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  • September 25, 2015
Rising wages

The economic recovery is starting to show up in wages, as employers grapple with recruiting and retaining talent.

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  • June 21, 2024
Fort Myers airport posts second-best May ever

Passenger traffic is up more than 20% for the year.

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  • February 9, 2007
Supply side Growth

Raymond Building Supply rode the residential-construction boom in Southwest Florida. In the midst of the downturn, it's planning for the rebound.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 5, 2016
In the zone

At London Bay Homes, every employee gets a Fitbit tracker and a free gym membership. CEO Mark Wilson says the focus on a healthy workplace is a great recruiting tool.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 20, 2024
Tourism on upswing in Sarasota County after winter, 2023 slowdowns

The number of room nights sold increased by 5,400 in March compared with 2023, according to Visit Sarasota County.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 11, 2018
Governor visits area manufacturer

Gov. Rick Scott spoke at Venice-based door and window manufacturer PGT Innovations as part of his campaign for U.S. Senate.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 1, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

PIE in the sky: It's not easy being Noah Lagos.Analyst: BB&T not for sale: BB&T Corp. is bringing its annual meeting to St. Petersburg. Will the North Carolina bank be booking the honeymoon suite at the Vinoy?One hot ticket: Don't wait too long or you just might not be able to buy a ticket to the annual George E. Edgecomb Bar Association's 22nd annual scholarship banquet. Last year, Tampa's association for black lawyers filled every seat in the large conference room at Tampa's Hyatt Hotel.Walbolt re-elected chair: For the seventh consecutive year, the shareholders at Carlton Fields PA have elected Sylvia Walbolt as chair of the firm's board of directors.

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  • March 3, 2026
Tampa Bay Water breaks ground on $181M plant expansion

The regional water utility is expanding its Surface Water Treatment Plant to meet projected water needs through 2033.

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  • February 24, 2006
Corporate Report

Look at briefs from Gulf Coast businesses for free.

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  • June 16, 2020
New bright, open Barnes & Noble store offers different look along with items popular during pandemic

The new store is 14,000 square feet with rooms showcasing different genres and themes.

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  • May 21, 2007
Corporate Report

Cryo-Cell International finds maternal stem cell linesBank Of Florida appoints Michael Putziger chairmanSource Interlink Cos. contacted to bring magazines to BordersTIB Financial addsnew CEO for TIB BankLocal US Home division becomes Lennar Homes

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  • July 19, 2023
Troubled AeroVanti founder faces new civil allegations in Medicare fraud case

"Patrick Britton-Harr and his co-conspirators took advantage of vulnerable adults during" the pandemic, says the top FBI agent in Baltimore regarding the latest case.

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  • March 20, 2020
Kolter to develop new Sarasota condo tower

Bayso Sarasota will be the latest project on the 15-acre Quay site downtown

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  • July 30, 2004
Welcome to Skip Sack's Neighborhood

Burton 'Skip' Sack made his Applebee's neighborhood restaurants one of the chain's most successful franchises.Now he's bringing his recipe to the National Restaurant Association.

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  • September 5, 2003
Coffee Talk

This week's items: Quaint or practical: the questions to ask for changes to Lee's existing drawbridgesRichard Zipes says Sarasota city planning department a pleasure Environmentalists take aim at golf courses

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  • February 2, 2007
Cell-ing the Future

T3 Communications, a Fort Myers-based telecommunications company, is growing at a rapid pace as it continues to add new business customers. Enter Adam Sewall, the company's new president and CEO.Sewall comes with impressive telecom credentials. Most recently, he was senior vice president of business development and operations for Fastmobile, a mobile-phone messaging provider. Previously, he was a venture partner at Comventures, a leading venture-capital firm in Silicon Valley, chief executive officer of Spectrum Wireless, and director of sales and strategic planning for Omnipoint, a cellular phone company that T-Mobile bought in 1999 for $11.6 billion.T3 Communications offers voice and data telecommunication services exclusively to business customers. The company provides services that include local and long-distance calling, toll-free lines, messaging, Internet and e-mail.The Review recently spoke with Sewall about his personal interests and his strategy for T3 Communications.

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  • April 19, 2012
Corporate Report: April 20

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • March 20, 2015
Furnished fantasy

How a national retailer sets up shop in a new location is a hub of activity. It's part commerce, part theater.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 7, 2023
Want $100K and free flights? Get a job at this Port Charlotte resort.

Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor rolled out its employee benefits and retention package as it prepares for an October opening.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 22, 2005
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