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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 28, 2025
Sarasota company applies for Alzheimer's drug patent

Silo Pharma developed a new neurology drug in collaboration with Columbia University.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 9, 2023
Medical dispensary chain opening Clearwater location, 11th in Florida

Rise Dispensaries is opening a store in Clearwater this week, its second in the Tampa market in the past three weeks.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 18, 2024
Sarasota County damage estimate over $440M from Hurricane Milton

More than 100 structures were destroyed in unincorporated Sarasota County in Hurricane Milton, county officials say, based on initial assessments.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 14, 2024
8 First Watch-owned restaurants still closed post-Milton

The restaurant group specializing in breakfast and lunch says it is conducting insurance assessments in the aftermath of the hurricane.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 6, 2025
Industrial property outside Tampa sold to Texas investor

Transwestern Investment Group, the Texas real estate investment firm, has bought the 302,940-square-foot Mango I-4 Logistics in Seffner for an undisclosed amount.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • December 15, 2025
Credit union names market president for three counties in region

Achieva Credit Union has appointed Ryan Cooke as market president for Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 9, 2026
Swedish construction firm to rebuild Tampa school in $77M project

Work to combine Stewart Middle Magnet and Just Elementary schools is set to begin this month.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 25, 2007
It's Easy Being Green

Building an environmentally sound office for his new headquarters was nice for one architect, but not enough. It had to save him money, too.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 11, 2004
Reach More of Your Audience

Knowledge of the four dimensions of behavior makes one a more effective communicator.By Stephen Garber, who provides executive coaching to enable people to select, retain and develop performance champions.

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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • April 27, 2010
Road Manager

Randy Strutz brings a varied background to his new role as senior vice president of sales at Quality Distribution Inc. He's not inclined to do the job from behind his new desk.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 27, 2018
Creating a market for self-storage properties nationwide

Mike Mele's decision to pursue self storage brokerage was a fortuitious one

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • April 3, 2024
Ambitious group aims to bring children’s museum to Sarasota

With more and more families moving to the area, a group of women and moms aims to fill a gaping hole in the Sarasota-Bradenton market: a lack of a children’s museum.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 29, 2022
Flight cancellations, airport updates from Hurricane Ian at TPA, PIE, SRQ, RSW, PGD

Forecast to approach west central Florida on Wednesday, Hurricane Ian is impacting travel across the region.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 18, 2010
Celebrity Apprentice likes Clockwork

Sarasota executive Jim Abrams will be one nervous TV watcher May 2.

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  • January 16, 2013
Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of nationwide expansion

Troy Roberts deservedly celebrated a major accomplishment in spring 2012, when Publix liquor stores statewide agreed to stock rum from his locally based distillery.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 28, 2013
Start it up

Rance Crain is a legendary figure in the world of independently owned business publications — hence the standing ovation he received during a meeting of his industry peers in June.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 14, 2011
Movie entrepreneur sings local college's praises

The word, known locally for a few years, is now out in Hollywood: The filmmaking studio lab at Sarasota-based Ringling College of Art and Design is a top-notch destination for aspiring filmmakers.

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  • April 22, 2011
Gulfstream Investment Advisors buys Heritage Lake Park units

Coral Gables-based Gulfstream Investment Advisors Inc. purchased 64 villa and condominium units and 12 building pads in Heritage Lake Park for $3.2 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 26, 2012
Sarasota firms buy 72 Oasis Tower units

The price equated to $148,107 per unit.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 9, 2021
Halstatt bringing single-family rentals to the Gulf Coast

Fort Myers project Soltura at the Forum by Halstatt Real Estate Partners is part of an emerging asset class aimed at aging Millenials desiring more space, different lifestyle than apartments

  • Commercial Real Estate
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