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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 11, 2008
A new (C)MO

The relationship between physicians and hospitals has become more adversarial in recent years. At Health Management Associates, one doctor will try to change that.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 30, 2004
Profit on a Hot-tile Roof

Jesse Lynn, president of Circle L Roofing Inc., found a niche in the roofing industry that has made the company one of the top players.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 16, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Charles Craig, bailing out of Gevity HRJennings opens the parachuteSunCoast responds: Reporting damaging, below standards

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 26, 2003
Politics: Out in Front

It's early, but George W. Bush is dominating presidential campaign fundraising - nationally as well as on the Gulf Coast.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 2, 2004
Fast Start

Building the asset base of a new community bank while sustaining profitability is easier said than done.

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  • By Bloomberg News |
  • October 29, 2009
Steals for the Patient

George Comfort & Sons bought Manhattan's Worldwide Plaza for a fraction of its previous price. But it is 40% empty and the city's market is glutted.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Lou Lasday |
  • March 4, 2010
Promise Them Anything!

In professional services marketing, you must deliver on every promise, exceed on every expectation and excite with reliability and real value.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 8, 2010
Corporate Report: April 9 - April 15

New information from First Watch, NCH Healthcare, Vought Defense, and more.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 4, 2008
Public Challenge

Investors flocked to publicly traded banks during the recent boom. But they've punished the banking sector in the downturn, pushing down stock prices to multi-year lows. 

  • Finance
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 26, 2013
A wider reach

Forty-two appraisal firms banded together to counter the growing influence of commercial real estate brokerages. Valbridge Property Advisors is now headquartered in Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 14, 2012
Why we should go over the Fiscal Cliff

“Until we experience the cliff, we will not understand what it really means.”

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  • December 14, 2012
Why we should go over the Fiscal Cliff

"Until we experience the cliff, we will not understand what it really means."

  • Opinion
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 31, 2013
Commercial Caution

Municipal governments are eager for new business to move into their towns, but commercial real estate brokers remain cautious about the pace of growth.

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 11, 2011
Rev it Up

The auto industry has seen its share of hard times. But one Gulf Coast dealership turned the trouble into a terrific year.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 3, 2012
Heavy Lifting

Decimation in the office furniture industry has been widespread. One company, though, more than doubled sales in 2011.

  • Strategies
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  • By George Rauch |
  • August 10, 2012
Debt, debt and more government debt

The private sector has gotten its act together during the last four years; the federal government has not.

  • Florida
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • October 7, 2021
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Catalist Realty, owner

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 19, 2021
Quay gamble is paying off

GreenPointe Holdings’ Sarasota Quay purchase in 2014 has generated dividends, and more is in the offing.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 15, 2020
Noemi Perez, 39

The Immokalee Foundation, president and CEO

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 29, 2019
Firm uses virtual reality to solve real-world construction woes before they occur

Architects at Sarasota-based Carbon Design & Architecture created Digital Punch, a virtual reality program that allows developers and builders to see and fix design flaws before ground is broken.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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