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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 17, 2016
Motorcycle dealer cranks up big sales

Port Charlotte Harley-Davidson motorcycle dealership Bert's Black Widow says it was Florida's highest volume dealer in the final months of 2015.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • February 29, 2016
Home prices rise despite sales dip

Sales dipped, as expected in January, following a record-breaking end to 2015.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • March 25, 2016
Radio chief takes leave

George Beasley, the spry 83-year-old CEO of Naples-based Beasley Broadcast Group, has been a force in the radio business since he founded the company in 1961.

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  • September 26, 2014
Windfall for former Hertz CEO

Don't feel too sorry for Hertz's former chairman and CEO Mark Frissora.

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  • October 14, 2014
Goodwill appoints new CEO

Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida named veteran retail executive Rick Evanchyk as its new president and CEO, succeeding Tom Feurig when he steps down in January.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • October 31, 2014
Hospital chief speaks out on pot

Health care providers have been notably absent from the conversation about the medical marijuana amendment on the ballot Nov. 4.

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  • November 24, 2014
Naples single-family home prices rise 20%

The median price of an existing single-family home in Naples rose 20% in October compared with one year ago.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • November 26, 2014
DOW Electronics partners with Lutron Electronics

The Tampa firm will distribute the Coopersburg, Pa.-based company's connected-home lighting and window shade products.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • May 29, 2015
Maryland couple buys Bardmoor Villas

A company led by Ralph and Sabrina Norton of Largo, Md., purchased the 38-unit Bardmoor Villas apartments for $2.2 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • July 24, 2015
Expensive vacations, cheap travel

Florida is one of the top vacation destinations in the world -- but the state's most affluent residents also are among the top spenders when it comes to their own vacations.

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  • August 14, 2015
Lots of help wanted in Naples

The good news: Naples is the top place in the U.S. for job growth through 2017.

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  • August 20, 2015
Bank expands in Southwest Florida

Orlando-based Seaside National Bank & Trust named H. Wayne Griest president of the Naples-Fort Myers market to lead the bank's expansion in the area.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • September 30, 2015
FedEx plans massive facility on Gulf Coast

Project will be near Southwest Florida International Airport.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • December 15, 2014
USF Sarasota-Manatee lab gets $50K boost

Construction of new laboratory is expected to begin in the spring.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • January 30, 2015
Hodges honors Chico's executive

Hodges University recognized Gillian Cummings-Beck, director of insurance and risk management for Chico's, with its Founders Award.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • April 6, 2015
Floor store aims for more with expansion

Your Flooring Warehouse now has four locations in the Greater Tampa area.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • April 7, 2015
Specialty food distributor posts 64% sales gain

Innovative Food Holdings posted a 64% increase in fourth-quarter revenues following last summer's acquisition of The Fresh Diet.

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  • April 10, 2015
Tech firm signs new deal with restaurant leader

Datum Corp. has worked with First Watch for several years.

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  • April 17, 2015
Fed official: Spike the punch bowl

An April 10 appearance and speech in Sarasota from Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Jeffrey Lacker was a market mover.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 17, 2015
Step up to the bar

When Kevin Cieply was appointed dean of the Ave Maria School of Law, he made it clear that students passing the bar exam would be his top priority.

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