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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 30, 2022
Foundation CFO sets retirement date — with replacement at the ready

Good succession planning isn’t just for family businesses. A well-defined plan to have a leader in waiting, at any C-level post, can help eliminate transition headaches.

  • Leadership
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • March 12, 2021
Players jockey for position in booming esports sector

Forget the old-fashioned arcade. Gaming and esports is now a big business, and a combination of established companies and upstarts are using some proven business tactics to gain a foothold.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 11, 2009
Insurance firm creates Oros alliance

Left without a point person to handle professional liability insurance — a large part of his business — Jim Tollerton, president of Sarasota-based insurance agency Professional Benefits in Sarasota, started looking for options in the insurance marketplace.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 25, 2013
Business owners crave immigration reform

A solid majority of small business owners, at least the ones who run companies with 10 or fewer employees, are all for immigration reform, according to a new poll.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 31, 2011
Confidence approaches new low

Consumer confidence in Florida is back near its all-time low mark.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 8, 2011
Ft. Myers foreclosures subside

While foreclosures increase statewide, Fort Myers-Cape Coral improves.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 29, 2021
Mobile food delivery service plans to hire 200 drivers

Bite Squad is now in more than 700 small- and medium-sized markets in the United States.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 20, 2021
LSI taps Brewer to lead land services

Former WCI Communities executive Rhonda Brewer will direct all zoning, permitting and feasibility analysis at Fort Myers commercial real estate brokerage LSI Cos.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 18, 2020
Passenger traffic breaks airport's all-time record

Traffic for January 2020 was up 53% over January 2019.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 21, 2022
Golf course completes upgrades as it celebrates 100 years

Bartow Golf Course recently installed an irrigation system that covers its entire footprint.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 23, 2016
Lee Memorial deal dominates Southwest Florida

Speaking of superlatives, Lee Memorial Health System's commitment to lease 40,000 square feet of space being constructed adjacent to its hospital in Fort Myers marks the largest office deal of the year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 15, 2017
Nonprofit moves ahead with new campus

The All Star Children's Foundation in Sarasota will have a 5-acre Center for Hope & Healing campus.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 8, 2018
Plans unveiled for new $130M aquarium

Sarasota's Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium will build a new aquarium at Nathan Benderson Park.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 16, 2014
Hertz, Icahn ink deal

Activist investor Carl Icahn won three seats on the Hertz board of directors and will have a hand in deciding the company's next CEO.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 26, 2015
Sarasota-Manatee home sales market sizzles

Sales rise again in May in both Sarasota and Manatee counties.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2015
Don't ask about football

Wilson Bradshaw wants to talk about the 15,000 students at Florida Gulf Coast University and all the exciting programs at the fast-growing university in Fort Myers.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 10, 2014
St. Pete sports association signs $525M deal

The Women's Tennis Association agrees to one of the largest media partnerships in women's sports.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 18, 2021
After months of work, commissioners OK sale of building in just minutes

Sarasota County Commissioners approve the $25 million sale of admin building and adjoining properties in quick vote

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 10, 2020
Bakery, after weathering shutdown, takes a big bite of success

The Cake Girl, a locally owned Tampa, Florida, bakery that opened in June 2019, has bounced back with vigor from the COVID-19 economic shutdown.

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  • By Eric Garwood |
  • April 9, 2025
Officials OK controversial roads proposal for large east Sarasota County project

Sarasota County Commissioners vote 3-2 to move ahead with Hi Hat Ranch agreement.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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