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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • June 20, 2024
SRQ Airport CEO: We have more than enough land to expand

Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport CEO Rick Piccolo says available land can support passenger terminal growth without the 31 acres it leases to New College of Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 14, 2021
Home Builders Institute buys related trade group

Deal for Future Builders of America provides an opportunity for nationwide expansion, Home Builders Institute says.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 27, 2020
Bridge Investment buys Tampa Commons offices

Bridge Office, a Bridge Investment affiliate based in Atlanta, plans roughly $4 million in improvements to the 13-story Westshore office building.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 14, 2020
Top cookie entrepreneur combines hard work, friendliness to become sales success story

The area’s top Girl Scout Cookie seller in 2019 was Catelyn Holcomb.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 20, 2020
Tampa area apartment wave continuing

Trio of high-profile transactions demonstrates market's resiliency and investor demand

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • July 15, 2016
Branch out

The tight labor market hasn't dented the growth prospects for a pair of staffing industry veterans. A strong sense of urgency is vital to their success.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 9, 2016
A day on Broadway

In summer 2015, prominent Fort Myers public relations executive Tina McCain Matte faced a messaging problem while on vacation with her significant other and her two daughters: They were about to buy tickets to the Broadway show “Hamilton,” which uses a combination of hip-hop, rap and rhythm and blues to tell a story about American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • March 4, 2016
Corporate report

India company buys firm for $460 million; Real estate brokerage names CEO; Window maker closes $100 million acquisition; Real estate society names president; IT firm recognized for service

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 26, 2014
Revved up

Men of a certain age are buying cars again, particularly ones that take them back to their youth. Several Gulf Coast businesses have capitalized on the surge.

  • Industries
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 24, 2015
Let in the sunshine

Sunshine Ace Hardware eyes more acquisitions as the industry consolidates. How will it keep its family-business culture as the company grows?

  • Industries
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • June 17, 2022
A shortened workweek: Can it work?

In the great quest to retain employees, some companies, in Florida and worldwide, are taking a less-is-more approach, by cutting out 20% of the workweek.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 9, 2012
Sing me a tune

Chamber music has a new meaning, at least in Fort Myers.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 15, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Thank goodness for electionsChief Judge Manuel Menendez Jr. takes over as chairman of the state's Judicial Nominating Procedures CommitteeNo further comment- Urine-Off

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 2, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Two petitions say court record moratorium is 'damaging'An Internet site by the bail bond industry is taking area judges to taskInfinium Labs Inc. filed a lawsui over a HardOCP.com article

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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • February 12, 2010
Entrepreneur U

Students at both the University of South Florida and the University of Tampa are taking part in a new approach to entrepreneurship — being taught it in the classroom.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 28, 2020
Commercial brokerage executive leans on resilience

Mike Griffin says seeing clients, associates adapt to changes is inspiring.

  • Leadership
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 10, 2014
Passwords or 'pain' words

I'll let you in on a little IT humor. We techies are a wild and crazy bunch, so be warned. Picture the scene, your friendly neighborhood computer consultant — think Brad Pitt in glasses — is typing away feverishly on a user's computer when he suddenly turns — his muscles rippling and his flowing blond locks cascading in a wave off his neck — to ask, “Okay, what's your password?”

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 4, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

Frequent developer benefitsBuilt-in safetyViva Las HomewoodKellogg & Kimsey, GCBE volunteer honored

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 4, 2006
Delegate to Grow

Jose Morales credits employees with his company's fastgrowth and profitability. In three years, the 5-year-old firm's annual revenue has grown from $250,000 to $15 million.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 19, 2009
Want to buy a bridge?

Researchers at the University of Maine figured a new way to build a longer lasting, easy-to-assemble bridge for the U.S. Army. Now, a Bonita Springs-based company plans to sell it to states and municipalities.

  • Entrepreneurs
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