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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 14, 2024
8 First Watch-owned restaurants still closed post-Milton

The restaurant group specializing in breakfast and lunch says it is conducting insurance assessments in the aftermath of the hurricane.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 23, 2010
"Nonstory" story: City overpays

When is a $24,000 home worth $80,000? Answer: When government buys the house.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 3, 2024
Delta resuming Tampa to Amsterdam route after COVID caused cancellation

Tampa International Airport will a offer seasonal nonstop flight to the Netherlands daily starting in October.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 1, 2013
Sweet Symphony

A pair of executives bring their history of business success to an IT services firm. Their goal is to help clients do it all.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 3, 2012
National economic survey a 'real downer'

The monthly optimism index from the National Federation of Independent Business continues to defy its name.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 13, 2015
Cash still rules home sales

Monthly data from CoreLogic show that cash sales declined in North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, but still account for 58.3% of all home sales.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 23, 2009
Government Digest

A look at governmental action from around the Gulf Coast

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 7, 2026
Naples Realtor tackles $271 million listing

Tim Savage has been tasked to sell one of the most expensive residential properties in the nation. He's confident he'll find the right buyer.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 21, 2004
Airport Subsidy

Comments not all fair, balancedBy Fredrick J. Piccolo and GCBR's respone to his criticism.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 24, 2011
To supplement Review.net, try TrackingX.com

But how do Coffee Talk's readers stay on top of what's happening throughout the entire U.S. economy?

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 16, 2012
Grossman to host workshop

The St. Pete Chamber begins a series of workshops with local CEOs.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 23, 2017
Sarasota wins headquarters project, 72 jobs

FloorForce will move its headquarters to Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 28, 2014
Nicholas Financial announces contingency plan

The company has named a successor for its CEO in the event its buyout deal with Prospect Capital Corp. is not completed by his May 31 retirement.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 12, 2024
388 affordable housing units coming to Pasco

A Minnesota developer plans to build a community for low-income families in New Port Richey.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 24, 2022
Developer to convert Naples hotel to workforce housing

The developer will take a 104-room hotel in Naples and turn it into apartments that are affordable for area workers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By James R. |
  • March 27, 2015
BRANDSTORM: When does a brand lose its cool?

With a focus on customer service and treating its employees well, JetBlue used to be a model for how to build a loyal following. What happened?

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  • March 29, 2012
Retirement community expands

Shell Point opens a 105-unit assisted-living facility in former hotel.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 22, 2006
Coffee Talk

Florida foreclosure numbers show big gainDon Ackerman will step down as chairman of WCI Communities at the company's next annual meeting, a sure sign that significant changes are in store for the struggling Bonita Springs-based homebuilder. Going into December, shares of PGT, the Venice-based impact-resistant window and door manufacturer, had been hovering in the $11-per-share range, and what's more, overall, the stock had decreased 15% since its June IPO and 33% since its all-time high of $18.84 Aug. 3.That was until SunTrust Robinson Humphrey analyst Keith Hughes upgraded his rating on the stock to buy from neutral.Coffee Talk is always a little weary when it hears about new products that come with a "change the entire dynamic" tag, be it small business banking or the latest stock craze. A little dose of skepticism can go a long way.But we perked up after talking to a few bankers about remote deposit capture, a federally approved system that equates digital check images with paper checks. It allows banks to provide a way for clients to scan paper checks and deposit them electronically. Coffee Talk usually takes the color-blind approach to judging businesses - or more to the point, if there's any color to be judged, the one with the most cache would be green. Hence, lists breaking down entrepreneurs by racial or gender categories are usually little more than window dressing.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 21, 2020
Side hustle entrepreneurs chase dreams — with little downtime

For a handful of enterprising, aspirational business owners, the phrase leave work at work is blurry: they are constantly on.

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 11, 2024
Artist behind $1,800 mailboxes delivers on ambitious expansion plans

Forced to move by redevelopment, pipe-bending entrepreneurial artist Scott Gerber finds a new home.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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