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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 13, 2017
Company admits to falsifying data in $26M settlement

21st Century Oncology has reached agreements with the federal government in other cases.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 5, 2016
Delayed condo tower sidelined by lawsuits

Construction on the Jewel in downtown Sarasota began in April 2014.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • December 4, 2025
450-unit Nokomis apartment complex opens near Legacy Trail

Render Legacy Trail is off State Road 681 in Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 14, 2009
Entrepreneur of the Year 2009: A Package Deal

Eric Baird has constantly pushed himself to do better at what is now his $26 million packaging and shipping company.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • September 5, 2024
SWFL restaurant week turns into bustling month of revenue gains

Sizzle Dining has grown from a small event to a September celebration — a big impact on the Southwest Florida restaurant industry and one of the largest restaurant week events in the region.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 9, 2010
Gov. Crist starts loan program

A re-activated program will lend money small businesses impacted by the oil spill.

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  • September 18, 2014
Punta Gorda Airport traffic soars

August passenger traffic at the Punta Gorda Airport rose 73% compared with the same month in 2013.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 4, 2016
Sarasota Memorial named top 100 hospital

The hospital was recognized in the list by Truven Health Analytics.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 14, 2014
Best in class

Attention successful graduates of Florida Gulf Coast University.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 19, 2022
Fear of a recession, rising rates means a change in how housing market is seen

While the market cools down, the dynamics in the housing market shift — as does how investors and brokers approach it.

  • Strategies
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 18, 2006
Lasday: Stay on target

Getting to the buyer takes longer, but once you get in, it's a path to profits.

  • Opinion
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 5, 2005
HOW A 37-YEAR-OLD BECAME OTC's PRESIDENT

John Pollock really didn't want to work for Oswald Trippe when he graduated from Eckerd College with a B.A. in business administration in 1990.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 23, 2009
One Man Show

Chris Abbott juggles several businesses and projects at once. He's betting at least one will be a big hit.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 2, 2009
More fiber, please

Now that US Metropolitan Telecom has put hundreds of miles of fiber-optic cable in the ground in Lee and Collier counties, it's planning to build even more.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • July 16, 2010
Storm Warning

Resuming play after a year off, the Tampa Bay Storm is rolling toward another possible ArenaBowl championship. Outside the Forum, a former team owner is not happy with the way things have gone.

  • Industries
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 22, 2011
Diva Sisters

Sisters Shawnda Cook and Shannon Redden plan to open a hair-products store in Lehigh Acres, where the market is growing and competitors are limited. They plan to treat their customers like divas.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 6, 2022
Metro Development Group

Prominent developer expects another strong year, but significant threats could slow growth.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • December 30, 2016
Big break

Jacqueline Darna's anti-nausea wristbands are on the brink of entering big-box retailers. Serious attention came after she won a competition at a baby expo.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • September 8, 2017
Expert Advice

A property management executive, after dealing with a life setback, is building his business, again. A key lesson: 'It's never as bad as it seems when you have the fundamentals.'

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 16, 2014
Slam Dunk

Celebrity Auto Group has gone from less than $500,000 in annual sales to more than $20 million in four years. Secrecy is an integral part of the business model.

  • Entrepreneurs
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