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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 25, 2019
Led by Capt. Jack Spare, tire company hoists the sales

Vince Ficarrotta, vice president of Tampa, Florida-based RNR Tire Express, performs as Capt. Jack Spare, the company's pirate mascot, at store openings around the country.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 24, 2018
Corporate gym management firm changes hands

St. Petersburg, Florida-based Corporate Fitness Works has been sold to former Valpak CEO Michael Michael Vivio and his wife, Beth Vivio, for an undisclosed sum.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 4, 2022
Judge sides with resort in lawsuit brought by neighbors of Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club

The judge has issued summary judgement against the couple, permanently banning them from accessing the property.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 27, 2022
DeSantis sets special session on property insurance for late May

Legislators will meet again to address insurance crisis in the state; blame laid at the feet of lawyers.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 21, 2022
In memoriam: Theresa Jean-Pierre Coy, 1981-2022

Theresa Jean-Pierre Coy, a Tampa, Florida, defense attorney who ran her own practice for many years before joining the Hillsborough State Attorney’s Office in January, died on April 11 at age 41.

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • April 15, 2022
Sarasota named top spring break location

As the area continues to grapple with affordable housing, short-term rentals are on the rise.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 24, 2016
Premier Sotheby's hires former Coldwell Banker CEO

Budge Huskey has spent some of his executive career in Florida.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 28, 2016
What's in a name? A lot of money

Tampa-based managed health insurance giant WellCare's stock is one of the top performers in the region, with a price hovering around $120 a share.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 4, 2016
Project generates controversy

Collier County commissioners, against vocal opposition, recently approved a large expansion project for medial device manufacturer Arthrex, one of the largest companies and employers in Naples.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • February 10, 2017
How to ... Network effectively

Whether it comes easily to you or makes you break out into a cold sweat, networking is vital to growing your business.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 22, 2018
In Memoriam: Cedar Hames

Hames died Feb. 16, after battling cancer. He was 72.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 4, 2013
Liza Maldonado, 38

Criminal Division Director, Lee County Court Administration

  • Class of 2013
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 4, 2013
Background Check

Brandon Phillips started his business in a 150-square-foot office and now has 80 employees and 1,500 clients.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 18, 2014
School Highlights

There's no shortage of salons that need to hire qualified cosmetologists. One school in Fort Myers is expanding to fill that need.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 19, 2014
Brookdale, HCP joint venture pays $123M for three Gulf Coast communities

A $1.2 billion joint venture of Brookdale Senior Living Inc. and HCP Inc. purchased three Gulf Coast continuing care retirement communities for a total of $123 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 14, 2014
Virginia family's Mountain Manor buys 16-building VanDerNoord portfolio

The price equated to $41 per square foot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 1, 2013
Logistical shuffle in CEO suite

Eric Baird, the Business Observer's 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year, has taken a less active role in day-to-day operations of the fast-growing package forwarding company he founded.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 27, 2013
Real progress

The first nine months of 2014 will be a cornucopia of activity at the only large enclosed mall under construction on the Gulf Coast. Then the real fun begins.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 19, 2016
Builder vindicated in copyright case

Two area homebuilders recently battled in state and federal court over an unusual allegation.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 4, 2016
Ownership requires intestinal fortitude

Turns out one of the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team's biggest fans is from another sport — hockey.

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