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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 12, 2017
Mall developer touts figures

Taubman Centers bucking retail trends.

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  • October 29, 2009
Steals for the Patient

George Comfort & Sons bought Manhattan's Worldwide Plaza for a fraction of its previous price. But it is 40% empty and the city's market is glutted.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • January 22, 2010
Lee County plummet drives up sales

If you thought the residential real estate boom years were crazy busy in the Fort Myers area, 2009 was even more frenetic.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 15, 2013
Naples home prices jump

The median price of Naples homes rose sharply in March while the number of sales declined.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 22, 2012
Chico's profits rise

Chico's FAS reports profits rose 23% in the second quarter.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • November 4, 2013
Homebuilder bolts past 700 annual sales

Neal Communities, with 712 sales on the year, is ahead of the 2012 pace.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • July 27, 2007
Starting anew

Oldsmar-based Genesis Direct has invested in technology to help clients get more for their marketing dollar by reaching the best customers.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 1, 2011
Big growth for Big Frog

A new hire proves that a hip-replacement surgery on Leeward Bean, CEO of Dunedin-based Big Frog T-Shirt Company, has not taken the “hop” out of the young firm's growth hopes.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 16, 2021
Staffing firm, in wake of other major changes, updates brand

Tampa, Florida-based Kforce has redesigned its website and refreshed its logo and other brand elements.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • October 30, 2018
Giant manufacturer, coming off slight dip in sales, names new CEO

Welbilt Inc., a New Port Richey, Florida-based foodservice equipment manufacturer, has hired William Johnson as its new president and CEO, effective Nov. 9.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 7, 2018
Manufacturer renames parent entity

A fixture in the Sarasota-Manatee business community for decades, hydraulics and electronics manufacturer Sun Hydraulics Corp. has introduced a new name for its parent holding company.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • August 22, 2018
Foundation announces new CFO

Christine Stobaugh, the new CFO of Gulf Coast Community Foundation, was most recently CFO of Grain Management.

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  • March 18, 2015
National firm plans 548 homes in North Naples

Pulte Homes says it has acquired 507 acres in North Naples where it plans to build 548 homes.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • November 29, 2023
NY investment company buys St. Pete coupon giant

AmatoMartin, a New York investment firm, has acquired Valpak, a St. Petersburg coupon company, both companies say in a news release.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • March 29, 2008
A Second Act

The multi-level marketing, mail-order vitamin business doesn't have the most stellar reputation. But for one desperate, riches-to rags entrepreneurial couple, it was the million-dollar answer.

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  • August 3, 2016
Tech company brings in sales VP

John Procacci has more than 25 years of experience in sales and business development.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 4, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

Vote yes. Or no. Or maybe.: Sarasota County residents who seek guidance on how to vote Tuesday on the proposal to expand a land-acquisition program won't get much help from the big hitters of Sarasota's business community.Naples kicks it up: Invitations for the super-exclusive Naples Winter Wine Festival in January are in the mail and organizers say the 550 spots will go faster than celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse can say "Bam!"Thirty-minutes or that splint is free: Domino's Pizza found success with its 30-minute delivery guarantee. Can it work in the medical business?Jim Boast battles Detroit: Jim Boast Dodge Inc. in Bradenton, which also operates under the Bob Boast Dodge name, sued DaimlerChrystler Motors Co. LLC over a sales contract dispute with Chrysler Motors Corp.

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  • January 24, 2011
Home sales in Lee soar near record

You wouldn't know it by the daily headlines, but Realtors in Lee County sold more homes in 2009 and 2010 than they did during the three-year housing boom.

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  • July 17, 2012
Home prices rise, sales fall

Fort Myers existing-home prices rise 25% in June compared with June 2011.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 14, 2011
Ft. Myers real estate improves

Traditional sales activity is pushing real estate prices up in Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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