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  • By Corie Richter |
  • March 6, 2015
Adopting benefits technology can boost employee satisfaction

The price of technology may appear to be high, but the cost of dissatisfied employees may be considerably higher. Good benefits packages will mean nothing if your workers cannot figure them out and access them easily online.

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  • September 17, 2010
Gulf Coast loses 9,760 jobs

Employment along the Gulf Coast has fallen significantly since August 2009.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • June 17, 2010
Hilton offers Gulf-goer guarantee

Hilton Worldwide will waive fees for guests impacted by the BP oil spill.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • May 24, 2010
Tech Data posts record earnings

The company brought in the highest first quarter net income in its history.

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  • February 15, 2013
Island home sale fetches $3.4 million

The sale, on Anna Maria Island, is the highest price for a home since 2008.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 22, 2011
Another Sarasota official resigns

Susan Scott, one-time deputy administrator, leaves Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 31, 2012
Humana Cares to hire 149 more

After three years in Tampa Bay, the firm will soon employ 1,450 locals.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • May 28, 2015
More airline execs fly over to Hertz

Hertz expanded its executive ranks by hiring more executives with experience at United Airlines.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • August 21, 2015
Consumer spending revs up

An important gauge of an area's economic health is the amount of total taxable sales its businesses generate.

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  • September 1, 2015
Law firm expands on Gulf Coast

The Orlando-based law firm of GrayRobinson opened an office in Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2015
Rising wages

The economic recovery is starting to show up in wages, as employers grapple with recruiting and retaining talent.

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  • June 21, 2024
Fort Myers airport posts second-best May ever

Passenger traffic is up more than 20% for the year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • November 9, 2007
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  • July 24, 2009
Casey Key couple buys Osprey Inn

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  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • December 2, 2010
Local analyst back in the news

Gulf Coast investment analyst Dick Bove has dipped into the national debate over the Federal Reserve's efforts to revive the economy.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 10, 2013
Blast from the past in real estate

News snippets nationwide have documented the recent housing market surge and one recent source, in a front page Wall Street Journal story, is a familiar voice to the Gulf Coast: Budge Huskey, a top Florida executive for NRT and Coldwell Banker, based in Sarasota, in the early and mid-2000s.

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  • July 17, 2013
Statewide bank to surpass $4.5B in assets with new deal

Florida Community Bank, with several Gulf Coast locations, aims for more growth.

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  • February 1, 2013
Investor group buys land lease for South Trail Shopping Center

The 8.3-acre ground lease, which has a little more than 50 years remaining on it, is held by landlord Vercil and Helen Senseman LLP.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • April 19, 2013
Senior Management Advisors, ValStone buy, renovating Palazzo Di Oro

The price equated to $17 per square foot.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 23, 2011
Blue Rock, Konover South buy Marbrisa Apartments

A joint venture of Tampa-based Blue Rock Partners LLC and Deerfield Beach-based Konover South LLC purchased the 224-unit Marbrisa Apartments in Carrollwood for $15.5 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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