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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 9, 2018
Next Step

She's put some notorious drug dealers and murderers in prison. But the new U.S. Attorney, in a district from Tampa to Naples, also brings no-knee-jerk decision-making to her job.

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  • By Mallory Waggoner | Corporate & Real Estate Attorney, Williams Parker |
  • April 28, 2023
Why Do Business Owners Get Tripped Up When Trying to Sell?

Often, only when clients are ready to sell their business, do they discover they didn’t keep thorough records.

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  • May 22, 2022
Bank quickly hits $200 million milestone

Cogent Bank quickly hits $200 million milestone.

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  • By Terry O’Connor |
  • October 10, 2022
Sarasota city officials says debris could take six months to clear

Twice the debris was found with Hurricane Ian as compared to 2017's Hurricane Irma.

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  • September 24, 2010
Fraudsters multiply with unemployment

The Better Business Bureau of West Florida has issued a warning about various scam artists attempting to take advantage of jobless residents along the Gulf Coast.

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  • June 30, 2010
Bank goes for focus over quick expansion

First Federal Bank of Florida recently passed up two opportunities to get bigger when it declined invitations to bid on struggling local banks.

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  • March 24, 2011
Deregulation moves forward

A Florida House committee voted in favor or deregulating 19 professions.

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  • July 13, 2021
University gets $69.9 million to study potential cause of diabetes

NIH grant allows USF to continue looking at how genetics and environmental exposures affect children with a high risk of developing diabetes.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 22, 2020
Company plumbs the depths of generosity

Plumbing firm, in response to pandemic, plans to give away up to $5,000 in services to a homeowner in need.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 11, 2016
Development project on lockdown

An unusual project to turn empty jail cells in downtown Bradenton into apartments for young professionals could be dead before it ever really gets going.

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  • October 17, 2017
Manatee homebuilder bids for $5B Amazon HQ

Carlos Beruff officially submitted an application for the Amazon project, HQ2, Monday.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 21, 2024
Anna Maria's Rod and Reel Pier vows to rebuild, raises over $56K

The restaurant on Anna Maria Island in Manatee County was destroyed in Hurricane Milton after a blow from Hurricane Helene.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • October 18, 2024
After the storm: Hurricane Milton power outage update

A week after the storm, the lights are back on.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 21, 2005
Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Events is avaialble free of charge.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 20, 2024
The Waffle Stop, Sarasota 'Elvis Ate Here' restaurant, to close by end of 2024

A Sarasota institution, The Waffle Stop, is closing after 74 years.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • October 21, 2025
Former business dean one step closer to becoming USF president

Moez Limayem, president of the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, was unanimously approved by the University of South Florida's Board of Trustees to become the school's ninth president.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 3, 2022
Environmental group offers a different take on land deals

While developers and homebuilders jockey for available land, another group is hard at work on its mission preserving sensitive lands.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 28, 2005
Runner-Up: Medical Education Technologies Inc.

We've all heard the adage practice makes perfect. But with new simulation technology, gone are the days of medical students practicing life or death procedures on real patients. Medical schools and health care organizations are now turning to Sarasota-based Medical Education Technologies Inc., which provides simulation technology that replicates a human being.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 9, 2011
Gulf Coast Week: Dec. 9

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • December 16, 2011
Gulf Coast Week: Dec. 16

Regional business news at a glance.

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