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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 23, 2025
Sarasota County projects $8M stadium funding shortfall by 2030

County officials will analyze funding options using the Tourist Development Tax to address future repair and replacement costs for Ed Smith Stadium and CoolToday Park.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 9, 2016
Taste the feeling

Startup or billion-dollar business? In Troy Taylor's world, he runs a bit of both. The lessons he's learned in that balance should resonate with any executive.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 18, 2022
Economic downturn no cause for concern for pet industry executive

Royal Pets Market & Resort founder and CEO Denise Wolin is more worried about the effects of another wave of COVID infections.

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 14, 2022
Hertz lands new top marketing executive from a GE brand

Wayne Davis has more than 20 years of marketing, sales and business development experience.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2003
Legal Briefs

This week's items: Perenich-Caulfield sponsored food giveaway Ruden McClosky planner elected to Bar committeeRuden McClosky attorney to speak at real estate meetingTampa attorney appointedto Planning Commission

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 15, 2010
SMR: More commercial control could mean more leases

Here's a potential solution for Gulf Coast developers and landlords wrangling with how to survive the commercial real estate downturn: Take more control.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 14, 2013
Meshad's JWM Management proposing 10-story hotel

A developer has submitted plans to build a 10-story hotel and apartment tower at one of downtown Sarasota's most visible corners.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 19, 2020
Homebuilder uses billboards to attract job candidates

In October, Neal Communities put up two large-scale hiring advertisements, one on either side of a billboard.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 20, 2020
Top 50 Contractors: $6.5 billion in revenue

The area’s construction sector, overall, looks healthy, in terms of growth. But some problems are percolating.  

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 11, 2020
Never give up, never surrender

Marc Devisse, despite opening during the pandemic, refuses to give up on his restaurant ownership dreams.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 15, 2019
Show time: Curtain rises on ritzy new entertainment venture

Ann Marie Hayek, the founder of booking agency Pure Talent Celebrities, is bringing a series of Las Vegas-style shows to Tampa's Avalon Event Center.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 13, 2018
New tavern concept plays the Gen X hits

The Gen X Tavern, slated to open later this year in downtown Tampa, was conceived by 40-year-old restaurateur Dave Burton.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 13, 2018
Get smart: Building contractor pushes engineering envelope

Suffolk, a national building contractor, has added a virtual-reality-enabled "smart lab" to its Tampa office in a bid to streamline the design, engineering and construction process.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 16, 2018
Top 500: A unique treasure trove of information

The Business Observer's 2018 Top 500 ranks the top 500 companies from Tampa/Lakeland to Naples by revenue.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 31, 2022
Nuclear option: High-tech medical diagnostic firm launches in region

Tampa, Florida, has been chosen as the location for a recently launched biotech company that specializes in treatments for conditions such as blood clots, tuberculosis and respiratory problems brought on by climate change.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2017
Big gets bigger: QVC buys HSN in $2.1B deal

Region is on the verge of losing a major headquarters company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 25, 2013
Warren Buffett's firm smiles on Gulf Coast

Prominent residential real estate broker Helen Sosso says a key lesson she learned in the downturn was the power of a brand name to sell a home.

  • News
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • March 5, 2025
National healthy restaurant to make Florida debut in Lakewood Ranch

Flower Child offers a menu filled with fruits, vegetables, grains and proteins.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • November 20, 2024
SeaPort Manatee cargo volume up 7.2%, sets new fiscal record

The port in Manatee County handled nearly 12 million tons of cargo in its most recent fiscal year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 29, 2010
Stock Development buys back Lely Resort piece

Naples-based developer and homebuilder Stock Development purchased a 14.33-acre tract in the community for $3 million. The purchase price equated to $209,351 per acre.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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