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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 21, 2015
Airport breaks December record

The Fort Myers airport saw the most passengers in December in its 31-year history as tourism rebounded strongly in the region.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 18, 2011
Collier delivers great lesson

This week's cover package on Collier County's rejection of Jackson Laboratory provides an invaluable lesson on economic development for all of the Gulf Coast.

  • News
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • March 18, 2011
Collier delivers a great lesson on Jackson Lab

Kudos to the private-sector leaders of Collier County who did what business and government leaders in all cities and counties should do.

  • Opinion
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 7, 2023
Tampa Bay construction manager overcomes political turmoil, language barriers

JE Dunn Construction project manager Maria Escalona is not one to let obstacles stand in the way of pursuing her true calling.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • May 27, 2022
Once way ahead of its time, homebuilding franchisor takes risks to evolve

AR Homes could have withered following the death of its visionary founder. Instead, new leadership embraced change without losing touch with the past.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 13, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

Please come back: It's hard for us not to be jealous when a stellar company moves out of the area, but CEDC's departure truly has us green.Loans hold key: Net interest margin growth is keeping earnings in good shape for banks and thrifts in the eastern United States, according to a new report by Ryan Beck & Co.Lessons from home: Ian Black, president of Sarasota's Ian Black Real Estate, took off a few days last week to reconnect with some of his friends back home.Looking for jurists: The Review's 2005 Top Entrepreneur Patrick Neal, chairman of the Judicial Nominating Commission for 12th Judicial Circuit, is looking for applicants to fill a newly created judgeship for Manatee County.

  • News
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 22, 2025
Hurricane-damaged apartments in Pinellas to be rebuilt

A Gulfport waterfront community will be rebuilt as a five-story building with parking underneath the living space and a rooftop amenities package.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 7, 2005
Ahead of The Curve

The Bonita Bay Group plans to replicate its successful business model throughout Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 26, 2007
'Place to Be'

A condo glut doesn't deter EcoGroup's principal from building New Port Tampa Bay - a luxury waterfront community where the land alone cost $74 million.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 5, 2007
Fewer Chiefs

Johnson Engineering reorganized the way its leaders make decisions and became one of the fastest-growing engineering companies in the country.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 22, 2021
Move that truck: One-way moves into Florida are on a roll

The Florida population boom remains hot.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 5, 2007
Foreign Born

After surviving the paperwork gauntlet, a hip overseas firm is officially open in the U.S. It chose Sarasota for its U.S. headquarters.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 30, 2007
The anchor holds

A boat repairman mortgages his home to pay the patent costs on an anchor designed to replace the same old style that has been around for centuries. Hunter Anchors might be coming to a store near you soon.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 11, 2018
St. Petersburg's new police headquarters will be a municipal anchor for the city's Edge District

St. Petersburg's new $83 million police headquarters will improve operating efficiency says City Architect Raul Quintana and benefit the surrounding area's commercial real estate developments says Cushman & Wakefield Director Wendy Giffin

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 29, 2021
Entrepreneur 'takes the yuck out’ of convenience stores

Gigi Rogers seeks to revolutionize convenience stores for customers from all walks of life. She’s already invested some $10 million into the project — with more on the horizon.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 25, 2018
Mack Feldman, 25

Mack Feldman, 25, is the vice president of Feldman Equities LLC in Tampa, Florida.

  • Class of 2018
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • October 17, 2019
Erin Meagher, 36

CEO and Founder, Beneficial Blends

  • Class of 2019
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 14, 2005
High-Rise Follwers

Coscan Homes, contract developer for Alinari at Rosemary Place, knows it pays to collaborate.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 19, 2003
Healthy Restraint

The Gulf Coast region's commercial real estate industry is well positioned for growth. Expect to see many new homes.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 12, 2009
Courting Business

Executives and entrepreneurs seeking to get in and out of court before seasons — and sometimes years — change, have found their spot in Hillsborough County. Other Gulf Coast courts could follow.

  • Law
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