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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 25, 2011
Free pitch helps sell more services

In response to the unfavorable economic climate, Westshore Processing Inc. has developed a new model to help struggling businesses and bolster its revenues simultaneously.

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  • September 30, 2011
Another Ponzi schemer convicted

Marian Morgan was found guilty of conspiracy and money laundering.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • August 14, 2013
Hertz to spend $100 million on The Big Move

Moving the corporate headquarters and hundreds of Hertz employees to Southwest Florida from New Jersey is a huge undertaking.

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  • January 17, 2012
Naples marketers expand reach

BlocDeals and Paradise Coast TV form an entrepreneurial partnership.

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  • January 9, 2017
Funeral home set for $2.2M expansion project

New owners plan to complete the project at Sylvan-Abbey Funeral Home in Clearwater in 2017.

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  • December 13, 2013
The best Krise-mas forecast

Gary Jackson may be a talented economist, but Randy Krise is a better economic indicator.

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  • June 9, 2016
Region's negative equity ratio remains above national average

Florida overall has the second highest percentage of homes in negative equity.

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  • January 11, 2016
Canadian regulators boost lab firm

Company receives approval for blood sample test.

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  • August 10, 2015
Mortgage firm banks $10.7M in transactions

Recent deals at Thomas D. Wood and Company stretch from Tampa to Chicago.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • March 6, 2015
San Antonio group buys new Fort Myers Wawa

A company led by Gil Atzmon, chairman of Zazu Metels Corp. in San Antonio, purchased an approximate 6,000-square-foot new Wawa store for $5.15 million.

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  • March 20, 2015
Book it: Hotel industry on a roll

Profit levels of hotels and motels nationwide nearly tripled in 2014 over 2013, according to a new report.

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  • August 24, 2018
Big call: Local companies receive retail giant's blessing

Walmart's fifth annual open call competition was a success for three Gulf Coast companies that will soon find their products on the retail giant's shelves.

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  • January 26, 2011
Manatee plans to reduce fees

School and transportation impact fees will likely be suspended for two years.

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  • July 26, 2011
Negative equity issues persist

Florida remains among the top five states in terms of underwater mortgages.

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  • January 19, 2012
Fort Myers home prices up 33%

Foreclosure sales are down 50%, pushing the market's median up.

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  • March 3, 2017
Like a bull

University of South Florida's entrepreneurship program has grown into a nationally known business launching pad.

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  • September 30, 2011
Queen of Soaps

Entrepreneur Deanna Kelly sells soaps and other bath products by emphasizing their beneficial attributes. She stocks her stores with more than 600 products.

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  • October 9, 2025
Giovanni Humphrey, 37

40 Under 40 winner Giovanni Humphrey is CEO of Guerilla Apps.

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  • January 18, 2026
$6.8 billion redevelopment plan gains supporters

In the week's top commercial real estate news, Florida Citizens' rates dropping nearly 10%, a $15 million renovation finishes in Naples, and a church buys a former radio station property in Tampa.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 5, 2021
Local brands hope to score big wins in signing college athletes

NCAA rule change opens floodgates for businesses — but vague and varying details of the regulations could pose issues.

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