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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 24, 2014
Event forks out a success

The Naples Winter Wine Festival is king of big-time Gulf Coast food and wine events, with $13.5 million raised for charity this year, but a Sarasota upstart has gained quite a following.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • February 7, 2014
Coffee for one

Melitta USA, the Clearwater-based U.S. branch of the worldwide leader for coffee filter sales, is jumping on the single-serving train.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 27, 2009
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Regional Business News at a Glance

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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • April 1, 2011
Building on a Cloud

Tech innovator Tim Roberts' latest venture, Savtira Corp., promises a way for businesses to offer digital and physical goods from a single platform. Time and consumers will determine if it works.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 7, 2022
Venerable Ybor City bakery expands to St. Petersburg

La Segunda Bakery & Café, a family-owned, Ybor City-based business founded in 1915, plans to open a new location in St. Petersburg on March 21.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 6, 2023
Work starts on massive 50-acre, 5,000-residence downtown development

A $95 million apartment sale, retail properties change hands and a new county admin building top the week's commercial real estate news.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 3, 2022
Tampa Bay rooftop bars to donate 50% of sales to hurricane relief efforts

On Thursday, four hotels will hold "Raising the Roof" fundraiser events.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 10, 2010
Fannie financing may boost sales

The beleaguered Towers of Channelside condominiums just south of downtown Tampa could finally get the spark they need.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 18, 2010
Spillover from oil: Perception to reality

There's no oil on the beaches of Lee County, but Fort Myers Mayor Randy Henderson Jr. says the area is feeling the effects anyway.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 12, 2010
THURSDAY'S CUP: No bad publicity? Saying may prove true

A mostly negative story in USA Today about the stalled recovery of the Fort Myers housing market had people wondering whether it might attract more buyers.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 1, 2013
Protect brands through customer service

Customer service without doubt has a big role in sales for any business.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 24, 2013
Sarasota city bond rating upgraded

The city's utilities department, according to Fitch Ratings, is “financially healthy.”

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 7, 2012
Boaters get back to boating, which bodes well for marinas

The Gulf Coast marina industry, a segment specifically crushed by the recession, is motoring its way back.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 12, 2012
Entrepreneur aims for another successful year

Gulf Coast homebuilder Pat Neal will be in good shape if his 2012 resolution is to have more of the same from 2011.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 16, 2012
Canadian investor buys 108 Palmera Pointe condos

Luna Partnership One LLP purchased 108 units of the 360-unit complex for $2.84 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 18, 2016
Company plots growth in Florida

Element Funding, a mortgage firm, opened its first Sarasota branch office.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 3, 2017
Tech firm names new senior executive

James Olson has more than 20 years management consulting experience.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 5, 2017
County raises bed tax rate

The total tax paid on hotel rooms, campgrounds and short-term vacation rentals in Collier County is now 11%.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 3, 2017
Real estate giant names new executive

Peter McGarry will work with Michael Saunders' sales, marketing, relocation, technology and core services divisions.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 1, 2017
Bass Pro sells Brandon outdoor store

Bass Pro Shops has sold its Tampa-area outdoor superstore for $28.6 million, property records show.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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