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Enticing challenge for executive

After nearly 40 years in real estate, including two decades in regional executive roles with Coldwell Banker, Sue Wolverton is finally ready to do something different.

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The Gulf Coast 500, which the Business Observer will publish this summer, is the most comprehensive look at the largest companies in the region.

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Profile | Rick Narkiewicz

Rick Narkiewicz joined commercial real estate brokerage firm Newmark Grubb Knight Frank at the end of last year, after spending nearly 18 years at rival CBRE Inc., the world's largest commercial real estate services firm.

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Exit strategy

Osprey Real Estate Services spent years amassing an enviable office portfolio along the Gulf Coast. Now, it's for sale.

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Hertz seeks new growth

Two announcements by Hertz a week apart may be more related than at first blush.

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The Business Observer, like the companies and executives we write about, regularly seeks ways to improve our products and services.

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Smooth operator

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Ease your tax pain

Your taxes are due Monday, April 18, and you may have pulled an all-nighter to finish them.

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Meridian signs Sarasota deals

Meridian Development Group has signed a pair of deals that solidify occupancy at its Meridian Distribution Center in Sarasota, a nearly 1 million-square-foot project that is among the largest industrial spaces in Sarasota or Manatee counties.

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Hoffmann expands Naples holdings

St. Louis-based Hoffmann Commercial real Estate has added to its portfolio of Naples' retail properties with the acquisition of the Four Corners Building, for $6.5 million, property records show.

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Florida No. 1 for growth of women-owned firms

Entrepreneurial women have made Florida a frontrunner for business creation.

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Site selection skinny

Six people who help companies worldwide choose cities and towns for expansion, and in some cases, a new headquarters, recently spent a few days in Tampa.

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Marketing exec purchases her first company

Kelly McKnight-Goelz has more than 25 years experience in strategic marketing.

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Nursing home employees go on strike for higher pay

The employees are pushing for a $15 minimum wage.

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Entrepreneur sells a part of his tech firm

A Connecticut technology firm has acquired a stake in Nervanix, an education technology company founded by entrepreneur Adam Hall.

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