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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • April 14, 2020
Economic shutdown: don’t forget the other 99%.

One-size-fits-all shutdowns don’t make sense. Public officials should shift their focus to reopening the economy.

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 26, 2003
Call to Action

Florida's developers mobilize to defeat a proposed constitutional amendment that would require a popular vote on every comprehensive land use change.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • September 25, 2020
Complex thought: Communities look to sports tourism to boost coffers

When it comes to the economic impact of sports facilities, including some shiny new ones in Gulf Coast communities, there’s a lot more to them than 'If you build it, they will come.'

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 12, 2007
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Edens & Avant buys Colonial CrossingsLiberty Investment Properties plans second Fort Myers hotelLocation Finders plans small retail stripHoliday Cove RV Resort sold, may turn condoAmsdell family buys site for self storageTempus Electronic owner building new home, moreInvestors acquire Largo's Wachovia buildingBayfront Health System buys suites in St. PeteSterndrive Engineering moving to Oldsmar

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 15, 2011
The Big Idea

John Rorer built a small natural foods empire on the Gulf Coast during the past decade. His lynchpin is a lesson for all entrepreneurs: He isn't afraid of new ideas.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 12, 2019
Succession, stalled after CEO's accidental death, finds happy ending

An established Pasco waste hauler, with a colorful backstory, is now armed with a potent parent company. Its strategy to win hearts and minds starts with top-notch service.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 6, 2006
Corporate Report

Gevity opens new Chicago officeTIB Financial Splitting StockHillcrest Bank Florida starts retirement branch expansionCarbiz plans store expansion, targets FloridaFort Myers site for new GMC dealershipProgress Energy pushing for efficiency programsSarasota Memorial tops healthcare consumer choiceSchifino Lee Advertising produces Networking ViewsIA Global appeals de-listing from AMEXNeoGenomics introduces new Genetic Pathology servicesSarasota Ritz to host government healthcare conference

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 11, 2007
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Cedar Hills plans first Florida hotelInvestors planning Cortez carwash to replace gas stationInvestment group buys Clark Center Albritton Fruit buildingInvestment firm buys Premier Corporate CentreBoston's TA Associates Realty acquires Massaro warehouseKimco Realty Corp. buys Westgate PlazaCalifornia REIT buys Naples' Commons VRoyal Shell Vacations, Realty shuffles offices, expandsMetro Storage buys A1 Shelters

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 22, 2023
Lack of convention space — again — concerns business leaders

With the pending demolition of one major property, a go-to ballroom spot for Sarasota events is being taken off the board.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 29, 2019
Bonita Springs hires planning firm for upgrades as developers plow ahead with projects

Bonita Springs has hired Duany Plater-Zyberk to overhaul its zoning code and make other urban planning improvements to the city, but Hovland Real Estate is forging ahead with a pair of new projects near the municipality's downtown.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 10, 2014
Won't back down

A Tampa attorney went on the offensive in a rare way for a client. The result is a vindication of the firm's ethics and standards — and a potential for more than $15 million in legal judgments.

  • Law
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 23, 2023
Developer's Pasco water world is largest man-made lagoon in US

This is the third Metro Development Lagoon.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 21, 2022
Sarasota man behind $80M Ponzi scheme gets decades in prison

57-year-old convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud and money laundering sentenced to federal prison for “insidious scheme.”

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 31, 2013
Rent Me

The relocation of Hertz' corporate headquarters to south Lee County may have a more immediate impact on business confidence than on office vacancy rates or rents.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 30, 2012
Raise the Floor

The partners behind a construction firm learned the value of diversification in the downturn. They plan to put their education to work.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 5, 2021
Manufacturer opens new plant in region — and away from its longtime home

PGT Innovations plans to hire some 250 employees in Lee County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 2, 2021
Upstart social media firm moves HQ to region, plans $50M investment

The Rumble app is expecting to invest around $50 million in the state over the next few years.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 3, 2020
New Arthrex headquarters to add 'quality jobs' to Collier economy

Arthrex Inc.'s new headquarters in Naples is expected to house hundreds of new workers and continue the medical device maker's expansion in Naples and Collier County.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 21, 2016
Big swing

There's a subtle but powerful business lesson in the early days of a nonprofit's bold plan to bring a national museum to the region.

  • Strategies
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • February 24, 2017
New course

An opportunistic tech company with explosive growth in one niche seeks to tap into another burgeoning sector.

  • Strategies
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