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  • November 30, 2017
Construction exec Ron Royal dies

Royal died Nov. 26 after an illness, surrounded by family. He was 85.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • December 18, 2015
Crystal clear

Residential developer Metro Development Group needs unique ways to stand out. Part of the plan includes something new.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 25, 2009
Add FDIC Friday to the holiday calendar

Betting on which Gulf Coast bank is going to fail next has become a grim sport for bankers.

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  • January 18, 2011
Interop connects with Texas firm

Interop will provide West Central Wireless customers with message services.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 14, 2010
Aerosonic sales, profits dip

A 6% decline in the Clearwater firm's sales led to an 87% drop in profits.

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  • May 7, 2010
FishHawk Ranch ranked nationally

One home development in the Tampa Bay area has received special recognition as one of the nation's top-selling master planned communities.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 30, 2010
Raymond James winning market

Industry publications say the investment bank is tops in the middle market.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 6, 2011
Is Fort Myers recession resistant?

Real estate prices have fallen so steeply in Fort Myers that it's unlikely they could fall further.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 8, 2011
Sarasota distressed sales persist

So far this year, 52% of residential properties sold were distressed sales.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 9, 2011
Sarasota condo sales pick up

Condo sales are up 8% through the first seven months of the year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 14, 2011
Bay divides population change

While Hillsborough added 230,000 residents over ten years, Pinellas shrank.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 17, 2011
Ft. Myers sales slow, prices up

Home sales down 4.7%, median sale price up 10.5% in October.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 24, 2020
Seagate Development's NeoGenomics' deal the result of being in the right place and having the right relationship

Seagate Development nurtured a long-standing landlord-tenant tie with cancer screener NeoGenomics Inc. for more than a decade. It's paying off now through development of the company's new 150,000-square-foot, $60 million headquarters.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • January 15, 2021
Medical startup aims for Amazon-like reach

Area physician, first seeing the need in his own practice, creates a software business with a simple, yet significant mission: to make paying for health care a simple, transparent process.

  • Healthcare
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 29, 2019
Bonita Springs hires planning firm for upgrades as developers plow ahead with projects

Bonita Springs has hired Duany Plater-Zyberk to overhaul its zoning code and make other urban planning improvements to the city, but Hovland Real Estate is forging ahead with a pair of new projects near the municipality's downtown.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 27, 2024
JetBlue to increase Florida flights by 8% year over year

The airline will be adding flights at airports in Sarasota, Fort Myers and Tampa, among others.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 24, 2011
Corporate Report: June 24

The latest news from Ceelox, Tigris Pharmaceuticals, and other Gulf Coast companies.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • January 12, 2018
Fairy Tale Run

Lauren Davenport has mostly run to get perspective on life and work. Now she's running for a new cause.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 4, 2024
Florida inches closer to recreational marijuana with 2024 ballot initiative

A proposal that would legalize adult recreational cannabis use — and bring a massive influx of tax revenues — in Florida appears headed to the general election ballot in November.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 7, 2007
Island Fever

A group of influential Naples investors is buying a small bank in Marco Island that it will use to expand into the rest of Southwest Florida. Recent bad loans won't scuttle the deal.

  • Entrepreneurs
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