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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2016
Fame for Bigham, Richter

Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida's Business Hall of Fame dinner is a must-attend event for business executives.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 29, 2016
Fishing trip turns into rescue

Mike Hughes and his colleagues at Naples-based Downing-Frye Realty caught more than fish when they headed down to the Keys recently.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2015
Glazer adds name to historic Tampa armory

It's been an iconic home to history for decades -- from an early performance by Elvis Presley that made the cover of his first album, to one of the final speeches delivered by President John F. Kennedy.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 13, 2015
Bring on the country

The people behind Florida Tracks and Trails, a massive entertainment and outdoor adventure park in Charlotte County, want nothing to do with small.

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • January 29, 2025
Tampa-based community nonprofit awarded $15 million grant

The funds will be used to construct a development center and infrastructure.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 2, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

City approves Whitaker Yacht ClubChurch buys apartment,plans housing for mothersDeveloper planningPorter Industrial expansionPublix Super Marketsbuys 25 area AlbertsonsOne Liberty Propertiesbuys Naples OfficeMax BG Capital Group buys local Neptune Society building Arthur Hill buys Westshore office buildingStirling Sotheby's Internationalmarketing Sheik Island FarmAssisted-, senior-living facilitysponsored by USF St. PeteLandscape supply firmbuys location in TampaTampa area couple buys Captiva Club apartments, more

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 30, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Fort Myers physician buys buildingRegent Properties buys land,betting on residential recoveryPort Charlotte buyers acquire Courtyard Retirement CentreGora/McGahey Associatesdesigns Coronado High SchoolIrish group buys Citrus Falls CommonsCapital Realty Investorsbuy Selmon's Plaza in LargoCapital Realty Investorsbuy Selmon's Plaza in LargoW.S. Badcock Corp.buys Ruskin store, franchiseMobile Home Depot owner buys Antique MallBenderson Developmentfiles revised BofA plansAfter reorganization,Patrick regains Tropic IsleMedical Education Technologiesplans Bee Ridge expansionSam Rodgers Homesstart work on 'Gran' clubhouse

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 16, 2007
Hospital Survival

Hospital operators in Southwest Florida are fighting to keep their organizations profitable, but they're taking different approaches. Which strategy will pay off?

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 2, 2007
School of Steel

Ralph George transferred his military-trained mind to his business. The result is a textbook-like training ground for building from within.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 11, 2007
Concrete Growth

A passion for power tools and a mind for inventing have led a father-son business team to the cusp of $10 million in annual revenues.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 24, 2006
Quick Move

Stuart Suddath couldn't hack business school; he wanted to deal with numbers that counted. Now the numbers at the moving company he runs mean something, such as 335%, which represents the firm's three-year growth. It made a nationwide fastest-growing list for the second straight year, too.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 27, 2008
Corporate Report

Court awards permit for Seminole's clean coal unitew owner for Naples, Marco Island boat-towing firmsSweetbay's Vail promoted to president & COONicholas Financial opens branch in TennesseeFashion designer Field to sell new collection on HSN

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  • October 9, 2008
Brave Builder

It takes a brave man to become president of the Florida Home Builders Association this year. There aren't any signs of improvement for 2009, yet Punta Gorda builder Jay Carlson says now's the best opportunity to push for lower taxes and fewer regulations.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 2, 2008
A Sales Culture

Be aware, independent insurance firms: Brown & Brown Insurance plans to continue to acquire other insurance brokerages which fit its culture.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 28, 2010
Where's the flood?

Investors raised billions of dollars in anticipation of a flood of distressed commercial real estate for sale at deep discounts. It hasn't happened — yet.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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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 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.

  • Strategies
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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.

  • Strategies
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 24, 2025
Naples’ Hoffmann takes step to buy national newspaper chain

The Hoffmann Family of Cos. is already Lee's second largest shareholder and may take the company private.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • October 10, 2024
David Gordon, 37

40 Under 40 winner David Gordon is president/partner at Kurtz Homes Naples.

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