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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 25, 2015
2015 Top Deals: Charlotte-Lee-Collier

The Mercato retail and office complex has come to be synonymous with Naples luxury, with its bevy of upscale restaurants, European design flare and high-end merchants.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 8, 2016
Sweet sound

Naples advertising entrepreneur Peggy Wilson says playing the bagpipes is a way to express her passion for music and the arts.

  • Strategies
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 7, 2015
Links to golf

Golf Membership Consultants matches golfers with clubs and golf course communities in Southwest Florida. Its early successes shows there's still strong demand for the game.

  • Strategies
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • December 5, 2024
Sarasota County closes $19M deal for former fruit orchards

The county plans to use the property, previously owned by the Albritton family, for soil to cover the nearby landfill.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 18, 2023
After years of uncertainty, Tampa Bay Rays settle on stadium site

The Tampa Bay Rays are expected to announce the details of new — reportedly $1.2 billion — stadium Tuesday morning.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 30, 2025
Punta Gorda restaurant listed for $3.5 million before closure

Dean's South of the Border will close after July 6. The building, its assets and its parking lot are on the market.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • December 3, 2025
Port Tampa Bay buys two cranes, part of expansion investment

The port purchased two ship-to-shore cranes from Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd. that handle larger, wider-beam vessels.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • December 2, 2025
Sarasota fertility company to acquire Midwest clinic

Invo Fertility plans to purchase an Indiana fertility clinic as part of its strategy to build a national network of fertility centers.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 6, 2020
People power: Staff diversity fuels law firm's financial strength

Shutts & Bowen's Tampa office has become a national leader in the number of new women partners it hires and promotes.

  • Law
  • By Rod Thomson |
  • April 23, 2010
McCollum plan checks Right boxes

But McCollum's jobs plan devotes too much to pabulum and too little to details.

  • Opinion
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 26, 2007
Corporate Report

Jabil leases manufacturing space from Nokia SiemensBiotech-material maker moving to NaplesGeoPharma, Dynamic Health merge, joint revenue $90 millionBank of Floridareceives non-compliance letter

  • Industries
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 11, 2005
Up Close and Personal

There's a new face at the Pinellas County clerk of court's office.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 5, 2003
Harris Plugs FTAA (Sara/Mana edition)

Free Trade Area of the AmericasJohannes Werner is a Sarasota-based business journalist. He carries a German passport, is married to a Mexican, and publishes a trade monthly, Cuba Trade & Investment News

  • Opinion
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 18, 2004
One Man's Trash ...

Sarasota's Meyer & Gabbert Excavating finds its profit at the bottom of dumpsters - converting lawn and construction waste into materials to sell to others.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 11, 2013
Seize the Opportunity

How did the owners of an air-conditioning contracting company become successful software developers? They were trying to improve their own operations.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Jay Brady |
  • July 8, 2011
Mass Exodus?

By 2014, more employers may opt out of offering employer-sponsored insurance once key parts of the U.S. health care law come into effect.

  • Florida
  • By Carl Cronan |
  • May 20, 2011
Inside Trainer

Marc Blumenthal took over Tampa-based Intelladon eight years ago to provide employee educational programs. His company has grown through the recession as clients place a priority on training.

  • Strategies
  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • April 14, 2017
Dive In

A franchise-based firm has found its groove in keeping owners happy, not simply growing for growth's sake. Now it seeks more franchisees.

  • Strategies
  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • May 9, 2025
Luxury Naples restaurateurs plan exclusive Japanese, French concepts

Corinne Ryan and Veljko Pavicevic have found Naples to be an ideal fit for their luxury restaurant concepts. One key, says a co-founder: "We stopped hiring and started recruiting."

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • August 23, 2024
Transportation, logistics entrepreneur behind the wheel of 2 companies

The president and CEO of FleetForce and ParkPro is "being methodical" about growth as he looks to fill the pipeline with CDL drivers and empty parking lots with truckers in need of rest.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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