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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 16, 2011
Game Plan

The executives at Community Bank & Co. don't shy away from being bold. The approach has started to pay off.

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  • April 22, 2011
Gulf Coast Week: Apr. 22

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • April 22, 2011
Up in the Clouds

An Orlando company has developed cloud-based software that could be a solution to sharing electronic medical records. The key is making the technology easy to use.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 22, 2011
Diva Sisters

Sisters Shawnda Cook and Shannon Redden plan to open a hair-products store in Lehigh Acres, where the market is growing and competitors are limited. They plan to treat their customers like divas.

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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • April 29, 2011
Stuck on an Idea

Debra Weisser invented Hem-Eze while looking for a solution to varying pants lengths. After introducing the product on HSN, she's moving into mass marketing with Walgreen's.

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  • August 23, 2013
Fish Tails

When it comes to mermaids and the underwater world, Eric Ducharme, founder of Mertailor LLC, is charmed. It appears his customers are, too.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 30, 2013
Hardy Returns

Naples developer Paul Hardy is back in the real estate business, scouting opportunities in areas hit hard by the recession.

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  • September 27, 2013
Corporate Report: September 27

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 25, 2012
Money Bugs

How hard could it be to sell insect-repellent in Florida? It's not as easy as you think, but one entrepreneur is undeterred.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 25, 2012
Scott Fischer

The CEO of Scott Fischer Enterprises, owner and operator of five Harley-Davidson motorcycle stores, opened his Fort Myers office for a peek into his world.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 2, 2012
Price Spike

The median prices of existing single-family homes in Collier and Lee counties have been rising at a 20% to 30% annual clip in recent months. Can they keep rising at this pace?

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  • November 16, 2012
Connect with Everybody

Jeremy Sposato couldn't find the software tools he needed to run his residential real estate business. So he built his own.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 16, 2012
New vision

Trading one business for another can be tough. Sandi Eveleth shifted from optometry to website design.

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  • September 14, 2012
Corporate Report: September 14

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • August 3, 2012
On Site Early

Ed Taylor Construction looked at diversifying and government work when the bottom fell out, but chose to stick with its core strengths, improving efficiencies at every level.

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  • August 10, 2012
Marketplace of Ideas: Two myths about ObamaCare and small business

There's been a lot of discussion lately among media pundits over Gov. Rick Scott's claims that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, aka ObamaCare, will raise health care costs and hurt the economy.

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  • February 18, 2011
Rail rejection shows Scott means what he says

He's not a politician. Hallelujah!

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  • July 22, 2021
Iconic Treasure Island resort sells

Thunderbird Beach Resort and an adjacent motel sell for $32.5 million to Hollywood firm, marking an end to decades of family ownership at the iconic beachfront property.

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  • August 22, 2021
Resort-like compound with organic farm hits market for $20M

Broker plans to utilize Premier Sotheby’s International Realty in marketing.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Didi McKay |
  • September 23, 2021
Local entrepreneur funds college business contest with $500,000

Undergrad students with a thirst for business experience have a new way to get — and stay — ahead of the game. 

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