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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 22, 2016
From struggle to success

There was a time when Brandon Phillips had so little money he had to choose between filling his car with gasoline to visit a prospective client or buying food for dinner.

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  • October 9, 2015
The best hotelier in Florida

The Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association named Clearwater's Sheraton Sand Key Resort General Manager Russ Kimball as the state's best hotelier.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 9, 2023
Commercial real estate off to a fast start across the region

A surge of deals at the end of 2022 was met by another flurry of deals to kick off 2023.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • February 20, 2022
One event-dependent entrepreneur’s secret to overcoming the pandemic? Perpetual motion.

A contract with a major sports association kept the business afloat while Rainer Scheer shifted his focus to SEO tactics. Now, the company's revenue has almost doubled.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 4, 2008
Coffee Talk

+ Bank regulators seek coverBanking regulators are feeling the heat from Congress, and in turn they're putting pressure on Gulf Coast banks just as the regional economy struggles.+ Fowler White attorneysplit is amicableAbout 20% to 25% of the attorneys at Fowler White Boggs Banker in Tampa will be leaving the Tampa law firm Oct. 31. But they won't be going far.+ Lee County consultant:Raise taxesYou would think that raising taxes would be the furthest thing from the minds of Lee County commissioners, especially with the way the economy is going.+ Bank media guruplans for 'buyer's' marketOne of the Gulf Coast's most recognizable names in banking media relations has formed her own public relations firm.+ J. Christopher's looks to growBe on guard, First Watch.The Bradenton-based breakfast-brunch-and-lunch restaurant chain will likely face more competition from Atlanta-based J. Christopher's Restaurants LLC.+ Consultants to bringfirepower, ideas, to the publicA group of consultants and business gurus who have worked with numerous Gulf Coast chief executives on issues from budgeting to branding are bringing their road show to the public in a seminar scheduled for later this month.+ The next John Grisham?Cranking in Hyde Park?Cody Fowler Davis, a successful civil trial attorney and a member of a prominent Tampa family, is about to become a published author again.+ Horse droppingsto light up 1,40

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  • December 11, 2008
Control the Controllables'

An energetic new division president for Beall's knows the department store chain has succeeded by knowing the Florida consumer. She also knows the economy and competition present serious challenges.

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • January 18, 2019
'The People's Mayor' is also all business

Naples Mayor Bill Barnett has helped lead the business resurgence of Naples with a smart growth approach

  • Leadership
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 14, 2022
Developer of Farmer Joe’s property sues Fort Myers after sale agreed to in 2018 is again delayed

Johnston & Johnston has sued the city after council members blocked the deal as it seeks new appraisal.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 29, 2010
Corporate Report: Oct. 29 - Nov. 4

The latest news from Whitney Bank, Masonite Inc., Syniverse, and more.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 10, 2017
Sweet Home

A company with enough employees worldwide to fill a small city zeroes in on Tampa for expansion. How will it find top talent?

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  • December 1, 2006
A wonderful day in the neighborhood

Want to complain to transportation officials about that clogged interstate or talk back to a news anchor? Neighborhood America creates and manages sophisticated Web sites that let you do just that.

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  • December 10, 2004
Dropping Anchor

A lawsuit claims insiders at Tampa bottle maker Anchor Glass made out in an IPO while investors went down with the stock.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 7, 2025
Sarasota firm closes Venice, Lakewood Ranch sales totaling $35 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Clearwater boat retailer expands into Fort Myers, a Miami company takes over management of three communities, and a Dallas investor buys a Tampa property.

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  • December 14, 2006
Corporate Report & Third Quarter

First Advantage buys U.K. computer company Progress Energy, Seminole Electric pen energy sharing dealFamily-owned Congress Jewelers sold to national public companyRoskamp Institute running MS drug studyMichael Saunders & Co. takes three awards in LondonWalters Industries' Natural Resources faces tough road

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  • September 17, 2009
Survey: government cuts, more jobs

The amount of Sarasota County residents who rate the county's quality-of-life as either excellent or good is a robust 89% — and a 3% increase over people who responded that way last year.

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  • November 5, 2009
Homeowners, 21st Century talks perplexing

The target called the offer “wholly inadequate.” The potential buyer said the behavior was “absolutely stunning.”

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  • January 15, 2010
October Index of Retail Activity

Every area of the Gulf Coast fared better than the index's statewide average (-4.9%) on an annual percentage change basis.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 22, 2010
Reading foreclosure tea leaves

Last year's foreclosure activity on the Gulf Coast suggests that any real estate recovery this year will be uneven.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 29, 2010
Economic Snapshot: Business Investment

Business investment continues to decline on an annual percentage basis in every area of the Gulf Coast.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 4, 2009
Construction firm faces more difficulty

The troubles at Kesselring Holding Corp., one of the only Sarasota-based publicly traded construction firms, roll on.

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