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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • March 6, 2025
$2.9B Pinellas credit union names first new CEO in nearly two decades

The new leader has a history of executive credit union roles.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 14, 2023
Fort Myers landscaping firm expands out of Florida for first time

Fort Myers-based Juniper Landscaping has acquired Shooter and Lindsey Inc., a landscaping maintenance and installation provider serving the greater Houston market.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 15, 2024
SRQ breaks airport's passenger record in March

The Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport saw more than 553,500 passengers last month, the highest monthly total in the airport's history.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • February 27, 2024
Bill mandating county commissioner term limits advances in Florida

A Florida Senate bill aimed at limiting terms of county commissioners has made it past a key committee.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2013
Resident Techie: Four reasons I love Dropbox, and you should too.

If you've known me for longer than a couple weeks you're bound to hear me gush. It's not about my wife or kids (although I do). It's not even about my car (unless its in an upset tone). Nope, I'm super passionate, over the moon, head over heels for an ethereal technology called Dropbox.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 23, 2025
983-square-foot Captiva building sold for $1.5 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Fort Myers apartment complex sells, a Pasco hotel owner gets a $14 million loan, and a Naples contractor is hired to usher through a major Sarasota condo project.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 20, 2025
Cape Coral shopping center sells for $4.5 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a day care chain is growing in Lee County, a beachfront property sells in Pinellas County, and a medical building is going up in Sarasota County.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 4, 2023
Car washes, drug stores top week’s property sales

The week brought news of new luxury apartments in Sarasota, big happening in Southwest Florida and build-to-rent action in Tampa.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By None |
  • June 9, 2022
Unchecked intellectual property issues can thwart innovation

Rules and regulations designed to protect businesses can also be obstacles.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • April 10, 2021
Manufacturer invests $1 million in efficiency-driven move

CM Shredders has had a presence in the region for four decades.

  • Industries
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 16, 2019
Sarasota's L3 site to become distribution center under buyer's plan

Developer planning up to 800,000 square feet of industrial space

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • April 8, 2022
Effective messaging: How to build your story — and find your inner Yoda

Utilize messaging that speaks uniquely to your client needs.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 14, 2014
A big cup

It took novice inventor William Merritt nearly a decade to get his product ready for the marketplace. He hopes sales success arrives much faster.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 20, 2013
Corporate Report: Dec. 20

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 3, 2015
Corporate report

Service King buys Oldsmar's Creative Body Works; C1 Bank chief operating officer elected bank association chairwoman; Dunn&Co.'s Lightning billboard ads win CLIO; Dais Analytic deploys Chinese water-purifying demo unit; Allegiant expanding flights between Punta Gorda, New Hampshire; Tampa Bay executive elected to state post; SynDaver Labs visits Europe, looking to expand

  • Strategies
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 4, 2023
ESPN blasts empty stands at Tampa Bay Rays playoff games

The team, which plans to build a $1.3 billion stadium in St. Petersburg, drew fewer than 21,000 fans for each of its two playoff games, setting a more than 100-year low.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 16, 2023
St. Pete apartment complex gets $40.6 million in financing

A Boston-area lender provided the loan to Vantage St. Pete, the EDGE district apartment complex.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 6, 2023
Billion-dollar global law firm opens first Florida office

The firm plans to hire attorneys for the Fort Myers location.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • July 21, 2023
Clearwater tech executive and once-famed hacker dies at 59

Kevin Mitnick was once a hacker. Then he helped run Clearwater's KnowBe4.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • July 24, 2023
North Carolina-based oyster restaurant chain plans Tampa Bay market debut

North Carolina-based Shuckin' Shack Oyster Bar is set to open along Wesley Chapel Boulevard in Lutz.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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