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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 3, 2014
High ceiling

A Gulf Coast roofing business ditched the downturn, even though the recession isn't over yet for many others in construction. New challenges now hover over the company.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 19, 2003
Hotel Sales Headed Up

Hotel industry economic indicators point toward a rebound in the beleaguered markets from Naples to Tampa. That bodes well for hotel acquisition opportunities and new development.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 21, 2010
ABC 7, 10 News partner

Sarasota's ABC affiliate will work with the St. Petersburg news outlet.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 9, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: H&K scores big in Florida First National Bankshares of Florida Inc. buying moreNational Federation of Independent Business report says state GOP favors business

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 17, 2013
Watch this

A trio of entrepreneurs weathered the downturn by making strategic acquisitions and targeting customers in another part of the country.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 1, 2009
FDIC approves Naples bank merger

In the midst of the credit collapse and tightening federal standards, opening a bank on the Gulf Coast has been all but impossible.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 14, 2012
CREW honors the late Carl Cronan

CREW Tampa Bay has honored the late Carl Cronan, former Tampa Bay editor of the Business Review, by creating a media excellence award in his name.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 22, 2011
Women finance advisers show their strength

Barron's annual Top 100 Women Financial Advisors list is again sprinkled with some Gulf Coast flavor.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 9, 2011
Boom times again for Lee-Collier?

Homebuilders are bidding against each other for lots and land in Lee and Collier counties, one of the most famously overbuilt areas of the country.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 29, 2011
Bank awakes investor spirits

Here's another sign that the economic recovery on the Gulf Coast is well under way.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 13, 2013
Florida banks in better shape

Florida's chief banking regulator says the number of unprofitable state banks has fallen dramatically.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 5, 2012
Radiation firm posts loss

Radiation Therapy Services faces pressure from lower government reimbursements.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 24, 2012
Company's photo sets Guinness record

Who says the Gulf Coast construction industry is dead?

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 27, 2012
Investors buy 159 units in Naples condo

An investment group managed by fund manager Preston Giuliano Capital Partners purchased 159 units in the Naples 701 condominium complex for $6.8 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 4, 2017
Company to create video display for Super Bowl

AD Systems will install a 126-foot LED display at Raymond James Stadium.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 9, 2015
Wawa pushing north

Convenience store on track to open 100 Florida stores in the next five years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • February 24, 2025
Tampa tech infrastructure firm completes acquisition

A Miami company bought the firm in early 2024 but kept the branding.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • March 4, 2025
Report: Florida leads the South in CEO exits

The south has the second highest rate of departures.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 31, 2014
Mattamy deal blossomed from Lightning trip

An in-depth look at how the deal came together for Mattamy Homes' purchase of 235 acres in Lakewood Ranch.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 5, 2009
'Unstoppable Passion'

The name Bob Roskamp carries significant weight in Gulf Coast development and philanthropic circles. Its heft, however, was born of tragedy.

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