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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 20, 2016
POWER BROKERS: Barry Seidel

Seidel founded American Property Group of Sarasota Inc. in 1986, to specialize in retail and restaurant properties.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 20, 2016
POWER BROKERS: Cushman & Wakefield Commercial Property Southwest

The Cushman & Wakefield affiliate in Fort Myers posted a solid performance in 2015, on the way to being recognized as a top leasing and sales firm.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 22, 2016
Symphony strums new fundraiser

Barbara Wells has 25 years experience in arts and culture.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 11, 2016
Ideal Image president has died

Bruce Fabel joined the firm in 2012.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 5, 2015
Grocery delivery firm expands

Shipt is expanding its grocery delivery business from Publix Super Markets to consumers in Fort Myers and Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 9, 2015
Airport posts best October ever

The airport's passenger traffic is up 33% for the year

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 11, 2015
New air service to KC, Pa. and cheese central

Allegiant Air now serves 47 markets with nonstop flights to St. Pete-Clearwater.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 29, 2015
Clearwater firm says 'Aloha' to new market

Heritage Insurance plans to buy Zephyr Insurance Co. in the fourth quarter.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 23, 2015
Tampa mobile home park sells for $35M

The 547-lot, 55-plus The Homes of Fountainview park sold to a California trust.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • August 7, 2024
Funds available to businesses impacted by Hurricane Debby

Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan is now accepting applications.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 13, 2019
National homebuilder announces new affordable housing project

Developer purchased 57 acres to build the community in early 2020.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 10, 2017
How to ... Get media attention for your company

The quick-hit answer to getting your company media coverage, from blogs and TV news to magazines and newspapers, is to hire a public relations professional or company.

  • Strategies
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  • By Ted Carter |
  • October 20, 2017
Big Thinkers

An ad agency launched in the downturn grows rapidly — and to multiple markets worldwide — through its devotion to client connections.

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 4, 2024
Florida inches closer to recreational marijuana with 2024 ballot initiative

A proposal that would legalize adult recreational cannabis use — and bring a massive influx of tax revenues — in Florida appears headed to the general election ballot in November.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 14, 2006
Corporate Report & Third Quarter

First Advantage buys U.K. computer company Progress Energy, Seminole Electric pen energy sharing dealFamily-owned Congress Jewelers sold to national public companyRoskamp Institute running MS drug studyMichael Saunders & Co. takes three awards in LondonWalters Industries' Natural Resources faces tough road

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 29, 2006
Family success

The Pezeshkan family name is well-known in construction circles in Naples. Another Pezeshkan has made his mark in the architectural field and offers lessons for succession planning.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 29, 2013
Flower Power

A.P. Hollingsworth initially sought to grow a barbecue-sauce business. But he instead combined a passion for orchids with a fearless entrepreneurial spirit to build a longstanding flower company.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Chuck Merlis |
  • October 9, 2025
Jake Halusic, 36

40 Under 40 winner Jake Halusic is founder and CEO of Trofeo.

  • Class of 2025
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 16, 2008
Coffee Talk

Economy rainson home paradeThe economic downturn is raining on the fall parade of homes.un Hydraulics founder,plant innovator, diesRobert Koski, the co-founder of Sarasota-based Sun Hydraulics who pioneered flat corporate hierarchies long before the idea became corporate dogma, died Oct. 11. He was 79.Super visiting time,just in timeThe Gulf Coast is getting ready to host the Super Bowl in February and just in time for the game and its visitors, the new 255-room, 16-story Westin Hotel will open its doors on Tampa's Courtney Campbell Causeway, just west of the Hyatt.Sarasota group aimsfor elected in mayorA plan to create an elected mayor system of government, albeit in a watered down plan, is coming back to Sarasota.dvertising firmsupset with EDCsShould economic development groups hire local marketing firms?Dear Joy:Gendusa gives adviceYou can't fault Joy Gendusa for not taking the personal approach.Fort Myers airportgets more destinationsAirlines keep trimming service at airports around the country, but Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers is getting three new airline destinations this winter, according to Bob Ball, the airport's director.

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • December 16, 2021
Bill designed to make it easier for startups to secure funding is a hot topic among state officials

A top Florida official has spent months pounding away at a crucial issue for entrepreneurs: fixing how the state oversees funding startups.

  • Finance
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