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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 17, 2006
Diversified Interests

Jes Santaularia has been called a developer, property owner, hedge-fund manager, CPA, Realtor and restaurant owner. The self-proclaimed renaissance man says he looks for opportunities that are profitable, yet 'entertaining.'

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 14, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Lee/Collier)

Lennar pays $55 million for land to build 782 homesD'Jamoos Group buys, sells land in Bonita SpringsOpus South plans shopping center in Lee CountyNaples developer plans housing off C.R. 951School board buys 19 acres in Fort MyersBoca Raton builder plans townhomes in Fort Myers

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 12, 2003
From Eyesore to Hilton Brand

Sarasota's Merca Real Estate plans to transform one of the area's most unsightly buildings into an upscale extended-stay hotel.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 10, 2010
Corporate Report: Dec. 10 - Dec. 16

The latest news from StemCellRegenMed, Brown & Brown, Walter Energy and more.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • February 21, 2020
Numbers game: Bookkeeper moonlights as insurance saleswoman

Carmen Luciano has found fast success in selling insurance as a side hustle, through Clearwater-based Strategic Insurance Services.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • November 2, 2018
Aviation veteran buys airline, aims to ramp up company's growth

After 40 years in commercial aviation, Sanford Rederer decided he wanted an airline of his own. How will he make this business take off?

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • July 27, 2018
Many lines in the water for area developer

James Ramos of Tampa has focused on cultivating a successful career second act in property development and investment.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 22, 2016
Q&A | Steve Cunningham

As the qualifying broker for LandQwest Commercial, Steve Cunningham overseas the brokerage's entire operation, from strategic planning to operational analysis.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 5, 2023
Looking to shed stores nationwide, Walgreens sells Fort Myers location

In the week's top commercial real estate news, Manatee buys an office building, Tampa Bay condo towers surpass $200 million in sales, and a Naples medical building is getting new tenants.

  • Florida
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  • By Liz Ramos |
  • November 13, 2023
Manatee County high school students get a glimpse of the 'real world'

The Big Bank Theory program teaches high school seniors financial literacy skills to prepare them for life after high school.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 13, 2022
Chicago fintech company puts its stamp on Tampa with new office and hiring

CoinFlip has opened an office in Tampa with plans to develop Web3 products and take the mystery out of cryptocurrencies.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 17, 2006
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Miami investor buys St. Petersburg apartmentCastillo Housing plansCoastal Palms acquisition sets record

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 13, 2005
Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Events is available free of charge.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 20, 2008
Canary in the Coal Mine

Loans backed in part by the U.S. Small Business Administration should be easy to make. One Fort Myers group that helps coordinate these kinds of loans warns that tough times are ahead.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 4, 2008
That's not the ticket

A Gulf Coast entrepreneur struggles to succeed against the titan of his industry: Ticketmaster. A state bill that offered a little help was recently defeated in a debate over free markets.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 10, 2009
Commercial Real Estate Lee-Collier

Cookies & Cracker Corp. buys 75 acres

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 1, 2008
Banking on the Future

Newer banks that aren't weigheddown by bad loans have an opportunityto make better loans. Now theeconomy needs to cooperate.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 11, 2010
Bayou bound

Rick Miller has been a fixture in the development business in Fort Myers since 1984, but these days he's more likely to be in Louisiana. When will the good times roll back to Florida?

  • Industries
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  • By Kat Wingert |
  • August 20, 2013
'But wait ... there's more!' Top 10 infomercial sayings of all time

We've all been there. Watching TV, perhaps late at night, when a booming, animated voice snaps you out of your sleep to pay attention to the latest gizmo or gadget that will solve a longstanding annoyance of domestic life.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • September 23, 2020
Airport in leisure market expects to bounce back faster than business destinations

One of the Charlotte County airport’s goals is to put money in the bank for future 9/11s, pandemics and hurricanes.

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