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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 31, 2010
FDIC: Most banks lose money

New data shows 62% of Florida's banks have lost money in 2010.

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  • May 6, 2011
Kvetko takes over after $4M loss

If you're going to be president and CEO of Shamrock Bank in Naples, it might be helpful to have a little Irish blood running through your veins.

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  • March 2, 2018
Culinary conquerors

Area restaurateurs up for James Beard honors.

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  • November 29, 2016
Real estate firm hires away Babcock Ranch official

Ian Black Real Estate has expanded in several directions.

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  • July 3, 2014
Burger 21 adds three to growing presence

The Atlanta area has been a high spot for the chain's franchise growth; it now has eight locations under development.

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  • September 25, 2023
Nonprofit executive builds consulting firm out of experience

The new Deming Consulting practice was created to help nonprofits with areas like board member training and mergers.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 31, 2024
New Margaritaville resort on Fort Myers Beach opens beach club

The resort on Fort Myers Beach has just opened the 15,000-square-foot Fins Up! Beach Club for guests and nonguests.

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  • March 7, 2012
Fort Myers home prices rise

Southwest Florida had the only price increase on the Gulf Coast in January.

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  • January 28, 2011
Stock market

Stock Development is moving aggressively to acquire lots in Collier County in anticipation of a better year of new-home sales.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • January 22, 2016
Corporate report

Boat club opens new location; Community makes top 50 list; Port Manatee fuels up contracts; New hires at economic agency; Document firm heads south

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  • October 24, 2003
Ahead of the Wave

Transplanted British developer Derick Coles sees rising British investment and immigration coming to Florida. His New Horizons' clients are bringing $500 million a year into Florida.

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  • April 8, 2016
Selling your business? Consider the taxes, first

How the sale of a business is structured, and the structure of the business itself, can affect a seller's tax liability greatly. Do your homework so you net the largest reward for your work.

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  • February 21, 2024
Gain Tech Skills with Help from State College of Florida Coding Academy

The State College of Florida Coding Academy works to address the demand for advanced technology training.

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  • June 1, 2025
Pinellas retail property sells to investor for nearly $7 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Sarasota property with a little extra is up for sale, a burrito restaurant chain grows in Tampa Bay, and a new shopping center finishes in Cape Coral.

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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 2, 2011
Automatic Recovery

Steve Allen didn't grasp the severity of the recent downturn until his company's revenues fell. Now it's ready to grow again.

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  • November 4, 2016
Corporate report

Analytics firm names new chief revenue officer; Organization hires first president; Homebuilder appoints area executive; Commercial brokerage adds senior leader

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  • November 7, 2014
Best sales team? Prove it

The Business Observer seeks to get the scoop on the best sales teams on the Gulf Coast for a future issue.

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  • August 27, 2021
Downtown tower brings $149 million, highest sale price in a decade

Houston-based real estate trust buys Icon Central in downtown St. Petersburg, sale amongst the biggest in Tampa Bay in the past 10 years

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  • June 9, 2010
Oil spill's impact: How about $10.9 billion?

The latest estimate from one Central Florida economist is staggering. But economic studies are notorious for one potential weak link.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 18, 2020
General Services buys Gull Harbor complex

Virginia firm’s deal for North Redington Beach apartments its latest in a string of purchases in the region over the past year.

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