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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 25, 2013
Hospital firm reviews sale

Health Management Associates hires investment bankers to review the company's sale.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • October 22, 2012
Naples home prices rise

Naples single-family home prices rose 25% in September.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • April 24, 2015
St. Pete opening docks to visiting boats

Visitors already come by road and by plane -- and now even more will have a chance to visit St. Petersburg by sea.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 8, 2024
Publix opens new Fort Myers store

The Lakeland grocer is donating $1,000 worth of groceries to local pantry as part of the grand opening.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 4, 2012
Top Salespeople: The Zen Master

Philippe Martin says having a genuinely positive attitude is the key to successful sales. A French joie de vivre helps him sell Porsches.

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  • April 28, 2022
Median price of Sarasota-Manatee single-family homes reaches $500,000

That price is a nearly 30 percent increase over last year's numbers.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • March 27, 2018
Car dealership revs up with new finance executive

Ken Hallworth brings 18 years of industry experience to his new role.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 23, 2016
Developer wins in long-term play

September marks six years since The Ronto Group, partnering with a New York investment firm, bought TwinEagles, a 1,115-acre master-planned community in Naples where home sales stalled in the downturn.

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  • November 29, 2022
Tech firm that helps companies expand overseas lands $14M investment

Tampa-based HSP Group’s Series B round was led by ABS Capital.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 1, 2016
Business pulse beats faster - sort of

The SunTrust Banks Business Pulse Survey is the latest example of a rebounding economy.

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  • January 8, 2016
Florida legal climate feels hellish

Florida gets no love from the American Tort Reform Foundation's latest Judicial Hellhole report.

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • June 19, 2024
Tampa Bay restaurant firm brings new concept to Pinellas golf club

The Feinstein Group, a hospitality company that owns several restaurants in the Tampa Bay area, is bringing its latest concept to the Dunedin Golf Club.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • February 27, 2024
Bill mandating county commissioner term limits advances in Florida

A Florida Senate bill aimed at limiting terms of county commissioners has made it past a key committee.

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  • October 27, 2006
Lessons from a Tech Survivor

Fox Electronics' survival during the years that followed the tech bust offers lessons to other businesses facing declining sales.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 8, 2024
Visits to Sarasota County trend down in May year over year

The May 2024 visitor data shows a slight increase in cost of lodging but overall decreases in terms of visitors, occupancy and expenditures.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 4, 2022
Road less traveled: Tourism campaign charts an unconventional course

Faced with a steep challenge from their client, a destination marketing organization, FKQ Advertising + Marketing took a much different approach to selling vacationers on the appeal of Tampa Bay.

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  • January 24, 2019
Engineering company promotes leader as firm expands

Michael Ryan has been with Universal Engineering Sciences for over 11 years.

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  • March 20, 2019
Insurance brokerage taps experienced exec as COO

Baldwin Risk Partners, a Tampa, Florida-based insurance brokerage, has welcomed Dan Galbraith as its new chief operating officer.

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  • August 28, 2013
Chico's quarterly profits fall 18%

Women's apparel retailer Chico's FAS says customer traffic and sales dropped.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 21, 2023
Home sales fall more than 20% in Florida and across the country

Despite plenty of inventory and falling sales, prices in the Florida and along the Gulf Coast continue to rise.

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