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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2003
Real Estate Briefs

This week's items: Cortez Storage construction starts84 Lumber files plans to build Bradenton locationFlorida Studio Theatre buys former Theatre Works buildingSMR, DVA Sports planLakewood Ranch arena

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 11, 2003
Regional Roundup

This week's items: CHARLOTTE BANK ACQUISITION BALD EAGLE AVIATION SWITCHES AIRPORTSCHECKERS REPORTS SECOND QUARTER WEBMD FLORIDA OFFICES RAIDED TAMPA COMPANY PICKED FOR COURTHOUSE

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 30, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Chief judge of the judicial circuit for Pasco and Pinellas counties, and the court clerk in Pinellas battle over guardianshipsFlorida Legislature increases 6th and 13 circuit judicial staffs Congressman Jim Davis honors

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 30, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Atlanta-based SunTrust Bank is really pushing its purchasing-card systemLakewood Ranch postal opportunityd Sarasota attorney Miles Ferris from suspended for his work as a psychotherapist

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 4, 2008
Bank Beachhead

USAmeriBank, unaffected by real estate loans, is focusing onserving commercial customers and expanding in central Florida.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By George Rauch |
  • October 29, 2009
It's unavoidable: Gold to go up, up, up

When you combine all the factors that affect the price of gold, you can't reach any other conclusion: The price will continue to rise.

  • Opinion
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 27, 2010
Boom-Time Caution

Cape Coral was one of the hardest-hit areas of the Gulf Coast, but one commercial builder based in Lee County's largest city survives. Compass Construction holds lessons for others in these tough times.

  • Industries
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  • By Cheryl O'Neill |
  • May 17, 2013
The facts behind factoring

Understand how receivables factoring can improve your cash flow. It's not as expensive as you think.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 31, 2013
Team for sale*

*Arena included. Owners of the Florida Everblades are hoping an improving economy is a propitious time to sell the team and Germain Arena.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 4, 2011
Wild card

Prices have been rising in Naples for a year. It's a sign that the Southwest Florida region is leading the recovery.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Dan Ping |
  • May 6, 2011
Driving Revenue

Millennium Luxury Coaches continues to grow revenue every year, despite the Great Recession. The company's success is based on keeping debt low and anticipating changes in the industry.

  • Strategies
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  • By George Rauch |
  • June 3, 2011
The pace of the economy is not accelerating

Will the market go up, or will the market go down? Or will the government figure out some other way to manipulate the market and call it something besides “QE3”?

  • News
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 11, 2011
Weathering the Storm

The recession nearly killed Lee Wetherington's homebuilding firm. But his resolve — and a lot of money — saved it. 'I wasn't going to give up,' he says.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 11, 2011
Insurance Fix

Home-Tech is expanding to Sarasota, fueled by sales of its appliance-repair service agreements and its employee owners.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 30, 2013
Market Leader

Naples is one of the hot spots of residential real estate on the Gulf Coast, attracting developers and builders.

  • Industries
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 27, 2013
Shop Talk

Retailers are back scouting new locations throughout Southwest Florida. Dan Creighton is one developer who's benefiting from better times.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 30, 2012
All in the Family

With the single-family homebuilding market in full swing, builders are starting multifamily housing again.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 25, 2020
Builder's tiny homes resonate in a big way

Wisconsin-based tiny home builder powers up on expansion to Florida with two new villages in the works, plus a manufacturing facility.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 27, 2020
Area snack company chews on some bold moves

Chomps has made some counterintuitive decisions in the pandemic.

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 27, 2019
Shine bright: Patience has been a virtue for lighting technology firm

St. Petersburg, Florida, tech firm LumaStream has positioned itself as a visionary leader in power and light innovations.

  • Technology
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