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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 27, 2023
See where Florida ranks among best states to start a business

WalletHub’s study involved 27 metrics across three main criteria: business environment, access to resources and business costs.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 14, 2022
Leading realty brokerage promotes official to top PR post

Elise Ramer joined Premier Sotheby’s International Realty in 2017.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 20, 2004
Rice & Kwall

Pinellas County Sheriff Everett Rice has been top cop at one of the largest law enforcement agencies in Florida for 15 years. His department, with a nearly $200 million budget, is known for implementing new technology to solve crimes

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 7, 2011
Trips of a lifetime, and for a good cause

The Naples Winter Wine Festival never fails to surprise with its over-the-top auction lots.

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  • December 1, 2010
Cyber Monday tops $1B mark

Online discounts coaxed consumers into spending 16% more than last year.

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  • July 27, 2010
Canadian firm buys WilsonMiller

This isn't Stantec's first attempt to buy Naples-based engineering firm WilsonMiller.

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  • March 13, 2013
Banker warns to protect from lax lending

The mood was chipper when top executives from three of the region's fastest-growing banks gathered recently to chat about the industry.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 19, 2011
RayJay analyst gets international buzz

A banking analyst for St. Petersburg-based Raymond James Financial Inc. was highlighted in The Wall Street Journal May 10 as the top stock picker in that sector.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 22, 2011
Credit union sets Ybor chamber mark

What does it take to be the top sponsor of the Ybor City Chamber of Commerce? Its newest member just set the bar at $5,000.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 31, 2022
Bank promotes top lender to senior VP role

Dan Cronin helped create a residential lending division at Sanibel Captiva Community Bank.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • September 27, 2019
Florida continues to rely on tourism for jobs

Florida continues to rely on tourism for jobs

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  • September 19, 2018
Cancer surgery center earns top ranking

Shipley Cardiothoracic Center only facility in Florida and one of six in the U.S. to earn 3-star rating.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 23, 2016
Banks battle back

The battle between banks and credit unions, usually top-of-mind for area community bankers and credit union executives, has escalated.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 14, 2017
Sarasota native wins ICSC competition

Sarasota native and Wharton School of Business freshman Katherine G. Salvatori in May led a team that won an International Council of Shopping Centers' competition, the retail group says.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • June 13, 2014
Potential windfall for Chico's brass

Reports that women's retailer Chico's FAS may be sold to a private-equity firm for a premium may be good news for shareholders.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 20, 2016
POWER BROKERS: Dale Peterson

The CBRE Inc. senior vice president went on a tear in 2015, selling seven major assets totaling nearly 3 million square feet for a collective $457.2 million.

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  • June 3, 2016
Vacation of a lifetime?

Talk about a working vacation: More than half the respondents in a new PNC Bank survey say they would choose either Warren Buffett or Mark Zuckerberg as the top business people to partner up with on a vacation.

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  • July 5, 2016
Builder expands into hotly competitive region

Stock Development expanded into east Manatee County.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2015
Hot zip: Naples 34102

Zip code 34102 is one of the most desirable residential real estate areas in the country for ultra-high-net-worth individuals.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 29, 2015
Hospitality exec moves up front

Dan Stone, a top franchise executive at The Melting Pot, has been promoted to a new role at the fast-growing firm.

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