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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 15, 2019
Business community rallies around laid-off colleagues with job fair

When Tampa, Florida-based Laser Spine Institute abruptly went out of business March 1, former employee Adam Brown organized a job fair for his recently laid off ex-colleagues.

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  • April 12, 2019
Insurance company celebrates major milestone with major speaker

FCCI Insurance Group turns 60 in 2019.

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  • August 10, 2018
Insurance agency partners with national organization to fuel growth

Sarasota-based Al Purmort Insurance, with $33 million in 2017 revenues, quietly became part of Carmel, Ind.-based Shepherd Insurance, a five-time Inc. magazine 5000 winner with 340 employees and 18 offices nationwide. The move, in which Purmort and the a

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 13, 2018
Get to know ... Ray Sandelli

CRE Consultants' managing partner has spent 30 years in the real estate business

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 25, 2022
Naples ex-con indicted for $2.6 million COVID fraud

Federal officials say convicted felon lied and provided false documentation to secure loans for five businesses.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 31, 2022
Naples ex-con charged with $2.5 million COVID fraud

Feds say convicted felon lied and provided false documentation to secure loans for five businesses.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 13, 2017
IN MEMORIAM | Thomas Stork 1948-2017

Some of the best parts of Thom Stork's workdays were when he shared his passion for ocean life and conservation with others.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 10, 2017
Lawsuit: Bankers diluted investors

The October 2014 acquisition of Tampa-based Florida Bank Group, a $90 million deal, seemed like a classic “win-win,” at the time. The buyer, Lafayette, La.-based IberiaBank, continued its broad expansion into Florida, while Florida Bank Group board members and some investors received a lucrative payday.

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  • March 17, 2017
In Memoriam

Nathan Bisk, 1940-2017

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  • November 3, 2017
Senator gets elevated role

If he wins re-election, Galvano will be the next Senate president.

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  • By Denise Federer |
  • August 4, 2017
How a CEO's Personality Affects Succession Planning

Smart CEOs will take time to uncover what their children bring to the table — even if it looks different from the status quo.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 29, 2017
Multifamily mania grips region (again)

For the second consecutive year, multifamily rental deals outpaced other commercial real estate classes in 2017, as investors sought to take advantage of macroeconomic trends and positive gains in population and employment throughout the region.

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  • October 4, 2013
Brandon Phillips, 35

CEO, Global HR Research

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 12, 2014
Tampa Beachhead

In its quest to become a multibillion-dollar bank, Naples-based First Florida Integrity Bank opened its first branch on Kennedy Boulevard in Tampa.

  • Finance
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 7, 2014
Regional advocate

Tina McCain Matte built her advocacy practice on bringing regional interests together on big issues like transportation.

  • Florida
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 14, 2014
Back to the boutique

James Humphrey rejoins the firm he founded in 1982 to focus on government representation.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 20, 2014
'Immense Undertaking'

Sabal Palm Bank has scored some victories in its fight against the recession. Now it balances progress against risk.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 27, 2013
Kitchen help

Restaurants are ditching the paper menus for computer tablets. Now, they're turning to the same technology to train their staff.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 27, 2013
Government shutdown

Cutting government waste can be done. But it takes a dedicated group of citizens to get elected and follow through on their promises.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 27, 2013
Progress report

The first year of a charter school, just like a new business, can be the toughest. An entrepreneurial-thinking school has felt the bumps, but the results, so far, have been encouraging.

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