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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 22, 2015
Company makes premier move to east coast

Lorna Taylor was just honored as a finalist for the Business Observer's Entrepreneur of the Year, and she's now proving even more how she earned that recognition.

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  • June 8, 2015
College appoints new small biz leader

Lois Knox will run the Florida Small Business Development Center at FGCU.

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  • October 16, 2015
A boost for builders

Take that, tourism and hospitality.

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  • October 22, 2015
Retail project is another coup for big builder

Satterfield & Pontikes has overseen nearly 20 projects from its Florida office.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • November 12, 2015
College launches cybersecurity program

Fort Myers Technical College has started a cybersecurity program to teach students how to defend companies against cyber attacks.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • July 24, 2015
Tampa gas manufacturer pushes Louisiana purchase

A small welding company will push an acetylene alternative produced by MagneGas Corp. into the Gulf states.

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  • July 28, 2015
Area banker hops into new role

Rich Hopper has more than 30 years experience in commercial banking.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 28, 2015
Door company opens payroll to 150 Brits

The Tampa door maker buys Performance Doorset Solutions near Manchester for $16 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • August 5, 2015
Bowl it out: New entertainment center cost $8M

The chairman of bowling-equipment giant QubicaAMF opens an entertainment center in Fort Myers with 28 bowling lanes.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • August 27, 2015
Senior living community names new leader

Water's Edge of Bradenton is also undergoing a $15.9 million expansion project.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • August 31, 2015
Junior Achievement names new president

Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida has named Angela Fisher as president of the organization that promotes entrepreneurship.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • September 17, 2015
Feds give $17M for pilot program

Transportation authority will use money for a “connect vehicle” pilot program.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • September 18, 2015
Hospital demolishing Palm Harbor motel for ER

Florida Hospital North Pinellas purchased an 114-room King's Inn motel on U.S. 19, one road north of Nebraska Avenue for $3.5 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • September 24, 2015
College starts $5 million renovation

Florida SouthWestern State College is spending $5 million to renovate its decades-old science building in Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • September 24, 2015
Tampa investment giant gets bigger

Independent Financial Partners gains access to a new line of potential clients.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • September 28, 2015
Water biz looks to make $100M splash with IPO

AquaVenture Holdings seeks the ticker symbol WAAS.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • January 2, 2015
Pulte Home buys 643 acres for Del Webb at Lakewood Ranch

Pulte Home Corp. purchased 643.35 acres of agricultural land in Lakewood Ranch for $24 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • January 2, 2015
Hertz boosts rental rates

Newly installed Hertz CEO and President John Tague makes his first major move by boosting rental-car rates starting this month.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • January 15, 2015
Hodges names business dean

Hodges University named Aysegul Timur dean of the Johnson School of Business, where she has been teaching since 2000.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • January 28, 2015
Money manager makes $10M gift

Tim Ubben, the retired chairman of Lincoln Capital Management in Chicago, is giving $10 million to the Boys & Girls Club of Collier County.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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