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  • September 4, 2015
Airport dip: Not for long

Southwest Florida International Airport recently reported fewer passengers passed through the terminal in Fort Myers in July.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 4, 2015
In Memoriam: John Germany, 1923-2015

Hillsborough County native John Germany saw a lot of action in World War II, commanding a tank unit in European Theater.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • September 4, 2015
Looking beyond The Vue

As its hotel and condo project sells out, Kolter Group has designs on a pair of premier Sarasota properties.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 4, 2015
Iberiabank cashes in tower

With office rents rising and vacancies falling in the market, the bank decided to sell its prominent Naples building and reduce its presence there.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 4, 2015
Where are my pants?

Someone should tell Chico's to get the bananas off the boat before more bad luck hits.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • September 4, 2015
Commercial Real Estate Profile: John Harshman, President and Founder, Harshman & Co. Inc., Sarasota

John Harshman formed Harshman & Co. in downtown Sarasota in 1989, seven years after beginning his commercial real estate career.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 4, 2015
Inflation? What inflation?

As the Federal Reserve meets to discuss raising short-term interest rates, one of the key questions officials will ponder is whether inflation is high enough to warrant an increase.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 4, 2015
California's Focus Group buys Hidden River Grande

La Jolla, Calif.-based The Focus Group purchased the 212-unit waterfront Hidden River Grande Apartments for $8.3 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 4, 2015
Minnesota's TPI Hospitality buys Pierview Hotel & Suites

Willmar, Minn.'s TPI Hospitality purchased the 70-unit Pierview Hotel & Suites for $10.9 million.

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  • Barry Friedman
  • September 4, 2015
That's Amore

Kate Lake aims to set the right atmosphere for entrepreneurs to prosper in a new kind of business incubator. The premium is on commerce over creativity.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 4, 2015
Bright times for SBA loans

Lending to businesses in the Southeast through the flagship loan programs overseen by the U.S. Small Business Administration is up 45% in the last 10 months, with a particular increase in Florida.

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  • September 4, 2015
Super day for financial firm

For the second year in a row, executives with Sarasota-based Global Financial Private Capital were invited to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 4, 2015
More room in biker heaven

Six Bends, the motorcycle Mecca in Fort Myers, is about to get bigger and louder.

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  • September 4, 2015
Keep Florida weird, and wired

Gulf Coast area entrepreneurs recently engaged in the fifth annual Ignite Tampa Bay.

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  • September 4, 2015
Homes by Towne company buys land for Lakewood Ranch apartment

An affiliate of Homes by Towne purchased 41.16 acres on the east side of Lakewood Ranch Boulevard for $5.94 million.

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