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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 11, 2025
Allegiant officials: Deal for Port Charlotte's Sunseeker could be done by summer

Allegiant's president and CEO told investors that talks to sell a majority stake in the resort have advanced to the due diligence stage.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 29, 2021
Years in the Making

Strategic Property Partners’ Thousand & One office tower is betting on tenants’ newfound appreciation of wellness and a flight to quality.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By John Haughey |
  • August 17, 2018
College uses business best practices to grow

Florida Poly 2.0 launches Aug. 22 when the university begins its fifth fall semester. If Avent’s Florida Poly 2.0 vision comes together, the I-4 corridor, the surging area between Orlando and Tampa, could evolve into a high-tech nexus within a decade. Are

  • Education
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 7, 2009
Healthy Employees

David Lewis is one of a number of Gulf Coast health industry executives that advocate a corporate commitment to controlling health care costs.

  • Industries
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 23, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Lee/Collier)

Texas developer plans Fort Myers condosWal-Mart to Build Third Supercenter in CollierLennar to build condos in Fort MyersUS Home buys condo tract at Heritage BayCondo-hotel plannedfor Inn at Pelican BayTampa group plans Fort Myers Beach condosPulte buys 44 acresin Fort MyersPrime Homebuilders plan town homes for Lee, Collier

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 25, 2004
CONDO BUST: Nightmare or Fantasy

The high-end condominium market is either in big trouble or holding steady. It depends on whom you ask.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • July 8, 2024
Sarasota Yacht Club presents expansion plans to the city

A three-story, free-standing structure is proposed to meet growing membership demands.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 1, 2021
Movin' on up: Entrepreneur embraces aggressive brand expansion, diversification

Leaving behind a promising career in law enforcement, Spero Georgedakis got into the moving and storage business. Nearly three decades later, he believes expansion into other industries, including real estate, will move his company forward.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 4, 2008
Walsh: Review and Comment

Foreclosure moratorium great PR, but that's all

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 17, 2003
Ethics Rules

The new director of the Program for Social Responsibility in Corporate Reporting at USF St. Petersburg says companies and students welcome the business school's emphasis on propriety.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 7, 2013
Raise your glass

Say goodbye to the paper menu. Restaurants are adopting computer tablets to help them grow sales and set them apart from the competition.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 22, 2012
Insurance promises we can't keep

If the 'Big One' hits Florida, and you're a Citizens policyholder, you could face a tax assessment up to 83% of your annual premium.

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 10, 2009
Whac-A-Bank

The bank closure list is sure to grow, as the industry's hard times linger. An executive at the helm of one institution that's already met that fate laments what could have been.

  • Finance
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 23, 2005
A Near-Death Experience

Leslie Flegel quadrupled Source Interlink's size in one year. But at one point, his acquisitions almost sank the company. Nonetheless, he's transforming the way magazines, CDs and DVDs are distributed.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 9, 2011
2nd Quarter Banking Charts

Total assets, returns, and net incomes are listed for each bank headquartered along the Gulf Coast.

  • Finance
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 13, 2011
1st Quarter Banking Charts

Total assets, returns, and net incomes are listed for each bank headquartered along the Gulf Coast.

  • Finance
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 8, 2022
Former Corporate America executive helps turn bosses into leaders

Kyle McDowell's 10 principles for building and sustaining a culture of excellence are essential — but, he says, not rocket science.

  • Leadership
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 5, 2003
Firm Puts Down Roots in Tampa (Tampa edition)

Memphis-based Tate Lazarini & Beall is launching a new statewide securities law practice from Tampa. Managing partner Shepherd Tate picked local securities lawyer George Guerra to run it.

  • Law
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • May 4, 2018
Growing family business draws doughnut fans across the country

Peachey’s Baking Co. has found a big audience for its doughnuts and pretzels at festivals, fairs and farmers markets. Now it’s managing long lines and plans for expansion.

  • Strategies
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • February 17, 2025
Revised Sarasota bayfront arts center complex cost estimate: $407M

Instead of four structures, the architect for the Sarasota Performing Arts Center has scaled plans back to two buildings with an option for a future second, smaller theater.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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