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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 10, 2009
Courage required for renovations

For most people, $14 million is a lot of money to spend. For John Belden, chief executive officer of Davidson Hotel Company, it was basically a necessity.

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  • October 6, 2010
Wahiawa General adopts Voalte

The Hawaii hospital will use an iPhone app from Sarasota to communicate.

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  • November 15, 2010
British-based firm seeks Bay presence

Coffee Talk hears constantly that several companies are looking to establish a new presence along the Gulf Coast, which bodes well for office landlords and brokers.

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  • December 23, 2010
Tech ranking comes with a caveat

Tampa has made the top 25 rankings of U.S. cities with the most technology jobs by Bloomberg Businessweek magazine.

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  • October 22, 2010
Calkain execs write book on net lease investing

In commercial real estate circles, it is often said that Calkain Cos. executives Jonathan Hipp and David Sobelman wrote the book on net lease investing.

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  • January 21, 2011
Gulf Coast adds 8,264 jobs

The state's unemployment rate is 12%, but employers are creating jobs.

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  • January 28, 2011
Louisiana investors buy Bradenton Boat Club

Two Louisiana investors, Doug Manning and Jeremiah Supple, purchased most of the Bradenton Boat Club for $2.94 million.

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  • June 25, 2010
Harvey knows about flat sales

To gauge how retail sales are doing, it pays to ask Bert Hamilton, president and CEO of Fort Myers-based Harvey Software.

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  • May 24, 2010
Latest prices show growth holds

Median sale prices are up again, but next month could be the one to watch.

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  • May 13, 2013
Report: State could add 200,000 jobs in 2013

Florida Chamber Foundation says uptick is on housing metrics and other factors.

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  • March 18, 2011
Chico's: You'll want to work here

Sara Stensrud, the chief human resource officer at Chico's FAS, aims to land the Fort Myers-based retailer on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For by 2013.

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  • December 14, 2012
Celestan takes Chamber helm

More than 600 people attend the Tampa Chamber's installation event.

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  • October 28, 2011
VR Labs makes Kottkamp CEO

Former Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp will aim to grow the young manufacturer.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • March 15, 2013
Chico's Boston Proper opens first store

The first Boston Proper store will open in Estero later this month.

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  • September 8, 2011
Fort Myers foreclosures down

The area's foreclosure rate is down 16% from its peak level in January 2010.

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  • September 13, 2011
Florida mortgage debt falling

Homeowners reduced their debt by $4 billion in the second quarter.

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  • July 29, 2011
Europeans may curb travel habits

Recent tourism data shows the European financial crisis may put a crimp on visitors to the Gulf Coast from countries such as Germany and the United Kingdom.

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  • August 22, 2013
Fort Myers condo sales jump 33%

The condo market is recovering as buyers return.

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  • August 28, 2013
Chico's quarterly profits fall 18%

Women's apparel retailer Chico's FAS says customer traffic and sales dropped.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • August 7, 2013
Indianapolis firm expands in Sunshine State

Wholesale produce distributor picks Florida for new distribution center.

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