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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 6, 2016
Best bank list is lonely

The latest issue of Independent Banker magazine is out, so pull out your magnifying glass.

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  • April 5, 2016
Restaurant firm marks its latest acquisition

Gecko's Hospitality Group will now expand to Venice.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 1, 2025
Tennessee hotel owner adds to Naples portfolio

Cooper Hotel's latest purchase is for its second Naples property and joins three others in Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 14, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Help for the Times Tourism rebounds in Sara/Mana Positive job report Falkner v. Falkner, part two

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  • By Ted Carter |
  • March 9, 2018
Deal Maker

With some $300 million in real estate acquisitions, the Hoffmann family has cemented its confidence in one Southwest Florida market. Now it's on the hunt for new opportunities.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 23, 2022
Buttigieg hand-delivers nearly $13 million to Tampa port officials

The U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary announces grant money for an expansion at Port Tampa Bay.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 23, 2020
Restaurateur uses humor to diffuse difficult times

John Horne looks for the silver lining in the coronavirus conflict.

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  • April 23, 2024
Microsoft, Disney execs to speak at rebranded PR conference in Tampa

The Florida Public Relations Association has rebranded its annual conference — with a goal of making the event a go-to professional development spot for PR and related professions statewide.

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  • November 7, 2011
Fort Myers home prices up 3%

Area home prices increased 3% in September relative to a year prior.

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  • January 17, 2020
On the move: Transplants flock to Sunshine State

Florida continues to lead the nation in the number of interstate moves, according to U.S. Census data compiled and analyzed by StorageCafe, a self-storage search website.

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  • October 2, 2008
Corporate Report

Consumer First Bank set to launch next yearDiamondhead Casino extendstime frame for Casinos Austria Monroe to head up newventure capital companyCourt approves $150-millionfinancing for WCI bankruptcySuperior Uniform Grouppicks Steelwedge SoftwareThree area companies topartner in Mercedes contestValpak at 40: new facility,major Martha Stewart promoNoise expands into newlocation on Sanibel IslandLoreto Resources Corp.completes stock offeringCallMiner and Co-nexusto sell integrated productsCryo-Cell to distribute new service to seven countries

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 24, 2024
$700M Riverview homebuilder enters multifamily, build-to-rent market

Homes by WestBay marks 15 years in business with the expansion.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 30, 2015
Skin in the game

Andrew Jaffe grew his solo dermatology practice to 16 offices by seizing opportunities created by changes in the health care industry.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 11, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

Lined up for the theater: Everyone knew it would happen, but with the first building of the Promenade at Riverwalk condominium project under construction, real estate interest in downtown Bradenton is at a new high.Sell community banks: Punk Ziegel & Co. analyst Richard X. Bove is out with his latest take on the economy.The 'McClash' Judicial Center?: A little food for thought on the whole battle over building heights.Silence not golden: Gold Bank has hit the publicity jackpot, thanks to a customer and a primetime national television show.

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  • December 3, 2024
Longtime St. Pete engineering firm, president reinvigorated after acquisition

The dawn of a new era comes after delays from two storms.

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  • July 9, 2021
Hotel revenue shows continued strength of tourism rebound

Visit Tampa Bay reports that taxable hotel revenue topped $60 million in June

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  • June 21, 2013
Fort Myers home prices jump 25%

The median price of a home rises to $176,333 in May.

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  • March 18, 2010
Harrington hopes to find next big invention

Since appearing on ABC's “Shark Tank,” St. Petersburg's Kevin Harrington says he's been inundated with “hundreds of thousands” of pitches for new products.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 22, 2021
New tenant joins retail roster of 52-acre waterfront development

Fitness studio Rock It Cycle signs on to Marine Landings, the retail development inside Westshore Marina District

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 9, 2021
Job market posts major gains in region

Tourism remains behind other sectors in recovering jobs lost amid the early days of the pandemic.

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