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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 17, 2006
Coffee Talk

Another Sarasota 'original': Crisis management experts and media flacks are easy to find today, with the 24-hour news cycle churning out a new celebrity, well, every 24 hours.PCM'S newspaper stocks continue to lag: When McClatchy Co. agreed to buy rival newspaper chain Knight Ridder for about $6.5 billion last week, it appeared Naples-based Private Capital Management had scored a victory for shareholders.Freedom to expand: Followers of Gerald L. Anthony's career won't be surprised that the veteran Manatee County banker wants to grow his latest creation - and grow it fast. Miva's future still in question: Fort Myers-based Internet company Miva has hired Deutsche Bank Securities to explore a possible sale of the company, but the subject was barely mentioned in a March 13 conference call with analysts announcing fourth-quarter results.Will anybody follow WaMu?: Washington Mutual Inc. has presented customers in Florida and elsewhere with seven more reasons to drop their loose change into a new account at the Seattle thrift.Commercial market cools off, rents heat up: A big player in Tampa commercial real estate is predicting the market will even out over the next year and property owners will look to reap the benefits.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 20, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Lee/Collier)

Developer Converts Estero Apartments into CondosOhio-based company buys Sanibel shopping centerLennar buys Naples land near I-75Developer converts Naples hotel to condosTOUSA acquires Transeastern and four developmentsFranchisor plans Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que in Fort MyersMcGarvey Development buys East Cape business parkPompano Beach developer buysAirport Exchange Park in Lee County

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2008
Cigar city, Cigar man

Eric Newman is a link to Tampa's past, as head of the city's last family-owned cigar company. He is fighting Washington and the anti-smoking crowd for his company's survival.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 4, 2008
Corporate Report

Obee's board backs stock reverse splitStinger says study shows S-200's saferGulfview Automotive Group opens Tarpon Springs locationSyniverse Technologies debuts payment systemTampa Electric issues RFP, seeks power alternativesUtek helps Artilium buy location technologyTreviso Bay developer hires club managerTech Data exclusive with Parallels

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 30, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Health problems force Ruben to resign How the Quay deal was financed The new Quay plans: seven 38-story towers?John Saputo, Gold Coast Eagle Distributing CEO takes pre-Super Bowl vacation.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 1, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: RJ Gators owners buy restaurant buildingAmerica's Capital Partners buys Wynnton's Renaissance landHembree, Ross develops land as office parkHubbard family buys office, searches for more land

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 8, 2004
Affordable Housing: Not a Problem

Editor Matt Walsh discusses the affordable housing problem and why its an issue for the market not government.

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 8, 2010
Corporate Report: Oct. 8 - Oct. 14

The latest news from Inuvo, Tigris Pharmaceuticals, and more.

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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • September 3, 2010
Hero of Gyros

Salem Gharsalli is in expansion mode with his Salem's Gyros & Subs chain, with a goal of making his name a national brand. He's starting by steering customers away from the drive-through lanes of burger joints.

  • Strategies
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  • By Carl Cronan |
  • April 30, 2010
Turning Tables

Beef 'O' Brady's, a mainstay among Gulf Coast sports fans for nearly 25 years, finds itself going head to head more with national casual dining chains during the downturn. Will a new CEO help?

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 11, 2011
Corporate Report: Nov. 11

The latest news from CompCare, Romark, and other Gulf Coast companies.

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  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • December 16, 2011
Waste Not

Ruggero Santilli spent 20 years securing a patent for his technology. But learning how to make money with it has been the biggest challenge.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 13, 2013
Bucket list fillers

It took a 100-mile trip to The Villages, the central Florida retiree and snowbird sanctuary, for Gulf Coast travel agency entrepreneur Ed Mass to land a big score with Wal-Mart.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 31, 2012
Corporate Report: August 31

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 21, 2018
Q&A: Paul Rutledge

Paul Rutledge, a senior vice president at commercial real estate brokerage JLL, talks about the state of the industry, the recent International Council of Shopping Centers' conference in Orlando, and what concerns him about the retail industry today.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Bob Andelman |
  • October 21, 2016
Dollars and sense

A group that funds Florida's brightest businesses seeks to expand its clout. Can it outdo Silicon Valley?

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 3, 2017
Focused priorities

Size matters in construction. But one of the largest builders in Florida seeks to maintain a local feel for every client.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 19, 2014
Big potential

Public opinion can flatten a real estate project before it gets going. One developer takes an attack-first strategy.

  • Strategies
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 20, 2024
SRQ Airport CEO: We have more than enough land to expand

Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport CEO Rick Piccolo says available land can support passenger terminal growth without the 31 acres it leases to New College of Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 27, 2024
Macaron company grows to 70-plus locations, a 'dream coming true'

The franchise strategy at Sarasota-based Le Macaron has multiple ingredients, with a focus on location, support and high-quality cookies.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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