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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 26, 2013
Call center to hire 400 in Fort Myers

Wisconsin-based Alta Resources works with Fortune 100 companies and global brands.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 31, 2006
Out of the Public Eye

Free from having to appease Wall Street, Dental Care Alliance executives are focusing on long-term growth. The payoff is steady growth and more happiness.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 10, 2020
Fort Myers marketing executive misses face-to-face time

Chris Spiro of Spiro & Associates sees the work-from-home model finding its place in the marketing industry.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 10, 2014
Mountain men

A trio of close friends went for the biggest physical and mental challenge they had ever experienced: To climb one of the highest mountains.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 26, 2022
As Hurricane Ian approaches, your business needs to be ready

For a business, preparing for a hurricane is much more than buying toilet paper and water.

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  • January 9, 2015
Tough one

Brian Ehrlich is used to sidestepping danger, at least the proverbial kind. But once a year he does it for real.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 5, 2023
Medical cannabis industry focused on client growth in 2023

Right now, the biggest obstacle the local market is facing is cost structures.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • May 3, 2019
Utility executive blazes new path on way to the top

Nancy Tower, behind a never-stop-learning ethos, worked her way to the top of major Florida utility. She has more she wants to do — and learn.

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  • November 23, 2007
Corporate Report

New York's NeoStem buys Utek subsidiarySouthern DataComm buys Ingenico's eN-Concert lineCarBiz begins Kentucky sales, also selling in OhioPrivate Capital Management opposes TierOne mergerTech Data releases free Web invoice serviceBrown & Brown buys Wittner National GroupGeoPharma generic approved by FDAMoneyShow.com survey uncovers market worries

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 15, 2014
Hiring Dad

Hiring his father to deliver prescription drugs for Cypress Pharmacy was one of TJ DePaola's best business decisions.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 14, 2025
Captiva's South Seas moves forward as fight with neighbors continues

The resort's owners are readying to open a new beach front restaurant as it goes before Lee County to win approval for a plan opposed by some locals.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • May 1, 2015
USAmeriBank sports new look

A new look, a new ad campaign — even a new approach.

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  • December 10, 2020
Entrepreneur seizes remote work business opportunity

Kimberly Martinez went inside the box to fight back against the pandemic.

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 24, 2014
SB 542 lets free market fix flood insurance

This is a classic — the saga of flood insurance.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 11, 2025
New flight takes off from Punta Gorda this week

Punta Gorda Airport adds a new city to its roster of destinations.

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  • October 25, 2012
Sunny report on Florida's tax climate

Florida has something in common with Alaska, South Dakota and Wyoming, a trio of states more accustomed to a cowboy way of life than sunshine.

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  • December 19, 2003
2004: Best Year in 20

Prognosticators say most economic indicators are pointing up. Good times are predicted.

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  • August 2, 2010
Banking news not all gloom and doom

Coffee Talk is happy to report that not all the news in local community banking is about regulatory shut downs and desperate capital raising efforts.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 31, 2026
South Seas buys 22-acre artist retreat on Captiva

The resort's owner bought the property once belonging Robert Rauschenberg on the barrier island but have not finalized development plans.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Adrian Moore |
  • July 5, 2019
Florida's job licensing decreases motivation instead of increasing quality

State legislators have again failed to tackle reforming Florida's occupational licensing requirements

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