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  • May 11, 2020
FCCI Insurance CEO, after arrest, takes leave of absence

Craig Johnson faces charges of battery on a police officer, among other allegations.

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  • April 12, 2022
Bradenton officials consider lucrative offers for City Hall

Bradenton City Council will decide in coming weeks whether to sell its waterfront building.

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  • October 28, 2010
Health expo rewards Voalte

The Sarasota firm won an award for its smartphone-based medical innovation.

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  • May 21, 2013
Airport traffic confirms tourism recovery

The number of flights and passengers at the Fort Myers airport rose in April.

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  • March 29, 2013
Longtime PR counsel joins foundation

Carolyn Rogers, a well-known Fort Myers public-relations professional, is closing up shop and joining the Southwest Florida Community Foundation.

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  • September 27, 2011
Six L's now known as Lipman

North America's largest field tomato grower is officially changing its name.

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  • July 21, 2011
Waterfront home sells for $7.6M

The 1.65-acre estate has an eight-car garage and 200 feet of Gulf shoreline.

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  • August 19, 2013
Fort Myers airport growth slows in July

Traffic at Southwest Florida International Airport is up nearly 6% year to date.

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  • August 27, 2012
Airport traffic rises

Fort Myers airport passenger traffic rebounds in July.

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  • January 18, 2012
Manasota MBAs score in top 91%

USF Sarasota-Manatee M.B.A. students perform well on national exam.

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  • August 28, 2017
Travel agency founder continues winning streak

Malaka Hilton has accompanied hundreds of travelers to Egypt.

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  • October 19, 2017
Airport passengers decrease in September

Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myer saw 327,466 passengers in September.

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  • July 25, 2017
Airport reports record passenger traffic

In June 2017, 528,383 passengers traveled through Southwest Florida International Airport.

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  • July 13, 2016
Fast-growing, 800-employee firm names new CEO

The company recently doubled its production space to 65,000 square feet.

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  • April 15, 2016
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The Gulf Coast 500, which the Business Observer will publish this summer, is the most comprehensive look at the largest companies in the region.

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  • April 22, 2016
Get on the best list

The Gulf Coast 500, which the Business Observer will publish this summer, is the most comprehensive look at the largest companies in the region.

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  • June 14, 2016
Nationally recognized builder reports strong sales

The homebuilder says three communities displayed especially high sales during the period.

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  • September 8, 2015
Realtor gets top nod for state group

Barry Grooms has been a Realtor in Florida for 15 years.

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  • March 20, 2015
Money flows from wine fest

The Naples Children & Education Foundation, the group that organizes the Naples Winter Wine Festival, recently handed out $11.9 million in grants to more than 30 charities in Collier County.

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  • September 1, 2006
Coffee Talk

A luxurious incentive:For many Realtors and home agents, getting those fence-sitting buyers to take the plunge and actually buy a house is an on-going battle these days. PCM trims newspaper company holdings: Naples-based Private Capital Management, which manages $24 billion for wealthy and institutional investors, is sticking to its newspaper story even as a recent filing shows the firm trimmed its newspaper-stock holdings.Going through the government gauntlet: During the past 35 years, the executives at Morton's Gourmet Market, a Sarasota-based high-end grocery and bakery, have gone through the Sarasota's county and city government permitting gauntlet plenty of times, be it trying to expand a parking lot or build an addition to the structure. St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce President/CEO John Long says the city's skyline isn't all that's changing: The chamber is redefining itself through the shuffling of eight executives and the hiring of three new leaders in an effort to increase membership and better reflect the growth of the business community.The blogosphere and message boards are buzzing over the plunging shares of Fort Myers-based women's retailer Chico's FAS.Soon after Venice-based window and door manufacturer PGT went public earlier this summer, company president Rod Hershberger was given the rock star treatment.Coffee Talk can brag with the best of them, regularly touting Gulf Coast businesses that make the cut in n

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