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Business Observer | Business Observer

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 27, 2014
Sarasota-based realty firm expands on east coast

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate buys assets of a Fort Lauderdale firm.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 27, 2014
Chico's profit falls

Women's retailer Chico's FAS says profits fell 31% in the second quarter.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 26, 2014
Former Hooters CEO bringing new breastaurant to bay

Coby Brooks' La Cima Restaurant Group is expanding the Twin Peaks restaurants franchise to Tampa, Clearwater and St. Petersburg.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 26, 2014
Cable network to add 155 jobs in Bradenton

Bright House Networks will expand its Manatee County facility.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 26, 2014
Medical manufacturers settle dispute

Naples-based medical device manufacturer Arthrex has settled a lawsuit over patents with Parcus Medical.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 26, 2014
New College sets first-year enrollment record

School has nearly 300 new students, boosting total enrollment to more than 850.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 25, 2014
MacDill's CEO joins GTE Financial

Retired Col. Scott DeThomas has become the credit union's senior vice president for products and member sales.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 25, 2014
Fort Myers home prices continue climb

Double-digit annual percentage increases in the median price of an existing home in Fort Myers continued in July.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 25, 2014
SRQ Airport adds seasonal flight to NYC area

United will fly daily to Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 22, 2014
Bay Pointe Apartments sells for $18M

The 417-unit Largo apartment complex was renovated in 2013.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 22, 2014
Sarasota Bradenton airport gets $9M for tower

Grant comes from user fees on airline tickets and aviation fuel.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 22, 2014
Airport traffic jumps in July

A robust summer tourist season boosted passenger traffic at the Fort Myers airport by 6.1% in July.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 22, 2014
In Memoriam: John Arthur Jones 1921-2014

Tampa attorney John Arthur Jones, a World War II veteran who served under Gen. George Patton, ran tight meetings at prominent law firm Holland & Knight.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 22, 2014
Chinese hack hospital data

Patients now have a lot more than biological threats to worry about when they check in to a hospital.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 22, 2014
Back in the top 10

It's no secret that residential construction has rebounded in a big way on the Gulf Coast.

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