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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 6, 2013
Resident Techie: Chromecast: Good, but needs some polish

Last night I had a magical moment from one of the most seemingly mundane pieces of modern technology. Google's Chromecast isn't the first media streamer and, at the moment, it likely isn't even the best. But there's something special there and it goes way beyond the obvious.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 10, 2021
Area nonprofit exec takes leadership role at office cleaning firm

Trent Howe has worked in the nonprofit and for-profit worlds.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2014
Former Buy Owner CEO listing home

Al Bennati has hired Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate to sell his St. Pete Beach home.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2014
USF agrees to buy 3.7 acres near St. Pete campus from Poynter

The University of South Florida System announced it is exploring buying property adjacent to its St. Petersburg campus.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 31, 2024
Manatee County to buy 105-acre rural site for conservation for $3.6M

Triple Oak Preserve will be used for conservation and could be a site for environmental education, a county official says.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 25, 2022
Georgia developer buys Punta Gorda land with plans to build apartments

Novare Group will build a 270-unit complex on Sandhill Road in Charlotte County.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 10, 2010
Trinity offers help with big gift delivery

Online shoppers are often stymied by the cost of getting large or heavy items delivered, no matter how good a deal they get.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 9, 2012
Unicorp National Developments buys Port Charlotte Family Dollar

The price equated to $190 per square foot.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 20, 2020
Ocean Properties buys out Zota Beach Resort partner

Rockwood Capital had provided funding for two dozen hotels beginning in 2007

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 17, 2019
HCP buys pair of Discovery Village senior housing communities

HCP Inc. has expanded its footprint of senior housing projects throughout the Gulf Coast with the addition of a pair of Discovery Villages in Fort Myers and Bradenton

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 13, 2014
TA Associates Realty buys Promenade at Carillon

The price equated to $145,210 per unit.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 15, 2024
Developer buys 22 acres in Port Charlotte, building 333 apartments

LIV Development out of Alabama bought the property and plans to begin construction on the complex this month.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • August 3, 2018
Skin deep: Makeup maker finds a successful niche

Kristen Flaharty, founder and owner of Trilogy Labs in Fort Myers, has built a successful small-batch skin care product business by cultivating relationships with skin care professionals and private-label retailers.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2014
Albert Arguelles, 39

Partner, Vice President, iPartnerMedia

  • Class of 2014
  • By Elizabeth Stamoulis, Attorney, Williams Parker |
  • March 13, 2020
Corporate and Intellectual Property Concerns for Business Owners

Corporate and Intellectual Property Concerns for Business Owners

  • Williams Parker
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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 |
  • October 28, 2016
Bankers vent frustration

Bankers, by a wide margin, plan to vote for Donald Trump for president, according to a new survey from Bank Director.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 29, 2013
Visit Sarasota County wins for 'Amish Las Vegas'

The tourism arm for the county received a Gold Adrian Award for its feature touting Sarasota as the Las Vegas for the Amish community.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 20, 2014
Newspaper battle heats up in Lee County

The Naples Daily News opened a larger office in Bonita Springs, challenging the Fort Myers News-Press in the fast-growing area of South Lee County.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2016
Kevin Greenwell, 37

Agency principal, East & Greenwell Insurance

  • Class of 2016
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