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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 26, 2024
Venice aviation-repair firm expands, will buy $1M X-ray machine

Turbine Weld Industries has outgrown its space and plans to make significant investments in its growth. "We've never seen this amount of volume," the company president says.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 11, 2024
Fort Myers hotel gets $7 million upgrade, rebrand

The Crowne Plaza off Alico Road completed a major renovation earlier this year that allowed it to change its flag from Holiday Inn.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 29, 2008
Gulf Coast Week

Cone sentenced to prison: The owner of a Tampa construction company has been sentenced to five years in prison and five years probationMoffitt growth may hit snag: The H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute's $400 million expansion plan in Tampa has run into yet more troubleBallfield plans lack financials: Three proposals to redevelop Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg posed more questions than answersMassive mall progresses: A massive mega-shopping mall project in northern Sarasota County, to be built by Sarasota-based Benderson Development, is one step closer to beginning constructionLWR city chatter heats up: Lakewood Ranch, one of the largest master planned communities on the Gulf Coast, is exploring the possibility of becoming an incorporated cityCollier targets job retention: Faced with rising unemployment and companies moving out of the area, Collier County commissioners are offering to pay qualifying companies $1,000 per existing job if they stay put and promise to hire more people.Discount carriers dominate: Three discount carriers were among the top five passenger airlines flying to Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 6, 2004
Collier, Lee Lead; Pinellas Stagnant

In Fishkind & Associates' newest 2004 forecast, the region's two southernmost counties will top the population growth charts again. Pinellas and Sarasota are growing at the slowest rates.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 17, 2003
Coffee Talk (Tampa Edition)

This week's items: Bradenton and St. Petersburg models of redevelopment success? Larry Staff, of ResortQuest, forecasts good news for winter tourism The happenings of entrepreneur, developer and philanthropist Harvey Vengroff

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 23, 2010
Corporate Report: July 23 - July 29

The latest business news from Tech Data, HSN, Ker's WingHouse, and more.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 15, 2011
School of Fish

Randy Essig hopes to parlay his seafood restaurant's success into a national brand of specialty foods. He already sells 50,000 Key lime pies a year.

  • Industries
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 27, 2018
Ryan Cos. is a real estate developer like few others

Company differs from other competition because of what it is, and what it is not

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 16, 2015
Million dollar babies

The median price of a home in the Naples neighborhoods west of U.S. 41 recently hit $1 million. Some caution that price escalation can't continue indefinitely.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 3, 2010
Construction firm picks up new name

A Pennsylvania-based construction firm with a small but growing Florida office based in Sarasota has changed its name, from Hostetter Construction to Holland Construction.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 4, 2010
Collier Enterprises delays Big Cypress plans

Naples-based Collier Enterprises says it will delay permitting for the Town of Big Cypress in order to participate in a new Habitat Conservation Plan being created by a coalition of conservation organizations and Collier County landowners.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 2, 2010
Tonertype expands space

The Tampa-based subsidiary of a California firm is ramping up production.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 28, 2011
Controversial criteria drowning in lawsuits

The Florida League of Cities and Florida Stormwater Association have filed a federal lawsuit against the federal EPA over new numeric nutrient criteria regulations for Florida's waters.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 28, 2011
Tampa's AAA club has best year

AAA Auto Club South sold 558,000 new memberships last year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 27, 2010
Buchanan proposes permit freeze

The Gulf Coast Congressman proposes a temporary freeze of offshore drilling.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 15, 2010
Walter subsidiary names COO

Jim Walter Resources has replaced the retiring George Richmond.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2013
Former state rep. wins $800K lottery ticket

Frank Farkas, who lost an election in 2012, won a scratch-off lottery ticket.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 14, 2012
A Gulf Coast holiday

Anecdotal evidence from hoteliers in the Fort Myers and Tampa areas suggests rooms will be full this holiday season.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 24, 2011
NY firm relocates to St. Pete

A biotechnology firm responds to incentives to move its headquarters.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 2, 2011
New CEO for Neutra in Sarasota

Cindy Morrissey is now chief executive at Sarasota-based Neutra Corp.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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