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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 21, 2023
Despite published report, Sternberg says he plans to remain Rays owner

Tampa Bay Rays owner Stu Sternberg expects a ballpark to be built in Tampa Bay and to stay on as owner despite story that buyers are circling.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 4, 2023
Bradenton retailer announces major rebranding of two chains

Officials say the changes should be in effect by the end of the year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 10, 2011
Ledtolite gets $80K for 26 jobs

The LED light manufacturer is expanding to a new facility in Nokomis.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Dan Ping |
  • June 24, 2011
Fight Plan

Anything may go inside the mixed martial arts octagon, but if an MMA league hopes to succeed it needs a solid business plan. That's why World Extreme Fighting is looking to a man whose background is spreadsheets, not drop kicks.

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  • By Jay Schlichter |
  • October 17, 2019
Ryan Carter, 36

Executive vice president and co-founder, Scotlynn USA Division Inc.

  • Class of 2019
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • May 23, 2022
Transactions: May 17-23

Multiple vacant Collier County land deals highlight this week's transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 5, 2018
Giant health system's new clinic addresses void in market

Lee Health opens first free-standing emergency department in Lee County at Lee Health Coconut Point

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 5, 2014
Chico's digital theater earns props

Women's retailer named to CIO Magazine's CIO 100.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 31, 2015
Take me to The Hut

During the land boom that started in the 1950s, developers packed real estate investors nationwide into airplanes and bused them from the Fort Myers airport to Lehigh Acres, where they sold them quarter- and half-acre lots.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 25, 2024
Naples medical center fully leased, set to double in size

Southbrooke Medical Plaza, a new medical center in Naples, has been fully leased, and construction on the second phase of the project is expected to begin later this year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 4, 2013
Pasco hospital earns upgraded trauma care status

The regional center and its 350 physicians serve a three-county-area.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 9, 2021
Fortune 500 company buys local cybersecurity firm

CDW has purchased locally owned cybersecurity firm Focal Point for undisclosed amount

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 21, 2023
Michael Saunders on life and leadership: You can’t ‘retire from passion’

Dynamic mother-son real estate duo Michael and Drayton Saunders share secrets on sustaining a business for five decades in a cutthroat industry.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 20, 2006
Roth-ing Past a Retirement Time Bomb

Ed Slott visits Sarasota on his crusade to keep the taxman from looting your IRA.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • February 11, 2011
Bedside Advocate

Jim Wilkes has a national reputation for fighting nursing homes who favor cash over care. Industry watchers call him a 'holy terror,' though he doesn't care much for the term.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 30, 2013
Hockey team, arena, up for sale in Lee County

The Germain Arena, with 7,000 seats, draws national music acts and shows, too.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 28, 2020
Marketing consultant offers advice about business content strategy

Tiffany McEachern, a marketing consultant at Clearwater-based Tech Data, shared tips about the power of storytelling and measuring content performance.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 17, 2020
Delays in materials continues to impact builders

Things are starting to look better in the construction industry — save for one issue.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 31, 2022
Historic St. Petersburg hotel property sells for $29 million

An Atlanta investment firm bought the Marriott hotel in downtown from The Blackstone Group.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 18, 2012
When memes attack

Richard Gitlin was photographed for a Business Review article in 2010 and soon became a meme.

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