersburg — both commercial and residential — continued to outperform during the third quarter last year, notching milestones not seen since prior to last decade's economic recession.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 24, 2017
Westshore Marina District moves forward

Five years after taking title to a 52-acre waterfront tract in South Tampa, Fort Lauderdale-based BTI Partners is moving forward with the initial phase of its Westshore Marina District project.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 3, 2017
Milhaus plans trio of projects

Milhaus, an Indianapolis-based developer that specializes in urban, mixed-use projects, is planning a trio of Gulf Coast apartments in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Bonita Springs.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 17, 2017
Data snapshot: Head of the class

Companies across multiple industries spent $2.17 billion defending class action lawsuits in 2016.

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  • April 28, 2017
Rhat Pack

Veteran Patrick Walker was inspired by what he saw on the ground in Afghanistan to invent a multi-purpose bike.

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  • August 18, 2017
Donut chain to make Florida debut in region

Site will also include a Boneyard BBQ.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 15, 2017
Cleanup crew

Juniper Landscaping kept busy after Hurricane Irma helping clients clean up.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 17, 2017
Manatee homebuilder bids for $5B Amazon HQ

Carlos Beruff officially submitted an application for the Amazon project, HQ2, Monday.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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