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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 5, 2009
Urban Gamble

Environmentalists and bickering politicians killedRon Throgmartin's riverfront condominium projectin downtown Fort Myers. Now, the land's for sale.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 14, 2020
TerraCap buys Georgia office complexes

Estero investment firm TerraCap Management spends $27.6 million to buy the Cobb Corporate Center and Northwoods Commons

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2017
Big gets bigger: QVC buys HSN in $2.1B deal

Region is on the verge of losing a major headquarters company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 13, 2025
Report: Tampa's wealthy turning to rentals at higher numbers

Redfin finds that as housing costs rise the affluent are renting their residences more often because it "frees up cash for other investments that may be more lucrative than real estate."

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • September 5, 2024
Tampa condo sales, prices fall as market stagnates

"It's much more difficult to sell a condo," a Redfin agent in Tampa says in a statement.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 29, 2016
Commercial repeat

Despite high valuations and concerns about economic growth, experts say commercial real estate will repeat with another year of solid performance.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 8, 2014
The New Gladesmen

The Patel family is now the biggest employer in Everglades City, a small outpost of 400 residents on the edge of the swamp. Thousands of tourists now fill their airboats.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 29, 2007
Coffee Talk

Gaining and losing muscle in the Russell: Coast Financial Holdings, the battered parent company of Bradenton-based Coast Bank, has suffered yet another setback: Being booted off the prestigious family of Russell Indexes, one of the leading stock market tracking funds.Chamber recognizes pro-business legislators: A diverse combination of old standards and rookie state legislators from the Gulf Coast were given high grades, and praise, by the Florida Chamber of Commerce when it comes to voting and pushing through bills in the best interests of business. Coffee businesses roast a good deal: Sarasota-based coffee entrepreneur Michael Duranko's main goal since he opened his first Local Coffee & Tea shop on Siesta Key in February has been to combine his ambitious growth plans with a keep-it-local mantra.Bay City Plywood re-brands: Tampa-based home improvement chain Bay City Plywood is modifying its name to add "Cabinets" to become Bay City Plywood & Cabinets.Hovnanian: Fort Myers is the worst housing market: What once was one of the best housing markets has turned into the worst.Colliers Arnold growing, makes moves: Clearwater-based real estate brokerage Colliers Arnold has hired 70 new people in the past year and is planning a move to bigger office digs.WCI Communities stock drops below $20: The stock of WCI Communities dropped 18% in the week ending June 26, generating endless speculation on message boards and blogs.Existing-

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • September 15, 2022
Mentorship program paves way for students after coding academy

The partnership with S-One works with the software engineering bootcamp at SCF.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 21, 2013
Entrepreneur reels in success

Local real estate broker and CPA-turned-fishing-and-hunting entrepreneur Larysa Switlyk has made what once was a hobby into a Hollywood reality.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 23, 2021
Demand for tech-sector employment rises while salaries lag

Florida tech jobs pay well inside the state. Nationally, not so much.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 9, 2021
From tequila to whiskey, alcohol sales are on the rise

Ecommerce sales of booze are reaching new highs.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 1, 2024
Sarasota County maintains AA+ bond ratings

Fitch and Standard & Poor's ratings apply to capital improvement revenue bonds.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 22, 2023
Logistics company increases number of Tampa layoffs eightfold

Companies have posted 1,470 layoffs to Florida’s jobs database since Aug. 14, a potential sign of trouble for the state’s economy.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 13, 2005
Turmoil at the Top

A judge says Carolyn Wilson engaged in self-dealing at Tampa's Wilson Co. Her attorney says she 'isnot the robber baron she is made to be.'

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 3, 2010
Corporate Report: Dec. 3 - Dec. 9

The latest news from Wertz York, Global-Med, Walter Investment Management, and more.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 1, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Bank hunts for new CEO: Less than six months after opening, Liberty Bank has lost its president and chief executive.State gets Holder bill: Lawyers for Hillsborough Circuit Judge Gregory P. Holder, who was subjected to a recently concluded judicial ethics hearing, have delivered an invoice for their services.Rollercoaster ride: Cary Frounfelter and his 10-year-old daughter were enjoying Busch Gardens last summer when he was told to get off the Montu, an inverted rollercoaster.Name change is official: Just when Tampa Bay area residents thought they could stop asking: "What's a Fifth Third?"You've got to believe: Tampa attorney Scott Tozian, who specializes in the defense of lawyers accused of wrongdoing, is defending Richard Albritton, a circuit judge in Panama City.All in all, Florida's OK: We always look forward to the Taxpayers Network's annual booklet ranking the nation's states on such characteristics as demographics, taxes, government, economy, education, public safety and health and welfare.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 22, 2006
Corporate Report

Gevity downgrades outlook through rest of yearTourist council adds Lakewood Ranch to area's tourism enterpriseOswald Tripp buys BMC Insurance in DenverSarasota 1450 news station becomes 'The Dove'Tampa's ICAT benefiting from State's P&C underwriting programTenby Pharma buys Sirion Therapeutics, adds capitalRemember this: Drink more coffee

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 2, 2007
Signs of Hope

Lee County is widely considered ground zero for the state's housing bust. But there are finally some tentative signs of the market's recovery.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 3, 2018
St. Pete Pier tenant roster came together in stages

Tenant roster that includes Doc Ford's Rum Bar & Grille and Teak at new St. Pete Pier came together in phases after blueprint by commercial real estate brokerage firm Colliers International.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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