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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 14, 2025
Noted resort developer, entrepreneur dies at 84

Al Ten Ten Broek’s hospitality businesses and entities employed thousands of people.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 11, 2014
Open the Gate

Stonegate Bank has been marching up the Gulf Coast acquiring banks from Naples to Tampa. It plans to double in size over the next few years.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 6, 2005
Renaissance Restaurateur

Paul Mattison is a culinary renaissance man - right down to the obligatory Italian connection.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 4, 2009
Necklace Niche

Kim Martinez leveraged everything she owned to sustain her $2 million business through the recession. With the worst part behind her — she hopes — Martinez is planning to double sales next year.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 22, 2013
Empathy engineers

The ability to get inside customers' minds to discover their needs can separate great companies from good ones. That might sound like science fiction, but some executives have made it reality.

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  • October 20, 2006
Persistence Payoff

Marty Schaffel took AVI from nothing to $225 million by reinventing his company regularly, creating one of the fastest-growing businesses in the audio-visual industry.

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  • June 25, 2010
Gulf Coast Week: June 25 - July 1

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • February 25, 2022
Restaurants turn to automation to fill positions — and increase productivity

As the hospitality industry grapples with a shortage of workers, robots are becoming more enticing.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • November 10, 2023
Not-dead-yet mentality leads dinner theater to rise above slew of obstacles

In a period of decline for regional theaters, one in Fort Myers sustains an audience through some basic business principles and adapting to changing customer tastes.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 25, 2016
The promise

With his mom's legacy close by, entrepreneur Patrick Bismuth brings an agile approach to the crowded senior living sector.

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  • By Jay Brady |
  • August 14, 2009
Baseball Bonanza

Spring training baseball contracts come in all shapes and sizes as demonstrated by the sharp, creative differences between the Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox local contracts.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 19, 2003
14 YP: Russ Hunt, Managing Director Kendrick Pierce & Co. Inc.

BUSINESSProfile: Kendrick Pierce & Co., established in 1994, is a boutique investment banking firm. The Hyde Park company offers advice on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising and general finance. Typical clients are community banks just starting o

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 16, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Tampa creditors' rights attorney Victor Veschio wants Hillsborough Judge Paul Huey's job.Yet another community bank has been organizing in Sarasota CountySwimming against the tide

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  • May 11, 2007
The Real Numbers

The Naples Area Board of Realtors wants to change the way existing-home sales are reported statewide. The group faces an uphill battle in light of the residential downturn.

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  • November 23, 2010
WCI retires $300M in debt

The company has reduced its debt by 68% in the past 15 months.

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  • May 14, 2010
Boston Red Sox owner buys land near future stadium

The owner of the Boston Red Sox and Fenway Park purchased 20 acres on Daniels Parkway for $5.5 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 9, 2010
PFM buys Largo-based firm

Fullerton & Friar specializes in airport finance with $425 million in deals in '09.

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  • October 28, 2011
Publix buys Island Estates Plaza for $8.1 million

Publix Super Markets Inc. purchased the 50,046-square-foot Island Estates Plaza for $8.1 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 22, 2012
Foreclosure pipeline steady

At the end of April, there were 8,850 active foreclosures moving through the Lee County court system.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 3, 2012
HMA counters 60 Minutes

Hospital operator defends against TV show accusations.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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