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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 26, 2026
Naples senior center names new CEO, president

Emily C. Ptaszek will assume her new role at Baker Senior Center Naples on June 1.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 21, 2018
Semi-national bank, with $22 billion in assets, relies on area tech unit

With 10 patents and four more pending, OZK Labs — beyond the murals and free Starbucks — is doing some cool work for Little Rock-based Bank OZK, formerly Bank of the Ozarks. But this isn’t technology for technology’s sake. The overarching goal of the unit

  • Finance
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • October 14, 2022
Peter Griscom, 33

Van Dyke Acquisitions, principal and operating partner

  • Class of 2022
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2008
Downtown Survivor

Raimond Aulen's bar in downtown Fort Myers has survived bad city ordinances, years of street repairs and now aneconomic slump. It doesn't inspire investor confidence.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 3, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Judges neededNo help from Hollywood Youire invitedFlorida: Middle of the pack

  • News
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 18, 2018
Forge Ahead

It takes cunning commitment to make it as an entrepreneur.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 6, 2018
Leader behind $800M business shares success secrets

From the importance of profit sharing to not bothering employees on weekends, retired Southwest Florida executive Glenn Hasse has learned lots of business lessons.

  • Leadership
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 6, 2013
Always running

A small running specialty store in Fort Myers sells the most Newton shoes in the country on a per-square-foot basis.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • December 18, 2023
Tampa manufacturer to acquire PGT Innovations for $3 billion

The largest publicly traded company in Sarasota County and one of the region's biggest employers, PGT Innovations, has been sold.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • December 2, 2025
Pair of uber-luxury beachfront condos in Naples listed for $35M each

Units at Olana Naples Residences include chefs, butlers and sommeliers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 27, 2008
Still Truckin'

The risks in building on spec are heightened in a rough economy. A Gulf Coast manufacturing firm mitigates that risk by working with the U.S. Army.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 11, 2008
Geriatric Shift

An established Gulf Coast home health care company is trying to avoid complacency - and embrace growth - by combining technology with elder care.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 2, 2004
Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr: Why Libertarians Aren't Whacky Cranks

A common accusation against libertarianism is that we are unnaturally obsessed with tracing social and economic problems to the state, and, in doing so, we oversimplify the world.

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 31, 2003
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Fewer regioanl venture-capital dealsHow SMH is stopping the bleedingLongboat company disputes claim

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 10, 2010
Corporate Report: Sept. 10 - Sept. 16

The latest news from BankAtlantic, US Natural Gas Corp., and others.

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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • April 1, 2011
Maintaining a Pulse

Pepin Heart Hospital opened five years ago in its own building and is gaining strength through clinical trials. Promoting greater awareness of genetic factors is helping attract more patients.

  • Industries
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 1, 2013
A class app

Got 10 minutes to spare? MassiveU's learning applications for mobile devices are for busy adults and young, tech-savvy students.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 25, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Gibraltar Homes preps for new officeKimal Lumber building new window-door facility, officeBlackpoint Group starts third, fourth flex buildings84 Lumber buys land for store

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 19, 2014
Expanding 'fowl' biz seeks $100K from Sarasota

Proposal, codenamed Project Fowl, is up for Sarasota County Commission vote.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 24, 2009
Planning panel has perfect timing

Sometimes an industry panel discussion is perfectly timed with the news of the day.

  • News
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