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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 13, 2015
Manufacture a fix to tax issue

With the Florida legislative session set to kick off less than two weeks after Christmas, lobbyists statewide are in their busy season.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 24, 2015
College starts $5 million renovation

Florida SouthWestern State College is spending $5 million to renovate its decades-old science building in Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 2, 2015
Community to honor business leader

A memorial service has been set for prominent architect and entrepreneur Rick Fawley, who died Sept. 2.

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  • January 27, 2015
Developer proposes 300-unit Pasco apartment

Lake Mary-based developer David McDaniel is affiliated with the project.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 5, 2015
Former Hertz chief to lead casinos

Mark Frissora, the former CEO of Hertz who engineered the company's move to Southwest Florida, has been named CEO of casino giant Caesars Entertainment.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 12, 2015
Window firm pulls in $300K in state incentives

Funds for Venice-based PGT Inc. are from Energy Economic Zone pilot program.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 13, 2015
Venice golf course to get $2.5M renovation

The Venice Golf and Country Club has had other upgrades in the last five years.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 13, 2015
Sarasota official to lead group for builders

Jon Mast has been in the construction field for more than 30 years.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 24, 2015
St. Pete opening docks to visiting boats

Visitors already come by road and by plane -- and now even more will have a chance to visit St. Petersburg by sea.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 30, 2015
Bradenton cell tower firm rings up $100M investment

Tarpon Towers II has an aggressive growth strategy.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 4, 2015
Prominent Realtor goes platinum

Nick Figlow will oversee the Re/Max Platinum Realty offices in Sarasota-Manatee.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 24, 2024
Sarasota company awarded federal grant to develop special buoys

Loggerhead Instruments was selected to receive $200,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Energy Technology Office.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 13, 2025
$2.6B global tech firm buys Fort Myers company

Fiber Solutions has a second office in Tennessee.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • March 4, 2025
Former Tampa banker to serve 15 months, pay $400K in restitution for fraud

He will also forfeit $300k in assets obtained as a result of the crimes

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 12, 2023
Publix signs on as sponsor of the Florida Panthers

The Lakeland grocer and South Florida hockey team have signed a multiyear deal.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 24, 2025
$462M Naples luxury developer looks north with Tampa purchase

Stock Development is planning a high-end residential project at $40 million downtown property it just bought.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 20, 2005
Commitment to Ethics

John Wolfe wins the 2005 Professionalism Award.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • March 12, 2021
Area venture aims to bring sparkling CBD water to consumers

Plans for Aquarian Sky include focusing on a few states at first, but ambitions run high and include full-scale, national distribution.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 26, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Rodgers family closes on Gran Paradiso landCasto Lifestyle Properties buys Ranch Lake PlazaTervis Tumbler buys land for new Venice headquartersPrime Financial Services buys new, larger building

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 23, 2024
Change is coming slow as Fort Myers Beach continues rebuild

What Fort Myers Beach is and what it will become has been a big topic of conversations for the past two years since Hurricane Ian blew through Florida.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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