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  • June 18, 2010
Roepstorffs recognized

Geoffrey and Robbie Roepstorff have been named FBA's Bankers of the Year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 18, 2010
Atlanta's Oldcastle Materials buys several Schwab assets

Atlanta-based Oldcastle Materials Inc. purchased several real estate assets from Schwab Industries.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 18, 2010
The Sarasota School of Arts & Sciences redevelops campus

The charter school, near downtown Sarasota, plans to demolish three of its buildings in the 700 block of Central Avenue.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 18, 2010
WellSpring plans new church, daycare

WellSpring Church is seeking approvals from the city of Sarasota to redevelop a furniture store a few miles north of downtown.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 18, 2010
Sarasota County Commission expanding Cattlemen Road

Sarasota County officials expect to advertise for construction bids in July and award a contract in November to extend Cattlemen Road from Richardson to DeSoto roads.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 18, 2010
Spillover from oil: Perception to reality

There's no oil on the beaches of Lee County, but Fort Myers Mayor Randy Henderson Jr. says the area is feeling the effects anyway.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 17, 2010
Old Harbor Bank names CEO

Anthony Leo is the Clearwater-based bank's new chief executive.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 17, 2010
AIF endorses Marco Rubio

Associated Industries of Florida will support Rubio's U.S. Senate candidacy.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 17, 2010
Pat Bean fired

The Hillsborough County Administrator will get about $583,000.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 17, 2010
Local CFO resigns

The chief financial officer at Technology Research Corp. will step down soon.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 17, 2010
Hilton offers Gulf-goer guarantee

Hilton Worldwide will waive fees for guests impacted by the BP oil spill.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 17, 2010
Crackberry stories: No games on the job

Blackberries can quickly become Crackberries if your employees get addicted to the popular communication devices.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 17, 2010
Retired FDIC chair gets new bank gig

Bill Isaac, a former Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. chairman who lives on Longboat Key, has been named to the board of Fifth Third Bancorp.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 17, 2010
Hawes: not exactly the great communicator

When first-year Lee County Administrator Karen Hawes started a blog on the county Web site in January, Coffee Talk applauded her new “pet project.”

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 17, 2010
EMS top winner at this year's CoolTech

Engineering & Manufacturing Services Inc. was selected as the overall winner of the third-annual CoolTech showcase June 4 at the Museum of Science and Industry.

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