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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 25, 2008
Designated Hitter

Glenn Selig left a career as a TV anchorman and reporter to become an entrepreneur helping clients get covered in the media.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 30, 2007
Wheelin' and Dealin'

Buying and selling foreclosed properties is the Next Big Thing in real estate. Cash and knowledge - along with a risk-adverse stomach - are essential to doing it right.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 14, 2005
High-Rise Follwers

Coscan Homes, contract developer for Alinari at Rosemary Place, knows it pays to collaborate.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • October 29, 2022
Coffee roastery upgrades from a truck to a brick and mortar

After closing on a location earlier this year, Banyan Coffee Co. finally has its own place. New challenges are percolating.

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 21, 2003
Coffee Talk

This week's items: Changes at the top for Dooley & MackReal estate power partnership formedBusiness leaders plea for AirtranTrouble for Civix and Rod Connelly?Schiavo overload

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 18, 2024
Marriott picks Fort Myers to debut low-cost extended-stay brand

$23 billion global hospitality brand zeroes in on Southwest Florida for growth, demographics and more.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 16, 2024
CEO of firm that bought PGT for $3.1B opens up about deal, future

Matt DeSoto says he learned you could never communicate enough when it comes to acquisition integration.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 23, 2009
Protection Secrets

Sarasota entrepreneur Asim Chauhan sought a top-notch computer security expert when launching his new data protection firm in late 2007.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 8, 2014
Flipped Model

Raising capital for a commercial real estate project is a universal obstacle. An energetic young entrepreneur thinks he has a solution.

  • Industries
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 18, 2015
Commercial Real Estate Profile: Rick Harcrow | Developer, Tampa and Sarasota

Rick Harcrow and his company, GreenPointe Communities, could have more influence on Sarasota's future — from an urban planning perspective, at least — than anyone since John Ringling established winter quarters in the area decades ago.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 28, 2011
Sarasota County cuts road fee

The 50% reduction in new-home taxes will take effect on Feb. 1.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 28, 2010
Sarasotan wins $26M verdict

The founder of Alpha Mining Systems won a landmark copyright law decision.

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  • June 21, 2013
Fort Myers home prices jump 25%

The median price of a home rises to $176,333 in May.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 26, 2011
Ft. Myers CFO leaves for HMA

Kerrin Gillespie resigns from Radiation Therapy to return to HMA.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 17, 2013
Fort Myers seasonal hiring bright

Here's a sign that businesses expect a good winter season this year.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 8, 2017
SPP unveils design for new hotel

Strategic Property Partners, the Cascade Investments and Jeff Vinik partnership working to transform a slice of downtown Tampa into a $3 billion collection of commercial, residential and open space, has unveiled what one portion of the redevelopment will look like.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 17, 2014
Sold! Antique pros open high-end auction biz

Andrew Ford and Elizabeth Lathrop Ford expand their company.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 7, 2014
Logistics firm promotes executive

Eric Amstutz has been with Tampa-based Quala since 2010.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 23, 2014
Tampa Cheap for car rentals

Cheapskates rejoice: Tampa is the second most affordable place to rent a car in the country, behind only Orlando, tied with Fort Lauderdale and ahead of Las Vegas and San Diego.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 10, 2023
Tampa synagogue, residential tower plan changed to win city approval

The new plan for a 29-story tower on piece of a local synagogue’s property has been changed to address neighborhood and to mitigate density concerns.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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