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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 28, 2015
The butler did it

Sarasota entrepreneur Bill Merritt recently found success in front of an unusual audience for his low-tech product — a cup holder that attaches to a laptop computer, called the Laptop Butler.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 6, 2024
84-unit affordable housing community to open in Sarasota

Cypress Square opens at a time when finding affordable or attainable housing is getting more difficult and bridges “the affordable housing supply-demand gap.”

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 17, 2023
Investor pays $70.5 million for Sarasota apartments

A Wisconsin firm has bought the apartment complex in Palmer Ranch, the Sarasota County master-planned community.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 10, 2023
Car wash chain buys Toale Brothers mortuary building in Sarasota

The car wash chain pre-submitted a permit application to Sarasota County in April before closing the sale in September.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 11, 2024
New Feeding Tampa Bay facility complete after $60M capital raise

The builder behind the 210,000-square-foot project says its work has finished and that the new headquarters and distribution center will open in May.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 2, 2024
Employees at a Tampa Starbucks plan to vote to unionize

The local workers are joining a growing group of employee at the coffee shop that are looking to organize.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 29, 2025
Canadian insurance firm expands to US, buys Lee County firm

Ottawa-based Gifford Carr Insurance Group acquired Omni One. a four-year old business in Cape Coral.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 7, 2026
Dry cleaner chain with 28 locations in region sold

Sun Country Cleaners, with locations across Tampa Bay, had been owned by two sisters.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 21, 2003
Coffee Talk

This week's items: Changes at the top for Dooley & MackReal estate power partnership formedBusiness leaders plea for AirtranTrouble for Civix and Rod Connelly?Schiavo overload

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 16, 2025
Florida Chamber says property insurance market shows improvements

The organization credits legislative reforms for helping bring down property insurance costs and lessening the burden on state-run Citizens.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 23, 2020
Barbecue business opens amid pandemic, builds following

Pinecraft Barbecue, selling and renting a range of grills and smokers, has opened just in time for summer barbecues.

  • News
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 14, 2005
Just Do It

Federal judges have less patience these days for lawyers who donit electronically file court documents.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 15, 2010
Diversity issue in PSC appointments

Former Bradenton Herald editor David Klement came under tough questioning following his response to a question about the lack of diversity in the Public Service Commission.

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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 |
  • September 14, 2018
Contractors raise the roof on revenues, profits

The labor shortage has done little to damage an upward growth pattern in the U.S. roofing industry — a sector in its fourth consecutive year of improved profitability and double-digit percentage increases in sales.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 26, 2016
'Brilliant with the basics'

Wall Street analysts credit a sales resurgence at the Olive Garden — a new breadstick recipe helped — with being at the forefront of the so-far successful corporate turnaround at Darden Restaurants.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 5, 2016
Angry voters create angst

Angry voters make money managers nervous. After all, they're paid to worry about the risks to their clients' investments, and the presidential elections are a big worry.

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  • By John Haughey |
  • July 19, 2019
Pro-business group seeks to grow profile behind membership surge

Former middle school teacher now helps entrepreneurs grow companies.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 24, 2024
South Florida investor pays $5.8 million for Tampa industrial site

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Pasco hardware store is sold, a Sarasota project gets a builder, and a Naples developer takes out a loan.

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 12, 2026
Tampa Theatre working on $30M in enhancements ahead of turning 100

As it approaches its centenary, the old movie palace in downtown Tampa is working to better modernize and accentuate its history.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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