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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 17, 2004
Optimistic Outlook

Colliers Arnold is bullish on the short- and long-term forecast for retail, industrial and office development in the Sarasota-Manatee market.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • July 16, 2010
Property Tax Pressure

Real estate values continue to trend down, but at a slower rate, as some county governments look to increase property tax rates in economic uncertainty.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 26, 2024
Florida's insurance chief touts progress but urges patience

As reforms begin to take hold, Florida's troubled insurance market is showing signs of stabilization, but it takes time to trickle down to consumers.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 23, 2024
Change is coming slow as Fort Myers Beach continues rebuild

What Fort Myers Beach is and what it will become has been a big topic of conversations for the past two years since Hurricane Ian blew through Florida.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 29, 2022
Insurance reform package sails through Legislature — will it fix the crisis?

Governor calls legislation most significant insurance reform in a generation.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 30, 2004
Paperless Highway

Forget couriers and rushed trips to the federal courthouse to meet a deadline. The Middle District of Florida will soon go live.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 25, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Ringling College buys store, motel, lotSun Hydraulicsbuys Tallevast landRauch companybuys Sara Sea on Siesta KeyDaVinci Center sold, available for leaseUBS' agriculture groupbuys 1,066-acre Alva GroveLee County school boardbuys 79 acres in Cape CoralBayStar Hotel Group buys Heritage HotelTampa's Hachems buyLenox Place, Royal BreezeColumbus Drive LLCbuys Wilson Industries building

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 22, 2022
Tampa water firm ceases operations in Russia

Primo Water Corp. joins the exodus of companies from the country in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 24, 2009
Gulf Coast bank stocks rally on news

The publicly traded stocks of two beleaguered Florida bank-holding companies in Naples, TIB Financial and Bank of Florida, surged earlier this week on news that former Bank of America Chief Executive Officer Hugh McColl is among a group of investors seeking to invest in Florida bank assets.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 12, 2009
Ritz-Carlton Sarasota starts renovation

The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota has kicked off the renovation portion of its $5 million improvement project and aside from guests the big winners will be charities.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 18, 2010
Will M&I bank collect on Orion?

M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank recently won a $16.9 million judgment against Orion Bancorp.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 22, 2010
Tech Data posts record quarter

More than $6 billion in net sales made it the Clearwater corporation's best.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 20, 2011
Raymond James profits up 90%

The financial firm achieved record levels in both net revenues and profits.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 21, 2011
St. Pete tower name blank

Something is missing lately from One Progress Plaza, the tallest office structure in downtown St. Petersburg's central business district.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 1, 2011
Export expert exhorts exporters

Exporting goods overseas is one of the few areas of the U.S. economy that's doing well, but few do it right.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 7, 2010
SinoFresh adds R&D capability

The Venice firm will accelerate the development of three new products.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 15, 2010
Tervis shuffles executive deck

Barry Wolfson replaces Laura Spencer as president and CEO.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 16, 2010
Gulf Coast jobless: 247,474

Nearly a quarter of a million people living on the Gulf Coast are without jobs.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 9, 2010
CEO turnover up again

The latest poll shows a greater number of CEOs leaving their positions this year.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 4, 2011
Growth management bills move

The Legislature sends growth management re-dos to governor.

  • News
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