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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 13, 2025
$2.6B global tech firm buys Fort Myers company

Fiber Solutions has a second office in Tennessee.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • March 4, 2025
Former Tampa banker to serve 15 months, pay $400K in restitution for fraud

He will also forfeit $300k in assets obtained as a result of the crimes

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 12, 2023
Publix signs on as sponsor of the Florida Panthers

The Lakeland grocer and South Florida hockey team have signed a multiyear deal.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 24, 2025
$462M Naples luxury developer looks north with Tampa purchase

Stock Development is planning a high-end residential project at $40 million downtown property it just bought.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 22, 2023
This week saw supermarket's property sold, outlet mall turned office complex sell for $31M

A look at some of the week’s commercial real estate happenings across the region.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 14, 2003
Real Estate Briefs

This week's items: Bradenton entrepreneur redevelops Ninth Ave. warehouseVenice Little Theatre relocates props departmentJohn Cannon Homes sees record third quarter

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 18, 2011
Corporate Report: Feb. 18

The latest news from BistroMD, HealthPlan Services, Interop and more.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 27, 2023
Prominent Sarasota beer, beverage distributor names new president

Andrea Saputo Cox has been working in the family business for decades.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 8, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

It's not the Rays; the problem is the stadium, location: In the early 1960s, the pathetic Boston Red Sox couldn't attract more than 4,000 baseball fans for a home game. Why, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays draw twice that to St. Petersburg on a bad night.Banks' books say it all; but FDIC is worrying: Florida community banks saw their return on assets rise to an average of 1.19% during the first quarter of 2005, riding strong loan demand from the state's housing construction boom.Moving across town: Lonnie Homenuk has left his job as executive vice president at Tampa's Chesapeake Atlantic Holdings Inc. after about five years.Motion picture group seeks recourse: Paramount Pictures Corp. is suing John Doe in Tampa federal court over the illegal distribution of 7,500 bootleg copies of "Sahara," a movie that won't be released officially on DVD or VHS until next month.Coast Bank settles suit: Two subsidiaries of Coast Financial Holdings Inc. have settled a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by a former employee, according to a June 28 regulatory filing.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 14, 2005
Options Open

Market forces have forced Roger Gatewood to rethink his strategy at Seaboard Square.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 6, 2019
Seeing Red

Red Rock Developments of South Carolina is bringing its experience developing industrial spec projects in Atlanta and elsewhere to the Interstate 4 corridor, with a project in Plant City.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • January 5, 2023
Dairy farm owner on post-Ian survival: 'I’ve never been challenged so much in my life'

The Myakka dairy farm prepares for an a tough road in 2023 as it tries to increase its herd and repair damages from the hurricane.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 13, 2006
Coffee Talk

Material shortage means more insurance: Sarasota contractor John Proctor recently shared with Coffee Talk an AIG Private Client Group assessment of rising construction costs.Speaking of ballooning construction costs: Developers are usually an upbeat bunch. So Coffee Talk was a little surprised to hear Cleveland developer Joseph Cameratta recently tell a gathering of commercial brokers that the condo party could be on hold for downtown Fort Myers.Internet company for sale: Executives with Fort Myers-based Internet company Miva confirmed widespread speculation they might sell the company.Uncle Sam worries about commercial real estate: There were no bank failures in the United States last year. Federal regulators would like to keep it that way in 2006.Sarasota doing more with less: The Sarasota Convention & Visitors Bureau, which is pushing to increase the Tourist Development Tax from 3% to 4% to increase its marketing efforts, may have a pretty easy time convincing the county commissioners that at least more marketing spending is needed.

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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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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 9, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: DayStar Communications prepares for rate changeSuncoast Offshore Grand Prix officials are bracing for what could be a significantly more expensive event next yearFirst National Bankshares of Florida buying more

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 11, 2025
Allegiant officials: Deal for Port Charlotte's Sunseeker could be done by summer

Allegiant's president and CEO told investors that talks to sell a majority stake in the resort have advanced to the due diligence stage.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2003
Two to Thirty

Indigo Coffee founders, Joe Timberlake and Jeff Darrey, think big: They plan to open another 30 locations within three years.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 8, 2008
Gulf Coast Week

Museum demolition begins: Demolition day has come at the Tampa Museum of Art.County to sell cable TV ads: The Tampa Bay area could soon have another TV station competing for local advertising money, run by the government.Hotel simplification: A group of downtown Sarasota hotel operators and future hotel developers are banding together in an effort to form a Hospitality Regional Activity CenterAn entrepreneurial helpline: Small business owners and entrepreneurs seeking help in running their company can now get some assistance from the Economic Development Corp. of Sarasota County.Big Cypress plans: Collier Enterprises has submitted plans for the town of Big Cypress, filing for a "Development of Regional Impact" for the 9,000-home project.December tourism mixedBabcock hires LWR exec

  • Finance
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 20, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

Developers hope to grow new retail: The Isaac brothers and John Simon sure know how to make news.Name game: With a wave of new community banks washing ashore in Florida, Kendrick Pierce & Co. Inc. is keeping busy.Positive news, for a change: At last, Florida's largest law firm, Holland & Knight LLP, has some positive news.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 20, 2005
Finalist: John Cannon

Founder and President of John Cannon Homes Inc.

  • Entrepreneurs
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