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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 15, 2005
Government's Inane Rules

Editor's note: The following is a letter sent by Clearwater attorney Robert G. Walker, owner of a new pet shop, Fluffy Puppies, to Clearwater City Planner John Schodtler on April 7. It's available free of charge.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 2, 2011
Brand Up

The renovation of a Gulf Coast firm that sells a range of products in a variety of ways has been an all-out extreme makeover. Success could be imminent.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • June 24, 2020
In the band: marketing pro bangs a drum in her spare time

Sharon Kunkel says the drums are a nice release.

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  • By Michael Hinman |
  • May 1, 2015
Land attack

Speculative investment in large land parcels is back. But it takes good timing, plus knowledge, to turn dirt into returns.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 4, 2011
Cunningham buys loss business

Cunningham Lindsay acquired the U.S. adjustment business of GAB Robins.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 8, 2010
WCI sells golf courses for cash

WCI Communities receives $8.7 million from a Canadian buyer.

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  • April 5, 2011
Pro-business in Bonita Springs

Some small municipalities are more aggressive than others at cutting the red tape that ensnarls businesses. So let's give kudos to Bonita Springs.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 31, 2013
Punta Gorda dives into aquarium project

A group is exploring the feasibility of an aquarium in downtown Punta Gorda.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 21, 2013
Hotel revenues surge

Lee County hoteliers saw room revenues spike in January.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 25, 2011
Free pitch helps sell more services

In response to the unfavorable economic climate, Westshore Processing Inc. has developed a new model to help struggling businesses and bolster its revenues simultaneously.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 30, 2011
Another Ponzi schemer convicted

Marian Morgan was found guilty of conspiracy and money laundering.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 14, 2013
Hertz to spend $100 million on The Big Move

Moving the corporate headquarters and hundreds of Hertz employees to Southwest Florida from New Jersey is a huge undertaking.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 17, 2012
Naples marketers expand reach

BlocDeals and Paradise Coast TV form an entrepreneurial partnership.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 9, 2017
Funeral home set for $2.2M expansion project

New owners plan to complete the project at Sylvan-Abbey Funeral Home in Clearwater in 2017.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 13, 2013
The best Krise-mas forecast

Gary Jackson may be a talented economist, but Randy Krise is a better economic indicator.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 9, 2016
Region's negative equity ratio remains above national average

Florida overall has the second highest percentage of homes in negative equity.

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  • January 11, 2016
Canadian regulators boost lab firm

Company receives approval for blood sample test.

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  • August 10, 2015
Mortgage firm banks $10.7M in transactions

Recent deals at Thomas D. Wood and Company stretch from Tampa to Chicago.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 6, 2015
San Antonio group buys new Fort Myers Wawa

A company led by Gil Atzmon, chairman of Zazu Metels Corp. in San Antonio, purchased an approximate 6,000-square-foot new Wawa store for $5.15 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 20, 2015
Book it: Hotel industry on a roll

Profit levels of hotels and motels nationwide nearly tripled in 2014 over 2013, according to a new report.

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