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  • June 23, 2014
Naples bank changes name

First National Bank of the Gulf Coast converts to a state charter and will be renamed First Florida Integrity Bank.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 23, 2014
Contractors charged in workers' comp fraud

A three-day undercover operation in Sarasota County led to 16 arrests.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 20, 2014
Liberty Group buys five hotels

The Tampa company adds 600 guest rooms to its portfolio.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 20, 2014
Stockbroker agrees to industry ban

Stuart Siegel didn't admit or deny allegations of wrongdoing.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 20, 2014
Blooming times for growing franchise

One of the largest florist chains in the country, 1-800-Flowers, smells growth in the Sunshine State.

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  • June 20, 2014
Estero's big quack

The reality television fad isn't over yet, judging by the crowd that turned up last month at Germain Arena.

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  • June 20, 2014
Firm throws strike in pitch contest

Executives at SavvyCard, a St. Petersburg-based firm that provides online business cards, recently made a pitch that even impressed the Tampa Bay Rays.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 20, 2014
Naples always above average

Naples is like the Lake Wobegon of real estate: All properties are above average.

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  • June 20, 2014
WCI: bankrupt to Builder 100

Even in Florida's boom and bust economy, WCI Communities stands out.

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  • June 20, 2014
WANTED: Bright young leaders

The Business Observer is scouting for bright, young business leaders for the 15th year of the popular “40 under 40” issue. It's open to entrepreneurs, executives and professionals in any field or industry from Tampa to Naples.

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  • June 20, 2014
Startup insurer gets big victory

A recent court order bolstered the fast-growth ambitions at Heritage Insurance Holdings, a Clearwater-based property and casualty firm that recently went public.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 20, 2014
Clinic owner sentenced to prison

The owner of a Fort Myers physical therapy clinic was sentenced to 27 months in prison for defrauding Medicare.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 20, 2014
Sherman Real Estate Fund, partners buy Arlington at Northwood

Deerfield, Ill.-based Sherman Real Estate Fund IX LLC and two of the fund's trade partners purchased the 312-unit Arlington at Northwood Apartments for $36.1 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 20, 2014
Gramercy Property Trust buys Cott bottling plant

New York City-based real estate investment trust Gramercy Property Trust Inc. purchased a 176,000-square-foot production and warehouse bottling facility for $9.5 million.

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  • June 20, 2014
City Mattress of Florida buys land near Super Target to develop second Naples store

Bonita Springs-based City Mattress Inc. purchased land on the southeast corner of Immokalee Road and Interstate 75 for $1.43 million.

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