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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 26, 2008
Deal Search

A softer economy and new buildings have some tenants hoping for incentives and better office leasing rates.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 20, 2006
Coffee Talk

A Love bite for Valentine's: No sooner was the ink dry on our profile of Norman Love Confections in the Jan. 6 edition of the Review than the Fort Myers chocolatier won top honors from Consumer Reports in the magazine's February issue.Private Capital likes newspaper cash flow: Bruce Sherman, the I-don't-talk-to-the-press chief executive officer of Naples-based Private Capital Management, has shaken up the wobbling world of publicly traded newspaper companies.Making Sarasota a tech-town: Is Sarasota a technology community? Not yet, according to Barry Tuchfeld, founder of The BT Group in Sarasota, which consults for businesses in the areas of strategic thinking and planning for effective growth.No more Crews control: Charles G. Brown III is taking up with a new hometown bank, this time in his real hometown.Sosso family ties: The region's newest developer has a familiar last name. The investment group OSSO LLC, which purchased the 200-unit Avondale Estate Apartments in Bradenton and four homes for $15.4 million, is headed by Mark Sosso.Investor relations pays: David Dragics has a simple justification for his place on the payroll of CACI International Inc.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 23, 2004
Inside Perspective

Former Tampa federal prosecutor Eleanor Hill discusses the joint congressional inquiry into the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on America.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 31, 2009
Find the Bottom

With rental rates down and vacancies up, will 2010 drag commercial property owners further underwater or to some needed stability?

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • November 25, 2009
Old Company, New Tricks

On the cusp of its 90th anniversary, Hennessy Construction Services has reinvented itself with a focus on relationships in the senior living market.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 4, 2011
Scent of Success

A healthcare company with a promising product teetered on a financial breakdown last year. High hopes abound for 2011.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 13, 2011
Great Expectations

Jim Kuhlman demands a lot from himself and his employees — a total warrior mentality. It has paid off.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 19, 2011
Living by the Creed

Jerald Wallace's military training prepared him to battle the recession. The owner of the construction company that bears his name continues to build.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 11, 2011
Scott: Jobs key to recovery

The Florida governor hopes to see jobs created in hospitality and agriculture.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 12, 2012
Discovery Daze

The handling of all electronic data in Florida courts — from tweets to emails to blogs — is now subject to new rules. Attorneys aren't the only ones with a sizable stake in the changes.

  • Law
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • November 11, 2020
What’s at stake: Every future election

To the good: Florida’s election system is the gold standard, and Floridians stand strong for freedom.

  • Opinion
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 24, 2018
MacFarlane Barney Development hopes Prima Luce will be a source of light

MacFarlane Barney Development expects to start construction on Prime Luce, a 220-unit condo project, by the end of this year, but competition among high-end developments for buyers in Fort Myers could slow its work.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • February 17, 2017
Lifelong learner

The odds were against Scott Vigue when he launched his own home services business. But he had a secret weapon: an innate ability to enact and embrace change.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 6, 2015
Leaping frogs

Franchise success for one company is all about moving the sales curve forward for each location, one store at a time.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • December 20, 2024
Entrepreneurs return to their roots for new events venue venture

Lee County couple Rodney and Stacey Poole are taking it slow while utilizing innovative ideas for a somewhat counterintuitive multimillion-dollar business pursuit: They bought a farm.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • October 10, 2024
David Gordon, 37

40 Under 40 winner David Gordon is president/partner at Kurtz Homes Naples.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 26, 2004
Top 20 Projects

he following pages highlight the 20 largest private construction projects in the two-county region. To qualify for the list, projects were required to have started construction between May 15, 2003-March 10, 2004.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • July 8, 2020
Even in times of crisis, nimble companies can utilize interns

An area university is encouraging businesses to transition from in-person to remote internships this summer and fall. Officials have some key tips about how to make it a smooth and productive transition.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 7, 2022
Sarasota County's new headquarters projected to cost at least $72 million

The new building next to Celery Fields will be 50,000 square feet smaller than the current downtown administration building.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 12, 2023
Naples attorney embraces nation's fastest-growing sport

Largely self-taught, Jim Nici has won a slew of medals at the U.S. Open Pickleball Championships.

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