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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 21, 2010
Right Buy, Right Time

The fifth fastest growing company in the nation bought new office property on the Gulf Coast for a steal.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 18, 2011
Hit the gas

Spending is back. A new Porsche dealership in Fort Myers reflects increasing consumer and investor confidence.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 16, 2011
Home Inventory Shrinks

Residential developers and homebuilders in Charlotte, Collier and Lee counties have seen new-home prices stabilize. That's because the inventory is shrinking.

  • Industries
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 25, 2021
Hertz to buy 100,000 Teslas, hires Tom Brady to star in ads

The Hertz Corp. is investing in electronic vehicles and infrastructure as it moves beyond bankruptcy

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 27, 2019
Subscription box business takes home industry award, plans for new product

Sarasota-based We Craft Box will introduce We Craft Box Senior soon.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 8, 2019
Institutional buyer purchases Sarasota shops

New York Life Insurance Real Estate Investors' purchase of the Whole Foods Market-anchored Shoppes at Sarasota Row, in downtown Sarasota, marks the first regional deal for the institutional investor.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 6, 2018
New Florida grocery space outpacing the rest of the nation

State ranks fifth in the U.S. for new food outlets

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 26, 2024
Florida's insurance chief touts progress but urges patience

As reforms begin to take hold, Florida's troubled insurance market is showing signs of stabilization, but it takes time to trickle down to consumers.

  • Florida
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • February 4, 2011
Government Digest: Feb. 4 - Feb. 10

Governmental action from around the Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 9, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: H&K scores big in Florida First National Bankshares of Florida Inc. buying moreNational Federation of Independent Business report says state GOP favors business

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 7, 2018
FDOT slowly moving ahead on Westshore purchases

FDOT plans to develop an intermodal hub in Tampa's Westshore business district and make right-of-way improvements to Interstate 275 has slowed, but officials say the programs are continuing.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 2, 2006
Corporate Report

Look at briefs from Gulf Coast businesses for free.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • November 23, 2018
New products, formalized installation network keep manufacturer on growth track

Manufacturer Harmar — with an ever-increasing customer base — seeks to ramp up growth even more. One key: continuously improve quality.

  • Strategies
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 8, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

Rodriguez's encore: Sarasota developer Henry Rodriguez is expected to unveil his next real estate project in the next several weeks.We're No. 1: Does the Tampa Bay area have more white-collar crooks than anywhere else in Florida?Hooter en Espanol: Sarasota-based Nuevo Advertising Group and Provident Advertising and Marketing are designing a Hispanic marketing plan for the restaurant chain Original Hooters, which operates 16 Hooters locations.Kolter weighs options: After acquiring the three-acre former Metropolitan property at U.S. 41 and Gulf Stream Avenue in downtown Sarasota, Toronto-based Kolter Property Co. appears to be taking its time digesting its new purchase.Restaurateur buys Fumble In: Miles and Mindy Millwee, owners of Hillview Grill and Madfish Grill restaurants, purchased the Bradenton icon Fumble In Sports Pub & Grill, 2505 Manatee Ave. E., Bradenton, for $990,000.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 28, 2013
Happy fields

A cavernous former hotel in downtown Fort Myers will get new life as senior housing, removing an obstacle to growth there.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 17, 2007
Moyer's Moment

Gary Moyer, who spent the early and most successful part of his development career in strip malls, is back. The cornerstone project of his second act could prove to be either his signature performance or his worst flop.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 6, 2017
What if?

The statewide boom in tourism, a jobs machine for the region, has to end sometime, right?

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 26, 2011
Gulf Coast banks break even

But area banks not named Raymond James lost a combined $26 million.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 14, 2018
Manufacturer acquires distributor for $26 million

Helios Technologies acquired Custom Fluidpower, an Australian distributor that serves mining, material handling, agriculture, construction, energy/oil and gas markets.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 27, 2016
In Memoriam: Edward Fox 1933-2016

Edward Fox, 82, founder of Fox Electronics in Fort Myers, died May 14 after fighting Alzheimer's disease for more than 26 years.

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