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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 25, 2016
Business on growth surge

Employees at Fort Myers-based managed IT services firm Entech often tell corporate clients that when it comes to the internal help desk, don't be satisfied with the status quo. It's a big part of the Entech sales pitch.

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  • October 15, 2017
Builder names new custom unit executive

Matt Sellick has been responsible for building and managing more than $170 million in residential home sales in his 15 years with Stock Development.

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  • February 4, 2014
Positive signs in commercial real estate

Sperry Van Ness commercial real estate offices across Florida had a stellar 2013 and many agents are pumped for an even better 2014, a top executive says.

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  • August 9, 2016
Garage door firm opens up for new president

Walter Sprenger has been with Action Automatic Door & Gate since 2005.

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  • October 3, 2014
Lofton Meadows sells for $11 million to Davie's JBH Equities

Davie-based JBH Equities purchased the 166-unit Lofton Meadows community for $11.2 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • May 27, 2021
With a Twist

Entrepreneurs, in resurrecting old board game, find new ways to reach customers.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • January 25, 2021
Mobile screen service franchise opens new location in area

The new Screenmobile location is owned by entrepreneur Ross Johnston and will serve Anna Maria, Bradenton, Bradenton Beach, Cortez, Longboat Key and Sarasota.

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  • January 21, 2025
Water Street Tampa welcomes slew of new businesses

Four new retail and food locations will be opening in the downtown Tampa neighborhood.

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  • March 18, 2013
Naples home prices surge, but increase could slow

Median home prices in Naples rise more than 20% in February.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 25, 2016
Park Tower could be the last of an era (for now) in Tampa

Tampa has had some notable office sales during the past two years, capped by the December 2015 trade of the Bank of America Plaza for $193.5 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 25, 2016
Park Tower could be the last of an era (for now) in Tampa

Tampa has had some notable office sales during the past two years, capped by the December 2015 trade of the Bank of America Plaza for $193.5 million.

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  • October 26, 2012
Corporate Report: October 26

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • April 8, 2019
Health care system breaks ground on new hospital

Sarasota Memorial's new Venice hospital will open with 110 private rooms.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • December 7, 2012
New investors to renovate LBK's Whitney Plaza

A new investor group purchased the 35,000-square-foot troubled Whitney Beach Plaza for the $3.64 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • July 31, 2023
Skills training program in Bradenton graduates 78 students

The program included middle and high school students who had access to a career fair, six-week internships and mentoring.

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  • February 6, 2004
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  • February 3, 2012
Gulf Coast Week: Feb. 3

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • November 22, 2025
North Carolina, Texas fast-food chains target region for major growth

Whataburger and Bojangles see the region as primed for growth with long-time diners living nearby and plenty of new ones to win over.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 22, 2020
Tourism office adapts to nearly 30% budget drop

Keeping and grabbing more market share — eventually — is a constant driver for Visit Sarasota, even as it lends a hand to a different, but aligned, organization.

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  • June 11, 2013
Art students box up bandage business

Ringling College of Art and Design students Kristina Oliva and Jessica Marinello are the latest budding entrepreneurs to live out the school's unofficial motto: To shatter the myth of the starving artist.

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