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  • By Dan Ping |
  • July 1, 2011
No more Corporate Climbing

Brian Baird used his sales skills and a bit of Hollywood theatrics to finance his escape from a corporate job. It's a move he's glad he made.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 23, 2011
Lawson made chief regulator

Ken Lawson is Secretary of the Dept. of Business and Professional Regulation.

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  • November 8, 2011
Tampa's HCI grows by $53M

The insurance holder grew by acquiring HomeWise Insurance Co.

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  • June 28, 2011
Foreclosures up in April

Tampa and Sarasota's foreclosure rates increased by two percentage points.

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  • August 19, 2011
July unemployment at 10.7%

The state's official jobless rate is 10.7%, equivalent to last month's level.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 8, 2014
Real estate central

If you work in the commercial real estate and development business in Southwest Florida, you know how hard it is to keep track of all the upcoming educational and political events that might affect your business.

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  • September 5, 2014
Always room for more wings

Restaurants are scouting for sites all over Southwest Florida.

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  • October 30, 2015
Hertz opens in Iraq

Iraq may be a dangerous place to operate, but that hasn't stopped U.S. companies from doing business there.

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  • February 17, 2015
Lee hotel revenues jump

Revenues at lodgings in Lee County rose 17% in December compared with the same month one year ago.

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  • March 25, 2011
Corporate Report: Mar. 25

The latest news from Sanibel Captiva, SinoFresh Healthcare, and other Gulf Coast companies.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 22, 2019
Course correction: Region looks to finally move forward on traffic solutions

The Tampa Bay, Florida, transportation situation could not get much worse. But a new source of tax-driven funds, between $13 billion and $16 billion, depending on population growth, will help shape a new transportation model for the region for generations

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  • March 5, 2004
Newsmakers

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  • December 10, 2010
Economy doing well in one area

The Sarasota arts community, long a calling card for tourists worldwide and a local source of pride, could lead the town out of the economic doldrums.

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  • December 10, 2013
Alico swings to profit

Florida agricultural company Alico swung to a profit after a gain on sale of real estate.

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  • October 9, 2015
Bank deal chatter heats up

In a nearly two-year run of deals in Florida banking, a large one could be developing.

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  • June 4, 2024
$11.5 million home a ‘bargain’ in Naples

The sale of the nearly 8,000-square-foot house set a record for the city’s Estuary and Grey Oaks neighborhoods.

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 22, 2019
Making ice in a pinch

After three generations as a family fishery on Pine Island, red tide put a deep freeze on Barnhill Fisheries stone crab and mullet business. Reinvention awaits as its new venture, Got Ice, caters to emergency deliveries.

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  • December 31, 2004
Tourism to Pick Up

Tourism officials expect the new year to be a good one for visitors to the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • September 4, 2023
Prolific homebuilder tackles new niche: Attainable housing

SimplyDwell Homes is focused on becoming a leader of attainable housing in Manatee County.

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  • September 24, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Developers unsure about effect of zoning changesProblems with buisness owners moving cty-owned tree for drivewaySurvey says small business worry about health insurancea and economy

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