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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 9, 2015
Island time

Naples attorney Jonathan Gopman helped the Caribbean island of Nevis rewrite its trust laws. It's now a leading refuge from creditors.

  • Law
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • March 31, 2025
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A $145 million office building sale in Tampa paces the week in transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 9, 2024
Reports: Chico’s CEO out as new owners take over

As the Fort Myers retailer prepares to reopen the Sanibel Island store that began it all, shareholders approve a $1 billion sale.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Sean Snaith |
  • January 2, 2024
Prominent economist says Florida looks mostly sunny

Florida’s strong economy, says Sean Snaith, "will be a shelter from the storm."

  • Florida
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • October 21, 2024
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A $151 million Tampa office building deal paces transactions for the week.

  • Transactions
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 27, 2023
$19.8 million price drop for 5,500-acre Collier property

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a manufacturing facility is being built in Tampa, a Fort Myers supplier sells its property and moves, and a Bradenton office building sells.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 17, 2023
Pulte buys 197 acres in Riverview, plans for 492 homes

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Dollar General sells, a New Jersey car dealer expands, and 500,000 square feet of industrial space is completed.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 23, 2023
LA investor pays $81.5 million for Sarasota apartment complex

A $10 downtown land deal, four groundbreakings in a week and a warehouse sale top the week's commercial real estate news.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 18, 2011
Corporate Report: Mar. 18

The latest news from HSN, US Natural Gas Corp., and other Gulf Coast companies.

  • News
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 9, 2021
Amazon continues to expand its footprint locally and statewide

Amazon continues ever-growing expansion in Florida, with plans for a new Tampa delivery station. It's a multimillion-dollar effort.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 24, 2020
Redstone Investments going back to discover its future

Redstone Investments has refocused its efforts on development as it seeks to grow its footprint in Tampa and beyond.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 24, 2020
Entrepreneur cooks up national grilling brand

There isn’t a 1-2-3 recipe on going from blogging to having a national media brand. But one determined entrepreneur believes she has the right mix of ingredients to do it.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • May 10, 2019
Couple grows subscription box business through digital advertising experience, customer feedback

Akeelah Kuraishi and Tim Minnick are building up Little Global Citizens in the "booming" subscription box industry.

  • Strategies
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • March 23, 2022
Effective messaging requires consistency and a concise approach

One key: People take action based on emotion. They validate their decisions with logic. 

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 15, 2019
Business owners head for the exits

As the baby boom generation continues to exert its influence on macroeconomic trends, a record number of businesses were again sold in 2018, according to BizBuySell, a website that helps business owners and brokers sell a business.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2016
Will Conroy, 34

Partner, Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel and Burns

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 23, 2014
Neutral Zone

Naples physician Michael Dent is building a website that will bring together sellers and buyers of non-acute medical supplies. It's a hugely complex business.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2014
Sarah Tildsey, 38

Principal and Creative Director, ChappellRoberts

  • Class of 2014
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 20, 2015
Grow your own

Home-Tech has been successful forming its own employees with an apprentice program it has operated for two decades.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 20, 2015
In the tank

Four companies pitched investors for capital at the first open meeting of VenturePitch SWFL. Which firm has the best chance to make it?

  • Strategies
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