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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 4, 2010
Cape Comeback

The residential downturn devastated Cape Coral's once-thriving homebuilding industry. The survivors see signs of a revival in the state's second-largest city by landmass.

  • Industries
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 9, 2010
Goodwill Inc.

If you think Goodwill is just a place where you drop off or buy used clothing, think again. The Southwest Florida franchise is delving into all kinds of businesses, from janitorial services to bookstores and used-car lots. Your business could be next.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 1, 2011
Debt Free

Harris Rosen's philosophy of operating a debt-free company allows him to strengthen his position in the Central Florida hospitality market.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 11, 2011
Concrete Save

A pair of businessmen with opposite pasts shares a common, albeit, complex, goal: To rebuild a once-successful construction company in an industry littered with hard-times stories.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 1, 2013
Corporate Report: March 1

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 28, 2013
Making waves

Chris-Craft, the local company that made boats for John F. Kennedy and Elvis Presley, has slowly sailed back to pre-downturn levels. One key lesson: Get expenses under control — quickly.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 18, 2013
Succession gauntlet

The Cox family has sold Chevrolets on the Gulf Coast since the Great Depression — through five generations. But succession for the youngest leaders wasn't a birthright.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 13, 2011
Great Expectations

Jim Kuhlman demands a lot from himself and his employees — a total warrior mentality. It has paid off.

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  • September 16, 2011
Corporate Report: Sept. 16

The latest news from Savtira Corp., Nicholas Financial, and other Gulf Coast companies.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 30, 2011
Acquisition Simulation

The top executive for a $60 million Gulf Coast medical technology business took on a complicated mission: Find a buyer for the firm without sacrificing price. It was an exacting operation.

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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • June 3, 2011
Room Change

Tampa-based BayStar Hotel Group has shifted its emphasis in recent years from developing hotels to running them for banks. It is also attempting to improve its own properties, getting ready for the good times to come again.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 27, 2011
Retail Rules

One of the Gulf Coast's largest companies has high hopes for a new executive. It searched wide to find a star.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 26, 2013
Senior priority

The lack of new senior housing and the growing demand is pushing development in Southwest Florida. Financing is the only thing holding it back.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 9, 2013
Florida focus

Making one bank work successfully throughout Florida is a supersized challenge. One institution, backed by $700 million in capital to lend, has a quiet confidence it can do it.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 30, 2012
Fruit Fantastic

Lettuce and oranges are a world away from cell phone towers, where Steve Clark first found large-scale business success. The produce industry, though, is Clark's next frontier. He's backed it with more than $2 million.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 25, 2011
'Eradicate Entitlement'

The recession doesn't have to mean the death of employee training and development. One Gulf Coast firm deep in survival mode shows the way, with stellar results.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 23, 2012
Pill Power

A company poised for a growth spurt puts a premium on customer education, which the founder says even takes precedence over sales.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 9, 2021
On the Move

Sudler Cos. has developed primarily in New Jersey for the past century. But a new generation at the family company believes other markets — namely Central Florida — deserve attention, too.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 12, 2021
Exposure: Zero

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield now operates a single mall in Central and Southwest Florida and says it may begin exiting the U.S. by the end of next year.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 8, 2021
A Healthy Pipeline

The Ronto Group expects the projects it has underway or in the planning stages will keep the Naples-based development firm busy possibly through 2028.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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