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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 23, 2011
New burger chain headed to Gulf Coast

The competitive market for family-friendly joints on the Gulf Coast to grab a burger will have a new entry in 2012.

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  • February 16, 2012
Foreclosures rise in January

Charlotte, Manatee and Pasco are in Florida's top 10 counties for foreclosures.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 14, 2020
Region's property tax dollars go far — for some counties

Lee County ranks high on a property tax index.

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  • February 17, 2022
Four-story downtown hotel hits key milestone

Construction on the hotel started in late 2020.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 2, 2018
Renovated restaurant re-opens in tony shopping district

Houston-based Truluck’s enters 15th year in Naples’ Fifth Avenue South with a new look.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 31, 2018
Holy roll: Company’s growth surges in wake of move to former church

Squaremouth, a St. Petersburg, Florida, company that pioneered a comparison engine for travel insurance products, has been recognized as a top workplace in the state and seen its revenue top $10 million in 2017.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 2, 2016
Out of state love

Even in a state normally loaded with people from somewhere else, Florida could be seeing more non-natives.

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  • May 19, 2017
Beer, beer, beer, beer, beer

Florida ranks No. 9 nationwide on total breweries.

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  • February 4, 2014
Positive signs in commercial real estate

Sperry Van Ness commercial real estate offices across Florida had a stellar 2013 and many agents are pumped for an even better 2014, a top executive says.

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  • January 15, 2014
Nathan Bisk leaves top spot at Bisk Education

The online education company promotes its president to CEO and a senior vice president to president.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 30, 2016
Flaws fill up for fruit farms

A citrus leader in the state since the 1950s, Polk County fell to third place in total boxes for the 2015-2016 season, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data released in mid-September.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 14, 2014
Having a ball at the mall

The nationwide shopping mall industry, battered by decades of overbuilding that was compounded by the recession, has yet to fully recover — but in Florida the sector is on a comeback moment.

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  • May 22, 2015
Past meets future in Tampa

The Heights redevelopment project in Tampa is soldiering up with an organization from U.S. Special Operations Forces that will take over 3,000 square feet in the historic Armature Works building.

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  • June 19, 2015
Cruises, cars and rum: Brands look good

Car rental giant Hertz, with a temporary corporate headquarters in Naples, has taken some hits in the financial press for its underperforming stock and leadership struggles.

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  • June 30, 2015
Green more fashionable in Tampa real estate

New research from CBRE shows the Tampa market is one of the fastest-growing when it comes to environmental building.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 19, 2024
Fort Myers airport posts second-best June on record

Passenger traffic at Southwest Florida International Airport is up 20% year to date, officials say.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 25, 2023
Bradenton auto giant acquires high-performing Tampa Toyota dealership

Stadium Toyota is among the top 10% in sales among all Toyota dealerships nationwide.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 26, 2023
Nearly 15 years after bank collapsed, rural SBA loan leader is back in action

Charlie Conoley will seek to grow the USDA loan program at BayFirst National Bank in St. Petersburg.

  • Finance
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 27, 2023
Naples brokerage, one of the largest in region, names new office leaders

Appointments follow the retirement of John R. Wood Christie’s International Real Estate's central office managing broker.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2008
Total Transformation

A successful technology entrepreneur wants to keepcomplacency at bay. He's hoping a new business model - and a large international expansion - does the trick.

  • Entrepreneurs
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