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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 24, 2015
Malls maligned

Online shopping and changing demographics are denting mid-level retail hubs, which are making changes of their own to survive.

  • Industries
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • April 30, 2024
Police forces get aggressive, creative to recruit officers

Law enforcement agencies across the region look to find and retain new officers with a heightened sense of urgency.

  • Florida
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • September 4, 2024
$80M Naples hotel to target 'nearly' five-star travelers, locals

A Key West investment firm built a high-end hotel on its home turf. A second one is because the company is "intoxicated with the strength of the Naples hospitality market."

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 14, 2024
Sarasota business owner sent to prison for real estate fraud

Jose “Jay” Manuel Santiago, who owned Santiago & Sons Construction in Sarasota and was an HOA president, is involved in two separate fraud cases.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 1, 2006
Coffee Talk

A luxurious incentive:For many Realtors and home agents, getting those fence-sitting buyers to take the plunge and actually buy a house is an on-going battle these days. PCM trims newspaper company holdings: Naples-based Private Capital Management, which manages $24 billion for wealthy and institutional investors, is sticking to its newspaper story even as a recent filing shows the firm trimmed its newspaper-stock holdings.Going through the government gauntlet: During the past 35 years, the executives at Morton's Gourmet Market, a Sarasota-based high-end grocery and bakery, have gone through the Sarasota's county and city government permitting gauntlet plenty of times, be it trying to expand a parking lot or build an addition to the structure. St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce President/CEO John Long says the city's skyline isn't all that's changing: The chamber is redefining itself through the shuffling of eight executives and the hiring of three new leaders in an effort to increase membership and better reflect the growth of the business community.The blogosphere and message boards are buzzing over the plunging shares of Fort Myers-based women's retailer Chico's FAS.Soon after Venice-based window and door manufacturer PGT went public earlier this summer, company president Rod Hershberger was given the rock star treatment.Coffee Talk can brag with the best of them, regularly touting Gulf Coast businesses that make the cut in n

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • April 4, 2023
Tampa bottled water company hits back at activist investor’s criticism

Primo Water Corp. says Legion Partners Asset Management LLC has "failed to meaningfully engage with the company."

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 29, 2023
This week saw a gym, a restaurant, an investment firm and a Las Vegas buyer

A look at some of the week’s commercial real estate happenings across the region.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • May 25, 2022
With big changes comes big (communication) responsibilities

Although business isn’t necessarily personal, it pays to develop a custom-made plan to let people know a shift is coming.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 5, 2023
Duke Energy Florida president charged up for busy 2023

Melissa Seixas says she keeps one eye on the now and one on the horizon.

  • Strategies
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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • September 17, 2009
Closing the Gap

More access to capital is on its way to Southwest Florida start-up companies through a new angel fund.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 3, 2011
Gulf Coast Week: June 3

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • By Lindsay Downey |
  • July 6, 2012
Visual Victory

Home makeovers have a seen a recession-era lift in popularity. A forward-thinking entrepreneur hopes to capitalize on the trend, with technology leading the way.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 3, 2012
Down the hatch

A specialty food distributor plans to help its suppliers grow by providing them with capital and expertise.

  • Strategies
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  • By Dan Ping |
  • June 17, 2011
Shady Business

Florida Shade Co.'s plan to build shade structures in the Sunshine State is paying dividends. Now the owner sets his sights on positioning his firm for long-term growth.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 25, 2011
Queen of Style

Marina Zelner says department stores and many boutiques ignore the full-figured women's fashion market. She is seizing the opportunity.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 27, 2012
A Dry Idea

The entrepreneurial culture of 3M Corp. lives on through its retirees. Paul Johansen is an alumnus of that corporation and he hasn't let retirement get in the way of creating a new product.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 17, 2020
Gimme Shelter: Global rock star’s girlfriend buys $2M home in area

Melanie Hamrick, girlfriend of Mick Jagger, has bought a home in The Lake Club.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 13, 2020
In the weeds: Florida's medical cannabis industry on the rise

State closes in on 16,000 legal cannabis industry jobs.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 25, 2018
Thomas Paterek, 32

Thomas Paterek, 32, is the co-founder and co-owner of Stevie & Fern, a St. Petersburg, Florida-based marketing agency.

  • Class of 2018
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 28, 2022
Chinese billionaire possibly behind nearly $10M purchase of Bradenton shopping center

A Seattle company with potential ties to the founder of Shanghai real estate empire is buyer of The Fountains.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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