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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 19, 2010
November Consumer Durables

Naples was the last area of the Gulf Coast region to feel the effects of the economic downturn and that's reflected in the steepest year-over-year decline in consumer durable taxable sales in November.

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  • October 26, 2010
September home sales slow

Despite lower prices, fewer properties sold in September compared to last year.

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  • May 24, 2010
Latest prices show growth holds

Median sale prices are up again, but next month could be the one to watch.

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  • August 17, 2010
PBSJ results show struggle

Key elements of the Tampa-based company's cash flows depict trying times.

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  • May 6, 2010
M&A activity expected to rise

Three out of four Florida dealmakers think merger deal volume will increase.

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  • April 21, 2010
Gov. Crist loses another

Rep. Tom Grady, R-Naples, withdraws his support of the governor's Senate bid.

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  • April 9, 2010
Gulf Coast Tourism

This week's snapshot looks at the change in taxable tourism sales.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • May 7, 2013
Inflation remains subdued in the region

Business owners on the Gulf Coast have long been concerned about inflation, but so far the data show it has remained tame overall.

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  • August 18, 2011
Sarasota home sales up in July

Both the number of homes sold and the median sale price increased in 2011.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • September 29, 2011
Fund lends Florida banks $70M

The U.S. Treasury's Small Business Lending Fund is helping capitalize banks.

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  • May 19, 2021
Airport passenger traffic nearly returns to 2019 levels

More than 1.1 million people flew through Southwest Florida International Airport in April.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • March 25, 2022
SWFL airport surges in monthly traffic report

Year-to-date, passenger traffic is up 55% compared to last year at Southwest Florida International Airport.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • October 19, 2017
Golf club finishes second phase in $1.5M project

Naples-based Coral Hospitality oversaw the renovations at Rosedale Golf & Country Club.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • May 15, 2015
Entrepreneurs throwing pitches

Pitching your company's idea to raise capital used to be a private affair, usually restricted to investors with enough money to lose on startups.

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  • July 3, 2015
Who's hiring in Florida?

With the economic recovery underway, nearly every industry in Florida is hiring. But some sectors are stronger than others.

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  • October 30, 2015
Stuck-ups among us

One person's snob is another person's sweetie.

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  • August 11, 2015
Critter control biz seeks growth in mouse market

Environmental Pest Services will grow revenues by $1.6 million in latest deal.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • August 11, 2015
Critter control biz seeks growth in mouse market

Environmental Pest Services will grow revenues by $1.6 million in latest deal.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • August 1, 2008
Coffee Talk

+ Divorcee housing;supply meets demandSpouse kicked you out of the house? Forget hotels.+ Attention art lovers:Share your passion and winWhen Susie Harris and her two siblings decided it was time to get out of the art gallery and custom picture framing business earlier this year, they had one major problem: A dearth of interested buyers for their small but popular store in Bradenton, Art Decor International.+ Debt collectors beware,lawsuits are risingIf you're going after someone who owes you money - and in this economy, there is a lot more of that for Gulf Coast businesses - better know the rules. Florida's business climateshines again nationallyFlorida is back in the good graces of C-Suite executives seeking states that have the most pro-business attitudes in the country.+ Bradenton bank rescuedby outside capital - for nowFreedom Bank, one of a few Bradenton-based banks facing corrosive loan problems, has been thrown a $5 million lifeline.

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  • May 21, 2007
A New Pitch

A top New York Yankees draft pick now dispenses financial advice, not fastballs.

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