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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 18, 2016
Film festival names chief

The Naples International Film Festival appointed Jon Fitzgerald as its new director.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 12, 2015
London tech firm plans 250 jobs in Tampa

TransferWise plans to hire the employees within three years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 4, 2016
NeoGenomics completes $310M Clarient acquisition

NeoGenomics completed its blockbuster deal of Clarient, making GE Healthcare a major shareholder in the combined companies.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 17, 2015
Engineering firm makes acquisition

J.R. Evans Engineering in Estero acquired Mitchell Engineering Group in Naples, expanding the firm's land development services.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2015
Sleep apnea biz wakes up to $5M deal

Pharmacy Value Management Solutions will work with 4,500 patients.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 5, 2014
Punta Gorda airport traffic takes off

Passenger traffic at the Punta Gorda Airport continued to post rapid growth in November.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • December 17, 2014
Spirit inaugurates Pittsburgh flights

Fast-growing Spirit Airlines will start flying during the winter season from Fort Myers to Pittsburgh starting tomorrow.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 16, 2015
Regional council elects chair

The Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council elected Robert Mulhere as chairman of the agency that reviews growth management.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • March 31, 2015
Auto dealer drives off with Gettel Supercenter

Firkins Automotive Group grows its presence in Bradenton.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 16, 2025
Virginia investor buys suburban Tampa hotel for $18.8M

The Richmond REIT, which owns a hotel next door, plans to renovate the Brandon property.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 31, 2025
Sarasota company buys Iowa hotel for $14.5 million

A St. Armands-based financial firm purchased a hotel in West Des Moines, Iowa.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 27, 2025
Sarasota water bottle company wins over social media influencer

WellHouse will work with RossCreations in 2026. The startup also now has a distribution deal with Gold Coast Eagle Distributing.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • April 6, 2007
Corporate Report

Amscot hits 150 stores, CEO plans to continue to growMichigan's Wireless Toyz buys Beepers 'N PhonesGeneral Dynamics Ordnance gets contract for target practice ammoTaylor Woodrow merges Towers, starts new acquisitions strategy Bank of Florida Corp. closer to Old Florida acquisitionPilger made Mathews CFONicholas Financial bumps credit line $10 million

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  • October 1, 2004
Managing for Growth

Budge Huskey is now president and COO of Coldwell Banker's Florida West operation.

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  • October 15, 2004
10 Difficult Steps to More Housing

Sarasota and Monterey County, Calif., face similar affordable housing problems and solutions.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 24, 2009
Get heads in beds

Hoteliers hope to maintain occupancies and rates despite cutbacks in business travel and persistently high unemployment. A recovery is in sight, but most will have to wait until 2011.

  • Industries
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 23, 2006
'Because God Ordained It'

Arthur Allen felt right at home with his angel investor. He has borrowed against his home to make 30 acquisitions and build his ASG Inc. to a $200 million software-service business.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 16, 2004
The People's Champion

From work on behalf of disaster victims to those abused by spouses, Michael Bedke is there to help - without a fee.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 12, 2025
Hoffmann Marine's top executive navigates $150M in deals

Hoffman Marine President Jenny Gezella navigates the acquisition-hungry business of boating through a high-energy, high-reliability approach.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 3, 2021
Federal officials seize more than $1 million in dietary supplements from manufacturer

Seizure leads to at least 30 job cuts at Premier Manufacturing.

  • Law
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