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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • August 3, 2018
Construction on new Atlanta Braves spring training facility moves forward despite rainy season

The Atlanta Braves spring training facility under construction in North Port in south Sarasota County calls for hundreds of workers, pounds of steel and cubic yards of concrete. A sneak peek reveals progress made and challenges ahead before the team can '

  • Construction-Development
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  • By None |
  • October 23, 2022
Sarasota moves forward on eliminating (some) affordable housing obstacles

Critics of the amendment changes say public comment is cut out of the process.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 14, 2006
Rolling in work

The office furniture at Architecture Inc. is all on wheels, encouraging collaboration and teamwork. The principal architect explains how it works.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 20, 2006
Real Estate Briefs

Meridian, Hudson Realty Buying Winn-Dixie WarehouseGroup purchases apartment next to BroadwayNeal buys Palmetto Pines Golf CourseSarasota Investors Bank Lehigh Acres Land for BuilderMcGarvey plans commercial buildings in Fort MyersCENTEX HOMES BUYS LAND AT LELY RESORT

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 9, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Goodbye to the SEC: The corporate parent of Bay Cities Bank has joined another Hillsborough County community bank in going private.SouthTrust loss, LandMark gain: LandMark Bank of Florida is among the first community banks to take advantage of a recent merger to pick up a new place of business.Top legal writers: Each year the Burton Foundation honors legal professionals who exhibit outstanding writing skills. Aiming higher: Tampa attorney Michael Steinberg has filed as a Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress.Leave it to Florida: The National Partnership for Women & Families picked the week before Mother's Day to zing our perhaps not-so-fair state.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 13, 2004
Got It Covered

Sarasota Memorial Hospital started the Varsity Health Charter Plan to cover small businesses that cannot afford commercial health insurance.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 15, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Is Airport chief paid well enough for successes?North American Properties wins early battle for Bee Ridge CenterSupreme Court dismisses anit-morritorium casesIs it bankers' turn?

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 12, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: New owners and market for ClarkeBank spars with analystNational tenant foretold for palm reader shopQuay negotiations continue

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 19, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Behind The Donaldis dumpster diveLove thy neighborThe Right PriceIn search of noiseVenom ER

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 24, 2003
Review and Comment: Corporate Subsidies Ignore the Unseen

It's welfare. Welfare of the worst kind - corporate welfare.It's yet another form of our munificent government redistributing your/our hard-earned wealth for one of their pet causes, which they disguise as economic boons to us all.

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 25, 2004
Lawyers v. Lawyers

Landlord threatens to evict a Tampa law firm that is mired in litigation with its former Miami partners.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 26, 2004
Downtown Code: Scrap It

If Sarasota city commissioners want to keep downtown competitive, theyid be wise to throw out the details in the downtown plan.

  • Opinion
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 8, 2010
Bond managers shine

Good stock advisers are hard to come by on the Gulf Coast, but you don't have to look far to find great bond pickers.

  • Finance
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • March 25, 2011
Government Digest: Mar. 25

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 17, 2012
Corporate Report: August 17

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • June 24, 2021
NY investor buys office complex at auction, plots renovation

Real estate investor George Graham breathes new life into a strategically located office building. He’s eyeing more projects in the region.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Michael Farren and Philip St. Jean |
  • September 23, 2021
Opinion: billions are being wasted in economic development subsidy wars

Governments can’t seem to stop offering huge incentives to corporations, even though it's clear they don't have much effect on companies’ decisions. Does paying $288,000 for one job really make sense?

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 27, 2021
Hundreds of apartments proposed for Tampa neighborhood address growth but draw the ire of neighbors

Developers are responding to a population surge in a Tampa neighborhood with a trio of multifamily project proposals . One early challenge: opponents are mobilizing.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 1, 2021
Economic forecast: Businesses brace for multiple unknowns

Preparation — of the unknown — might be the biggest challenge businesses face in 2021.

  • Industries
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • July 24, 2020
Empire state of mind: Law firm snags another New York legal star

Attorney Hilary Lane has joined Quarles & Brady in Tampa, Florida, as a partner. She previously served as chief privacy officer at NBCUniversal, the media conglomerate that owns NBC and Universal Pictures.

  • Law
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