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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 6, 2025
Fort Myers land company shutters citrus production, cuts 170 jobs

Alico Inc. is closing its citrus division after more than a decade of declines due to storms and greening.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • September 24, 2022
Online reputation management firm hasn't stopped growing since its inception

The company is expecting to reach $15 million in annual revenue this year, but it won't be long before it hits a cool $50 million.

  • Strategies
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 25, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

Best and worst: It was the best of the times and it was the worst of times for Tampa lawyer David Russell Stahl in 2004.Consumers liking little banks: Banks have had happier depositors and borrowers during the past two years, according to the University of Michigan's latest quarterly American Customer Satisfaction Index.Invader raises profile: While some local bankers predict a new competitor from Cincinnati won't make much more than a ripple along the Gulf Coast, Fifth Third Bancorp has continued an aggressive promotional campaign.One more term: Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Judge David Demers, called "DAD" by some of the judges, won a third, two-year term as chief judge at a Feb. 22 secret ballot. Stetson gets $500,000 endowment: The Joy Culverhouse McCann Foundation has found a genuine way to honor Carlton Fields lawyer William Reece Smith Jr.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 17, 2021
Ronto Group adds to Lido Beach site

Naples firm Ronto Group buys Coquina on the Beach hotel as part of a plan to develop a five-star, hotel-branded condominium on Sarasota's Lido Beach.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • September 11, 2023
Parrish, Lakewood Ranch home communities near sellout

According to Neal Communities' website, there are five homes still for sale between the Silverleaf and Indigo neighborhoods.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 22, 2012
New law firm comes to Tampa

Miami law firm Farrell & Patel opens Ybor City location.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 19, 2011
Herald-Tribune could be sold

Halifax Media Group may soon purchase the publication from the New York Times.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 10, 2018
New York firm buys a pair of Bonita Springs hotels

GDC Properties buys a pair of Hilton Hotel-flagged properties in Lee County, adding roughly 200 rooms to its portfolio .

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 19, 2018
Marketing and PR agency expands with acquisition

Fort Myers-based Conric PR & Marketing was founded in 2007.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 11, 2015
Entrepreneur help desk

Entrepreneurs in Lee County who need help starting and growing their business have lots of choices when it comes to getting help.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 10, 2024
California firm buys Tampa Bay construction, engineering firm

Apollo Construction & Engineering Services, a Hillsborough County-based general contractor focusing on industrial, commercial and institutional projects, has been acquired.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Ted Carter |
  • May 18, 2018
Software firm programs 100% annual growth

Ryan Tremblay, founder of REfindly is one of the top entrepreneurs in Southwest Florida.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 9, 2017
Phoenix firm buys Amazon center for $87M

Tratt Properties buys 1.02 million center occupied by the e-commerce purveyor for its first Florida property.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 25, 2014
Come back home

Sanjay Kuttemperoor is building a real estate forum utilizing the 'wiki' concept of widespread content contribution. It's a big undertaking that requires top talent.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 1, 2009
Small estates, big plans for attorneys

Estate-planning attorneys focus on helping affluent people organize their finances before they die. A Fort Myers law firm has launched a program to help middle-income families with the same kinds of issues.

  • Law
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • July 20, 2023
Polaris executive named to succeed Sarasota manufacturer's CFO

Tricia Fulton has been with Helios Technologies for 26 years.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 17, 2019
New restaurant brings island flavors to area

WEPA! Cocina de Puerto Rico has planned a grand opening celebration for April 26 that will see a portion of the new St. Petersburg, Florida, restaurant’s proceeds donated to PRxPR, a nonprofit organization that supports efforts for hurricane recovery effo

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 28, 2020
Benderson executes $218 million land deal in Dallas

Manatee County developer calls ground lease under new headquarters "a great asset."

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 27, 2019
An idea takes flight at local business incubator

WanderSeat, a Tampa, Florida-based travel company, is launching an airline ticketing platform designed for day-of-departure travel, similar to the app Hotel Tonight.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 14, 2005
Bull and Bear

Forbes Inc. CEO Steve Forbes says the U.S. economy is better than the way people feel - if only the Fed could get it right and the tax code trashed.

  • Entrepreneurs
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