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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 3, 2012
Hillsborough partners with UCF

Hillsborough businesses looking to grow can now receive help from the university.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 31, 2012
Web Democracy

The high cost of website development will fall as companies like Snehta make it more affordable for small businesses.

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  • August 12, 2016
Too much paper?

When it comes to your tax files, how long do you have to keep documents to protect yourself in the event of an audit?

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 28, 2010
Sarasotan wins $26M verdict

The founder of Alpha Mining Systems won a landmark copyright law decision.

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  • May 4, 2011
Insurance reform bills in flux

Time is running out to resolve House and Senate differences.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 7, 2024
Holiday Inn on Lido undergoing major facelift

Cirque St. Armands Beachside is expected to open in Sarasota this fall.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 7, 2023
Golf and lifestyle brand to make SWFL debut with pair of locations

One store will be in Estero, the other in Sarasota.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • October 28, 2016
Carter Validus continues buying spree

With a deal to acquire a California data center operated by AT&T, Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT II has pushed its total 2016 purchases above $350 million, records show.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 7, 2017
Retail giant seeks new outlet for sales growth

Fort Myers-based Chico's FAS adds a new website to its sales options.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 27, 2015
Too sexy for their (button-down) shirt

Forget the rebounding economy, here's something certain to leave corner office executives with a smile: The CEO is the sexiest position in America.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 18, 2025
Daycare chain continues to expand in region

The Learning Experience has signed a lease for a 10,000-square-foot built-to-suit building on 1.25-acres in Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 14, 2013
Rising tide

Profits at banks based on the Gulf Coast continue to rise as the economy improves.

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  • August 10, 2010
Aug. 10: ALCO, SNHY, STRC

Alico cuts costs; Sun Hydraulics expands business; SRI Surgical losses mount.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • March 25, 2021
Boosted by PPP loans, credit union surpasses $2 billion assets

Achieva Credit Union grew its business customer portfolio by 74% in 2020.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 26, 2015
Chico's closes stores, fires staff

Women's retailer Chico's FAS says it is closing 120 stores and laying off 12% of its headquarters staff in Fort Myers after announcing a net loss in the fourth quarter.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 31, 2024
Law firm names three new Sarasota partners, one in Tampa

The law firm Shumaker has promoted six lawyers across four offices to partner roles.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • October 26, 2023
St. Pete financial services giant reports record quarter and fiscal year

Longtime Tampa Bay finance giant Raymond James Financial says 2023 was a record revenue year.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 29, 2010
Tampa Bay inventory drops

The number of vacant single-family units in the market is down 19% from last year.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 11, 2011
Tampa health-care firm bought

Colorado-based EMS Corp. acquired a Tampa-based anesthesia provider.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 17, 2010
Local CFO resigns

The chief financial officer at Technology Research Corp. will step down soon.

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