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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 4, 2008
Corporate Report

Middle East investment firm buys PODS for $430 millionSyniverse Technologies buys wireless servicesAerosonic subsidiary finds Virginia contaminationBrown & Brown acquires Evergreen Re, Curzi InsuranceProgress Energy Florida buys more Biomass outputQuality Distribution finishes Boasso America buyQRS Music Technologies plans 'The Manhattan' piano

  • Industries
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 6, 2006
A National Trust

Tampa's Members Trust Co. is expanding across the country, helping credit unions to offer trust services. Florida's bankers are not amused.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 11, 2011
Economic Developer

Economic development folks might want to meet Arun Maheshwari, one of the trailblazers of outsourcing to India. He and his son, Amit Maheshwari, are buying commercial real estate in Fort Myers.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 3, 2020
Landlords, tenants seek middle ground in complicated situation

Tenants, landlords and lenders are scrambling to evaluate -- and possibly renegotiate -- lease and mortgage commitments amid Covid-19 outbreak

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • August 1, 2019
Our View: English binds us together

The Voting Rights Act created a special class for Puerto Ricans. Once of the consequences is the weakening of the incentive to assimilate.

  • Opinion
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  • By Ted Carter |
  • October 6, 2017
Lots of Runway

A national low-fare airline leader targets a new business — luxury condo resorts — starting in underdeveloped Charlotte County. How will the project takeoff?

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 10, 2016
Familiar twist

Purchased from Kraft Foods in 2012, Back to Nature has grown from a granola company to one with 117 products and more than $100 million in sales.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 28, 2025
Publisher extends 'poison pill' in response to courtship from Naples firm

The Hoffmann Family of Cos. seeks to open discussions with Lee Enterprises "regarding a potential combination of our companies."

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Nicholas Zaffiris, CEO, UnitedHealthcare of Florida |
  • September 12, 2024
How the Surest Health Plan Helped Improve Access to Care and Lowered Costs

Here’s a look at how Surest is different from traditional health plans and how this approach may help meet the care needs of employees and bolster your company’s bottom line.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 12, 2005
Nothing to Hoot About

Chicken-wing restaurant pioneer Lynn D. Stewart faces prison for allegedly cheating Uncle Sam out of $3.6 million in income tax.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 24, 2003
The Schiavo Case: No Mercy in Florida

A lot is riding on this case. The sad truth is many practitioners of bioethics, medicine and law no longer believe that people like Terri Schiavo are fully human. A prescription for moral freefall?

  • Opinion
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • September 12, 2022
Transactions: Aug. 23-30

A land deal in Lee County for $30 million highlights this week's transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 18, 2005
Ignite a Customer Explosion

Columnist Lou Lasday:Introduce the 'wow' factor into your 2005 business plan.

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 19, 2019
Banker, leading area philanthropist dies at 77

David Straz started his banking career sweeping the floors — of a bank.

  • News
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 11, 2022
Residents, retail tenants at former Dolphin Tower await answers

A major project to repair The 101 Condominium's parking garage will have an effect — but what level that remains unknown.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • August 15, 2014
Attracted to History

Winnie Marvel's family has run Tampa's oldest jewelry store since 1935. Taking lessons from her predecessors, she's evaluating if one of her two sons would be a good fit to run it next.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 16, 2016
Fire and nice

The leadership skills in a fire department translate well to business. Randy Keirn blazes the path.

  • Strategies
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • September 2, 2025
Tampa nonprofit for children with disabilities closes doors

The board of directors for the Tampa-based nonprofit 21 & Change voted to formally dissolve, effective Aug. 31.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 21, 2008
Preservation Rotation

A small group of money managers are trying to make big gains by combining market-timing skills with market-weary risk ideals.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Elizabeth Djinis |
  • April 22, 2021
Mask company battles supply and demand dynamic

Running a mask manufacturing business isn’t the cinch it was 12 months ago. One company’s path shows the pitfalls — and promise.

  • Industries
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