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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 16, 2021
Attorney files 17 lawsuits per day against insurance companies

In Florida, insurance lawsuits are filed with blazing fast frequency.

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  • December 21, 2021
Children’s hospital adds neurosurgery program in major partnership

Program is designed to allow Southwest Florida families to stay closer to home.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 20, 2020
St. Petersburg, after long look at trend, hops aboard scooter craze

More than a year after they arrived in Tampa, Florida, e-scooters are now available in St. Petersburg.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 1, 2020
Skip town: Owner of iconic local music venue decides to cash out

Skipper’s Smokehouse, a beloved eatery and music venue in Tampa, has been put up for sale for $1.5 million.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 10, 2019
Retailer with more than 550 stores names new CEO

Matt Beall joined the family business in 2004 as a buyer for Beall’s Outlet.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 14, 2018
DeSota could garner $80 million in sale

The forthcoming sale of the 10-story DeSota apartments in downtown Sarasota could set a record for the market for multifamily deals when it trades, as is anticipated early next year.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 24, 2018
Corporate gym management firm changes hands

St. Petersburg, Florida-based Corporate Fitness Works has been sold to former Valpak CEO Michael Michael Vivio and his wife, Beth Vivio, for an undisclosed sum.

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  • March 14, 2014
Virginia family's Mountain Manor buys 16-building VanDerNoord portfolio

The price equated to $41 per square foot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • March 4, 2016
Ownership requires intestinal fortitude

Turns out one of the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team's biggest fans is from another sport — hockey.

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  • January 17, 2024
Bealls CEO tackles new role: Podcast host

Matt Beall, CEO and chairman of the board at Bradenton-based retailer Bealls Inc., recently launched two podcasts where he is the host.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • January 15, 2025
Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii opens first Sarasota location

To cement its role as a community gathering spot, the Hawaiian-inspired coffee shop is offering free meeting space for groups.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • January 7, 2025
$835M Sarasota manufacturer names CEO, its third leader in 5 years

Sean Bagan was named interim CEO halfway through last year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • November 6, 2023
Proposed Ybor business curfew at 1 a.m. criticized but remains in play

Ybor City has been the victim of violence, and the business community has concerns.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 10, 2024
4K sheltered at SMH during Milton, 7 babies delivered

Medical evacuees and pets were among those receiving shelter and care at Sarasota Memorial Hospital's two hospitals and freestanding ER as Hurricane Milton arrived.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 27, 2025
Bank of America pushes minimum wage to $25 an hour

The move impacts more than 800 employees in the Naples, Fort Myers, Sarasota and Bradenton metro areas.

  • Florida
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 24, 2026
White Castle, Sarasota company to deploy 1K burger kiosks across US

Automated Retail Technologies is rolling out its ready-to-eat meal kiosks filled with items from the popular burger chain.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • September 11, 2003
Head Start

Developer Roland Rogers transforms old hotels into upscale condominiums. The result: A spike in property value and an improved look for the beach.

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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • January 15, 2010
Chemically balanced

Kevin Sill is equal parts pharmaceutical researcher and business executive. He balances his time between conducting lab experiments and growing his company. His experiences on both fronts show the positive effect caused by creativity.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 26, 2013
Healthy returns

An innovative local firm that helps hospital employees communicate better, and faster, is in a new stratosphere of big growth.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 3, 2017
Floating Hope

Hope Healthcare plans to integrate medical uses and commercial space in 46-acre development in Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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