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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 22, 2016
Hidden jewel

North Fort Myers may be an undiscovered development opportunity. Busy traffic and riverfront land in private hands are two pluses.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 31, 2018
Restaurant giant adds exec in newly created role

Ramin Eivaz joins Bloomin' Brands Inc. as senior vice president of digital marketing.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • September 4, 2024
North Florida coffee chain expanding to Tampa Bay

Ellianos Coffee, a chain based out of Lake City, is poised to open four locations in the Tampa Bay area.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 18, 2011
Doral Oaks sells for $13.75M

A pair of brothers from California bought the Tempe Terrace apartments.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 17, 2011
Start a popsicle franchise for $43K

Entrepreneurs who seek a low-cost franchise opportunity can salivate: Happy & Healthy Products, known for its Fruitfull frozen bars, wants to enter the Sarasota-Bradenton marketplace.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 1, 2012
Deal, or no deal?

A deal to sell The Royal Palm Bank in Naples to Ovation Holdings apparently fell apart when regulators shut the bank July 20.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 22, 2014
Fort Myers condo prices rise

The median price of existing condos in the Fort Myers area rose nearly 16% in March, a faster annual-percentage rate than existing single-family homes.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 25, 2015
Fort Myers home prices rise 17%

The median price of an existing single-family home in the Fort Myers area rose 17% in July.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 23, 2015
Home-for-sale inventory falls 25%

The inventory of existing single-family homes in Lee County listed for sale fell 25% in August compared with the same month one year ago.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 27, 2008
Naples protection bubble

Naples was spared the overbuilding of shops that occurred in other areas of the Gulf Coast, and retail sales have not declined there as sharply. Is Naples immune to the retail downturn?

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 6, 2013
Signs of the Times

A $20 million business doubled its sales force and revenues in three years. Success, though, couldn't have come without one tool: a phone.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 2, 2024
Collier County pays $20.77 million for 2,500 acres near Immokalee

In the week's top commercial real estate news, an engineering firm leases more space in Tampa, lots are ready for multifamily development for sale in Sarasota, and Babcock Ranch reaches a milestone.

  • Florida
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • January 10, 2023
Financial consultant partner taps into lesser-known Florida resource

Timothy Cartwright has visited 31 springs in the state. He doesn't plan on stopping any time soon.

  • Executive Diversions
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 21, 2003
Real Estate Briefs

This week's items: Longboat Key Club plans new homes, major renovationsBoston pension fund acquires Summer CoveSarasota residential developer buys 22 acres in east ManateeSurgeon buys Pizza Hut, plans medical complex

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Lou Lasday |
  • April 23, 2010
Dynamic 'REM' Databasing

It will tell you when a client is due, when he is overdue, or when he is done.

  • Strategies
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 14, 2024
Dolphin drives $32 million Clearwater aquarium upgrade

Winter the dolphin changed the fortunes of a once sleepy aquarium near Clearwater Beach.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 13, 2012
Good Luck Builder

GL Homes is poised to take advantage of the housing recovery by opening a new residential community in Naples called Riverstone.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 22, 2021
National builder announces new area neighborhood

Solstice at Wellen Park will have 270 new homes, including attached villas and one- and two-story, single-family homes.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 4, 2018
Market Spotlight: Tampa Office Market

Tampa office vacancy at 6.7% at end of first quarter

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • November 16, 2023
Burger chain plucks former Bloomin' Brands execs for leadership posts

Tampa-based Checkers and Rally's says they have made two new executive hires, and both of them have experience at Bloomin' Brands.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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