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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 29, 2025
Cape Coral shopping center back on market — 3 months after being sold

A Midwestern investor who closed on the purchase of Merchant Plaza has put it back on the market with a $900,000 bump.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 18, 2025
St. Pete-Clearwater International adds New Jersey flight

The round-trip route is one of 30 that Las Vegas airline Allegiant Travel Co. announced this week.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 4, 2026
Family auto group begins work on Clearwater motorcycle showroom

The Dimmitt Automotive Group is building the facility for Cycle Springs Powersports, which it bought in 2023.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • September 20, 2019
By diversifying revenue streams and introducing new operating model, area organization positions itself for next phase

A concept of changing exhibits and events dubbed The Living Museum has helped Selby Gardens bring in more visitors.

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  • By Denise Kalette |
  • December 28, 2012
Seize the Day

Liberty Group's Punit Shah has grown his company's portfolio by 40% this year.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 20, 2013
Tranquil Times

Returns on equity and assets continue to improve at a large swath of Gulf Coast banks.

  • Finance
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • May 18, 2018
Over the cliff, with no regrets

Chad Nuss, a St. Petersburg, Fla.-based serial entrepreneur, is comfortable taking risks, which he says is essential for good business ideas.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • October 27, 2017
On the Move

With a counterintuitive mindset, developer Steve Bradley often looks beyond the bottom line. He's confident his latest move will work out.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Jamie Kane |
  • November 8, 2013
The truth about hidden sales costs

The following sales costs aren't on your profit-and-loss statement, but that doesn't mean they're not affecting your bottom line.

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  • By Elizabeth Morrisey |
  • October 7, 2016
The scoop

Bulk Nation, with its latest stop in Polk County, seeks to capitalize on changing consumer habits.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 29, 2016
Corporate Inversions 101

It's not a loophole. It's a legitimate way a corporation can reduce its tax burden.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 13, 2016
Band of brothers

How do you bust a conventional business model that resists change? Lots of persistence. And never relent on quality.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 18, 2015
'Feet on the Street'

Marketing can be challenging in any field. One company does it without a website, or even social media.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 10, 2006
Coffee Talk

Chicos stock takes a hit: As every novice investor learns, past performance is no indication of future returns.Villares leaves GravityFree: GravityFree, Sarasota's oldest web-design company, is undergoing a leadership change.Ringling would like to thank the Academy: It could grow into a nice trend. For the second straight year, Sarasota's Ringling School of Art and Design grads were nominated for Academy Awards.Venice company in award spotlight, too: Speaking of awards, a Venice-based company took home the top prize for its industry at an awards show in Las Vegas last month.A tale of two 'WCI's: Sarasota upscale home builder and developer Westwater Construction Inc. is dropping the "CI" from its revised logo.Shareholder shakes up Source Interlink: California billionaire Ron Burkle appears frustrated with the go-nowhere stock of Bonita Springs-based Source Interlink.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 28, 2005
Winner: MadahCom Inc.

How do you convince someone you can solve their problem if they don't believe the problem exists? In its early years, MadahCom Inc., a Sarasota-based provider of public warning systems for homeland security, was faced with this very challenge - trying to convince the public that there was a need for its product.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 6, 2004
Indonesia's Legal Labyrinth

Bloomberg News ServiceSINGAPORE - Satrya Wijaya Teja, a Jakarta-based lawyer for two U.S. hedge funds, took a business trip in October that included a six-hour boat ride through forests and a night on the floor of a local mosque.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 16, 2018
Air in There

The so-called good problem of too much growth, too fast, was a real-life crisis for a Southwest Florida company. The solution requires discipline — and tough choices.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • November 27, 2015
Ride into the future

A sports facility with a big role in tourism plans to spend $1 million on improvements. The plans face some potential hurdles, including a lack of high-end hotel rooms.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 21, 2003
Insider Buyout

Uniroyal Technology Corp.'s chairman led a group that bought the coated-fabrics division for $17.39 million, about $12.6 million less than the Sarasota company was asking for the division prior to bankruptcy.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 30, 2008
Warehouse glut

Warehouses and distribution buildings in Lee County have seen vacancies surge as the housing bust and declining consumer spending force companies to retrench. Lee County government aggravated the situation by raising taxes on new construction.

  • Entrepreneurs
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