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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2018
Airport adds new direct flight to UK

In October, Norwegian Air will offer nonstop Tampa-to-London service via a 787 Dreamliner aircraft.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 24, 2018
Major airline announces new flights to Philadelphia

Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Sarasota Bradenton International Airport will start Jan. 12, 2019.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 6, 2006
Let the Competition Begin

Sweetbay Supermarket CEO Shelley Broader says Kash n' Karry was "an aging beauty that was never really beautiful." Sweetbay will go head-to-head with Florida's largest supermarket chain, Publix, on its home turf.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By John Haughey |
  • October 26, 2018
Manufacturer seeks to make a mint off making scratch off lottery cards

Founded as IGT’s global Instant Ticket Services center in 2009, the Lakeland plant’s workforce has since doubled to about 300 full-time employees with an annual $12 million payroll. A

  • Strategies
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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • October 12, 2023
Stephen Tracy, 35

An IT executive focuses on growing stable of fellow leaders.

  • Class of 2023
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 21, 2012
Firms land tech awards

Lee Memorial and Interactyx win top technology awards.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 22, 2017
Airport traffic falls

In total, 946,079 passengers traveled through Southwest Florida International Airport in February.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 20, 2014
Naples always above average

Naples is like the Lake Wobegon of real estate: All properties are above average.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 20, 2015
CEOs leap over the edge

It can get pretty lonely at the top.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 17, 2019
Building Spotlight -- 100 N. Tampa St.

Prudential Real Estate has hired commercial real estate brokerage firm HFF to market the 42-story 100 N. Tampa St. office building for sale. It could fetch a record price for a Tampa office asset of more than than $200 million

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 22, 2013
Fla. Senate proposes $80M in economic programs

The Senate's offer is still $93M less than what Florida Gov. Rick Scott seeks.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 26, 2017
Mobile service center opens new location

MTech's second location in the Sarasota-Bradenton area is in southern Manatee County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 5, 2017
Airline adds flights to NYC suburb

Elite Airways will offer flights from Sarasota to White Plains, N.Y., starting Nov. 10.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 6, 2013
IT firm expands globally with $6M acquisition

Axiologix completes deal for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services firm.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 3, 2015
Company wins contract to purge sensitive data for feds

Data destruction firm CD ROM won a government contract to destroy sensitive data.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 10, 2023
Fort Myers airport debuts new nonstops, including Toronto, New Orleans

Three new routes have launched in November at Southwest Florida International Airport.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • December 22, 2025
Fort Myers airport launches new nonstop flight

Delta Airlines is offering daily nonstop service to Salt Lake City, Utah.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 4, 2013
Tammie Sandoval, 29

Director - Trust & Estate Services, BMO Private Bank

  • Class of 2013
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  • By Chuck Merlis |
  • October 9, 2025
Jake Halusic, 36

40 Under 40 winner Jake Halusic is founder and CEO of Trofeo.

  • Class of 2025
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 24, 2010
Gordon Food Service sells buildings

A Dublin, Ireland-based financial firm acquired several GFS Marketplace stores, including buildings in Brandon and Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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