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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • August 5, 2021
Local investor sets sights on unappealing properties to make a profit

A commercial building that makes others turn away is like gold to investor Frank Giuffre.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 23, 2003
The Owner's Role

A building owner should determine early his involvement and then follow the chain of command.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 21, 2011
Best employment outlook in the country?

If Cape Coral-Fort Myers is the most promising employment market in the nation, the rest of the country must really be struggling.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 28, 2018
Airports rank among best in the nation in overall satisfaction

J.D Power study rates Southwest Florida International third, Tampa International fourth in respective categories.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 19, 2017
Tampa growth, Gulf Coast communities leading the nation

Tampa ranked in the Top Five in the U.S. last year for metro area population growth, according to U.S. Census figures contained in Eshenbaugh Land Co.'s first quarter newsletter to clients. In all, the city grew by 58,000 residents.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 3, 2014
Algenol floats a challenge

The folks at Algenol Biofuels know something about scientific and business challenges. The company has been working for years to develop fuels from algae on a commercial scale.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 22, 2024
Fort Myers airport traffic up 17% in 2024

July 2024 was second-best ever in the history of Southwest Florida International Airport.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 17, 2006
Three Times is the Charm

First he worked at the Kennedy Space Center. Then he taught college. But it's his work as an entrepreneur that gained him recognition.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 20, 2020
Job and population growth make Tampa apartment market fundamentally sound

Developers have built more than 44,000 new multifamily rental units since 2015 in response to surges

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 10, 2010
Trust us

Independent non-deposit trust companies on the Gulf Coast have been quietly and steadily making money, largely avoiding the turmoil in the rest of the financial-services industry. That's just the way they like it.

  • Finance
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 23, 2007
LEONARD: Unified communications for all

Unified communications (UC) is a technology and productivity tool that has been widely adopted by the Fortune 1000. But the small- to medium-size business market has yet to jump on and represents a huge opportunity for UC vendors.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 10, 2010
Corporate Report: Dec. 10 - Dec. 16

The latest news from StemCellRegenMed, Brown & Brown, Walter Energy and more.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 21, 2022
Chevy dealership head lauded by General Motors for 50 years of service

Under Lawrence Dimmitt III’s leadership, Clearwater-based Dimmitt Chevrolet won the brand’s Dealer of the Year award in 2015.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 29, 2021
Kforce moving company headquarters out of Ybor City next year

Kforce Inc. has signed a 10-year lease inside the Midtown development as it focuses on "office occasional" model.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 3, 2021
Columbia Restaurant Group unveils new CFO

Kristie Farnell to take on CFO role from the retiring Dennis Fedorovich at Columbia Restaurant Group.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 30, 2019
Credit union grows leadership team with new hires, promotion

Tampa, Florida-based GTE Financial has promoted Jennifer Maxfield to chief strategy officer, in in addition to hiring Pedro Diaz as chief experience and Gary Montemurro as vice president of project and program management.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • April 29, 2025
Embarc Collective launches partnership program, starting with Reliaquest

The Tampa-based startup hub's newly launched partnership program part of a plan to scale the organization to regional success.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • January 31, 2024
West Coast shipping giant offers $450M to buy Tampa company

A freight company with $5 billion in sales is in the market to possibly buy a publicly traded Tampa shipping company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 18, 2024
Contractor named for downtown Sarasota luxury condo tower

Kolter Urban will partner with Moss Construction to build Ritz-Carlton Residents, Sarasota Bay.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 1, 2011
Corporate Report: July 1

The latest news from ValCom, Sun Hydraulics, and other Gulf Coast companies.

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