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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • December 5, 2024
High-end mattress maker chooses Naples for first out-of-state showroom

Dedication to a "quality over quantity" mindset, says the co-owner, motivates Michigan-based Harbor Springs Mattress Company in its new Naples endeavor.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • July 27, 2023
Solar co-op established for Sarasota, Charlotte counties

The co-op provides members a group rate, increasing the amount of money saved relying on solar power.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 3, 2021
$362M urban revitalization project wins $30M federal grant

Fort Myers was one of five finalists nationwide.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 4, 2014
Job insurance

An innovative program to train disabled veterans could boost the ranks of the insurance industry.

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2008
Coffee Talk

Economy rainson home paradeThe economic downturn is raining on the fall parade of homes.un Hydraulics founder,plant innovator, diesRobert Koski, the co-founder of Sarasota-based Sun Hydraulics who pioneered flat corporate hierarchies long before the idea became corporate dogma, died Oct. 11. He was 79.Super visiting time,just in timeThe Gulf Coast is getting ready to host the Super Bowl in February and just in time for the game and its visitors, the new 255-room, 16-story Westin Hotel will open its doors on Tampa's Courtney Campbell Causeway, just west of the Hyatt.Sarasota group aimsfor elected in mayorA plan to create an elected mayor system of government, albeit in a watered down plan, is coming back to Sarasota.dvertising firmsupset with EDCsShould economic development groups hire local marketing firms?Dear Joy:Gendusa gives adviceYou can't fault Joy Gendusa for not taking the personal approach.Fort Myers airportgets more destinationsAirlines keep trimming service at airports around the country, but Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers is getting three new airline destinations this winter, according to Bob Ball, the airport's director.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 26, 2025
Rays get borrowed stadium ready for Opening Day

After an offseason focused on stadium negation and ownership, the team has a few days to get ready for 2025.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • April 22, 2016
Sea of opportunity

The idea for her company started during a scuba diving trip. Now Autumn Blum, with financial support far from the water, aims for a big splash.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 22, 2011
Heavenly Hair

When she was just 16, Christa Lemonakis watched her best friend lose all her hair to cancer. She started a company vowing to help cancer patients and others deal with hair loss.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 19, 2003
16&17 Real Estate Briefs

Deal of the week: The sale of the Sunchase at Clearwater, 6550 150th Ave. N., Largo, to Jasmine at Clearwater LLC for $17.9 million/ New condo-hotel planned for downtown Fort Myers/Carlyle affiliate closes on Hendry Ranch land/Ramada Inn Gulfview sells

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 25, 2008
Search and Research

For one Realtor, coordinating tricky land deals comes down to the simple, yet often overlooked, element of research - lots of research. Bob Anderson says he could never do too much.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 3, 2021
With nearly $50M in sales booked, developer begins work on phase two of luxury tower

Altura Bayshore is moving its sale gallery as crews prepare to lay foundation for 23-story tower

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 8, 2008
Coffee Talk

The end really was near: Builders who gathered at a Collier Building Industry Association dinner last week were buzzing about the latest Florida homebuilder to file bankruptcy: Tousa Inc., based in Hollywood.Geography change might do it good: Jim Tille, president of a 60-employee, Sarasota-based commercial plumbing firm, is about to go on business trips to Puerto Rico and Aruba, among other places.Competing brokerages to form one entity: Executives at two of the Gulf Coast's largest Re/Max residential real estate firms have taken the "time to buy" mantra of the local real estate market literally, with a twist.Angels flocking together in Southwest Florida: More than just Lee County is involved in an effort to create a regional angel investment fund. Coffee Talk first reported the move to create the Southwest Florida Regional Angel Fund last week.And now, the greening of the death business: Going green continues to be the trend of all trends in business, from so-called eco-friendly vodkas to green manufacturing practices to even green garbage collection.Bad loans crop up in commercial real estate: Is the economic downturn starting to impact commercial real estate?Tampa broker tops in nation: There are a lot of business awards, but when you're from Tampa and you top businesspeople in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago to be best in the nation, and then do it again, it's worth noting.Bradenton community bank puts priority on

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2016
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Sales executive, Bouchard Insurance

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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • March 16, 2026
Penthouse at Tampa’s Pendry hotel and condo tower lists for $45.5M

The 38th-floor home at Tampa’s Pendry Residences features a rooftop terrace, pool and sweeping views of Tampa’s Riverwalk.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 20, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Nice investment: By our estimates, former Tampa Bay Buccaneer Donnie Abraham and his wife, Tunisia, profited handsomely from the recent sale of a home in Odessa's Lake Alice Estates.Witness to evil: As Saddam Hussein's trial started Wednesday, Greg Kehoe was in New York, far from Iraq. But the Tampa lawyer's mark must have been felt in the courtroom.Fifth Third on the Block?: Pity Southern Exchange Bank's customers in the Tampa Bay area. We mean First National Bank of Florida customers. Check that, they're Fifth Third Bank customers now.Early Grinch: Count Dave Anderson among those who think retailers aren't going to ring in the new year by ringing up many sales during the holidays.No major hiccups: Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Court Ken Burke says his first 10 months in office have gone smoothly and he expects customer service to continue to improve.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 30, 2007
Wheelin' and Dealin'

Buying and selling foreclosed properties is the Next Big Thing in real estate. Cash and knowledge - along with a risk-adverse stomach - are essential to doing it right.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 19, 2006
'A Slow Climb'

Two decades ago, spec home builder Don Hughes was $60,000 in debt. Still, he kept on going, and spending. Now he takes in $1 million in revenue when he sells a $5 million home.

  • Entrepreneurs
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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 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 Business Observer Staff |
  • June 19, 2021
Florida tourism is getting hot — but not from Europe

Florida is one spot below New York in a list of states impacted by the lack of Europe.

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