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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 2, 2011
Transatlantic Triumph

The recession is all about perspective, say a pair of British siblings who recently moved to the Gulf Coast. Now they aim to make a go of American entrepreneurialism.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 27, 2004
Legal Calendar (Tampa edition)

The Tampa legal calender of events is provided free of charge.

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 1, 2006
Coffee Talk

A luxurious incentive:For many Realtors and home agents, getting those fence-sitting buyers to take the plunge and actually buy a house is an on-going battle these days. PCM trims newspaper company holdings: Naples-based Private Capital Management, which manages $24 billion for wealthy and institutional investors, is sticking to its newspaper story even as a recent filing shows the firm trimmed its newspaper-stock holdings.Going through the government gauntlet: During the past 35 years, the executives at Morton's Gourmet Market, a Sarasota-based high-end grocery and bakery, have gone through the Sarasota's county and city government permitting gauntlet plenty of times, be it trying to expand a parking lot or build an addition to the structure. St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce President/CEO John Long says the city's skyline isn't all that's changing: The chamber is redefining itself through the shuffling of eight executives and the hiring of three new leaders in an effort to increase membership and better reflect the growth of the business community.The blogosphere and message boards are buzzing over the plunging shares of Fort Myers-based women's retailer Chico's FAS.Soon after Venice-based window and door manufacturer PGT went public earlier this summer, company president Rod Hershberger was given the rock star treatment.Coffee Talk can brag with the best of them, regularly touting Gulf Coast businesses that make the cut in n

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 24, 2014
Broadcaster reports advertising drop

Beasley Broadcast Group says revenues and profits declined as advertising fell and operating expenses rose.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 7, 2013
Hertz to move headquarters to Estero

Lee County will give Hertz $4 million in incentives to move and create 700 jobs.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 4, 2013
James Hardie plans 100 new jobs in Plant City

The company expects the project to generate more than 100 new jobs and nearly $80 million in capital investment by 2015.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • September 10, 2024
Venice patio enclosure company expands, rebrands

Absolute Aluminum has a new office in Bradenton as well as a new look overall.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By John Haughey |
  • December 6, 2019
Entrepreneurs turn project obstacles into tactical games hotspot

A slow approval process for a project led an enterprising business duo to another opportunity. Now the next CrossFit is in their sights.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 16, 2014
Tourism spending rises nearly 10% in Sarasota

Tourists spent nearly $322 million in the first three months of 2014.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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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.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 1, 2013
Sweet Symphony

A pair of executives bring their history of business success to an IT services firm. Their goal is to help clients do it all.

  • Strategies
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 22, 2021
Beverage distributor says billionaire investor's money is for growth not to purchase the company

CEO Tom Pepin says Maryland investment firm will his prominent beverage distribution company grow — but insists the business was not sold.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 8, 2019
Selling insurance? There's a side hustle for that

The side hustle concept, in the minds of two crafty entrepreneurs, can go deeper than service, and surface, level.

  • Insurance
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 3, 2010
Back on Track

Haynes Corp. is consolidating its manufacturing operations in Naples, where it says Collier County has spread the welcome mat. Shunned during the real estate boom, manufacturers such as Haynes are getting love from counties struggling with high unemployment.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 9, 2019
New developers breathing new life into Pineapple Square project in Sarasota

Pineapple Square, an ambitious, $200 million plan to transform downtown Sarasota didn't quite reach fruition after last decade's recession, but the legacy of the project's developer, Isaac Property Co., lives on.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 6, 2010
Bella Patrella's sells shares

The Tampa firm does not have enough capital to fund 2011 operations.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 16, 2010
TIB sale cost taxpayers $24.8M

The bank's buyers got a deal from the Treasury when TIB was sold.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 24, 2011
Apartments sell for $7M

Edisto Lake Apartments in Fort Myers sold for $18,617 per unit.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 5, 2013
Condos regain their health

Here's another sign that the Gulf Coast real estate market is healing itself.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 13, 2013
Minto moves dirt in Naples

Minto Communities wasted no time starting development on 2,400 acres in Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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