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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 26, 2020
Specialty food company manages rush on orders

A surge of business now might cause problems later for Beneficial Blends — but the founder is happy it's 'still around to fight for ourselves.'

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • February 18, 2026
Second MarineMax shareholder urges sale of company

Levin Capital Strategies is urging the company to consider an activist investor’s $1.1 billion offer.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2003
Broker of the Year: Big Box Master

From Clearwater in Pinellas County to Fort Myers in Southwest Florida, commercial broker David Conn works his magic. His specialty: Big box tenants such as Target and Staples.

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  • January 28, 2011
Maverick investor stays true to name

Being outspoken on a litany of sports, cultural and business issues has become a personal mantra for Internet billionaire and professional sports team owner Mark Cuban.

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  • May 19, 2011
New laws ban salts, regulate pants

The Legislature took time to discuss items of dire importance, such as how high high schoolers pants should be, and whether Jack Nicklaus should design Florida golf courses.

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  • June 25, 2021
Health care group closes on $85M financing deal

American Oncology Network was founded in 2018.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 2, 2020
Locally owned restaurant group to launch food hall

Ciccio Restaurant Group will open On the Fly, a food hall featuring the company’s Taco Dirty, Sweet Soul and Better Byrd concepts, on Nov. 16 in St. Petersburg, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 15, 2020
Area man arrested, charged in alleged cryptocurrency scam

Anthony Greene, a St. Petersburg, Florida, resident, has been arrested and charged for his alleged role in a cryptocurrency investment scam.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 3, 2019
Airport economic impact soars to $1.3 billion

FDOT Aviation Economic Impact Study finds Punta Gorda Airport fiscal stimulus grows ninefold since 2010.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 26, 2022
Fort Myers airport: March was busiest month ever

More than 1.5 million people traveled through Southwest Florida International Airport last month.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 5, 2013
Home prices still catching up

House prices along the Gulf Coast continue to rise, but they have a ways to catch up to where they were five years ago.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 20, 2012
Naples home prices rise

Home prices rose and inventory continued to shrink in Naples in June.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 11, 2021
Highest-priced residence on Longboat Key sold

The home sold for more than $10 million

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2016
Tech firm ranks top in cloud

A technology research firm ranked Naples-based ACI Worldwide among the 20 companies with the biggest sales of internet cloud applications.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 17, 2016
Food distributor's sales rise 22%

Specialty foods distributor Innovative Food Holdings says sales grew 22% in the first quarter compared with the same quarter one year ago.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 25, 2015
Fort Myers home prices rise 17%

The median price of an existing single-family home in the Fort Myers area rose 17% in July.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 21, 2015
BofA branch sold for $6M, a potential record

The branch is a top performing one in the region for the bank.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 17, 2015
The new brewmeister

Duncan Scarry built and sold a successful national advertising agency in Fort Myers. Now he aims for success with a Punta Gorda brewery.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 14, 2010
Two hope for good returns in Europe

Two Gulf Coast attorneys might be on to something in the latest potential cure for the region's economic blues: Think Eastern Europe.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 16, 2011
Scorecard rally cry? Thank heaven for Jax

The Tampa Bay area improved one notch in its regional economic scorecard, but if not for Jacksonville it would be at the bottom of the bracket.

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