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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 1, 2011
Hotel occupancy swells in September

Tampa-St. Petersburg market is ranked No. 1 atop the top 25 markets in the study in hotel occupancy rate growth with a 13.5% increase.

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  • August 17, 2012
From worst to first

Some of the metro areas that suffered the most in the real estate collapse saw some impressive year-over-year house-price gains in July.

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  • August 22, 2012
Clockwork names two top execs

Home services firm hires real estate and fast food veterans to lead growth.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 31, 2021
Airport sets another passenger record, up 19.5% over 2019

Delta Airlines and Southwest lead the way at Southwest Florida International Airport.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 24, 2019
Airport passenger traffic increases 7.4%

The traffic leader in June was Delta Air Lines with 153,972 passengers traveling to and from Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • October 7, 2013
Seven local RE agents crack firm's top 1%

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate honored the seven agents and teams.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2014
Hertz hits speed bumps

The vultures are circling around another wounded corporate animal.

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  • September 16, 2014
Three local schools make list of best regional universities

Three universities on the Gulf Coast make the grade on College Choice's list of the top 50 universities in the South.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 23, 2016
New talk radio station enters market

WJBX News Talk and More will be broadcast in Fort Myers, Naples and Marco Island.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 18, 2016
Market momentum carries forward

The national commercial real estate market will remain in growth mode in 2016, according to a survey from real estate firm CBRE, and multifamily rules the day for targeted sector.

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  • October 17, 2014
Hertz tops off new headquarters

Employees of car-rental giant Hertz celebrated the placement of the last piece of structural steel to the company's new global headquarters in Estero.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • June 1, 2015
Auto dealer revs up sales, surpasses $550M

Gettel Automotive is one of four area dealerships to make a national list.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 6, 2015
Investors commit $150M to golf

A group of private investors led by Coral Hospitality plans to spend $150 million to buy golf courses from Tampa to Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • January 21, 2015
Airport breaks December record

The Fort Myers airport saw the most passengers in December in its 31-year history as tourism rebounded strongly in the region.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • March 13, 2015
Gators chomp on some growth

Nine Gulf Coast-based businesses made the inaugural Gator100 — a list of the fastest-growing companies a University of Florida alum either runs or owns.

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  • August 30, 2024
Florida ranks top in nation for starting a small business

According to a report from Lendio, Florida is basking in the glory of being ranked the No. 1 state for small businesses.

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  • May 2, 2025
Investment firm hits 50K-home benchmark with Tampa multifamily complex

S2 Capital intends to upgrade a 36-year-old community in Tampa that it just bought.

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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • October 16, 2023
Report: Florida ranked as nation's most entrepreneurial state

The Sunshine State grabs the top spot in rankings of entrepreneurial efforts.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 2, 2025
Estero Ritz hits sales record

The two-tower development has hit a milestone in sales with three of its four penthouses sold.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 17, 2025
Naples residential tower tops $300M in sales

As housing struggles, luxury market remains solid in the Collier County city.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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