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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 14, 2004
Respect Your Directors (Tampa edition)

The chairman of St. Petersburg's Signature Bank tells business executives to get financial statements to their boards before the eve of a meeting.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 24, 2009
Multiplex Makeover

Cookie-cutter multiplex movie theaters promise long lines, rowdy teenagers and unappetizing junk food. Venezuela-based Silverspot Cinema is launching its first U.S. venture in Naples that promises to change that business model.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 26, 2013
A wider reach

Forty-two appraisal firms banded together to counter the growing influence of commercial real estate brokerages. Valbridge Property Advisors is now headquartered in Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 27, 2012
Care at Home

A Florida law approved last year could dramatically change the retirement-community business. A Cape Coral retirement community leads the charge.

  • Strategies
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • September 16, 2021
Hey Joe: Take your mandate and shove it

The president’s mandate to require businesses with more than 100 employees to be vaccinated is a farce, hypocritical and destructive — just another day of Joe Biden incompetence and tyranny.

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 19, 2020
COVID-19 CEO update: Kevin Johnson, Suncoast Credit Union, Tampa

Kevin Johnson, CEO of Suncoast Credit Union in Tampa, Florida, provides an update on how he and his organization are handling the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

  • Finance
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 28, 2022
Numbers of hotel rooms built drops in 2021 but rebounding in 2022

After hotel construction slowed down the past two years, signs point to a resurgence.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • October 30, 2019
Review and comment: A $15 minimum wage hurts too many

Floridians are likely to vote in 2020 to mandate a 77% increase in Florida’s minimum wage. Don’t be fooled. It would be destructive to all Floridians — lost jobs, less service, higher prices.

  • Opinion
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 25, 2014
Reputation Recovery

Collier County takes another step to repair its reputation as a difficult place to do business with the creation of a hearing examiner's office.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 23, 2024
Pawn shop, commercial lot for sale in red-hot North Port

In the week's top commercial real estate news, Fort Myers Beach pier is coming back bigger, Tampa luxury tower is finished, and Sarasota apartments sell.

  • Florida
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • February 5, 2025
Tampa liquor store chain grows revenue 25%, store count 50%

Liquor Depot owner Trey Lawson keeps tabs on trends and tastes. He also has found a just-right recipe for turning social media posts into brick-and-mortar store foot traffic.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 26, 2022
Rock-star investor puts stamp of approval on St. Pete

Cathie Wood and her company, ARK Investment Management, have gone all-in on the Sunshine City as the nation's next top tech hub.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 22, 2023
Naples Beach Club work advances as developers go through approvals

The more than $1 billion redevelopment of the historic beach resort continues even as developers work on the many pieces and approvals needed to make the plans a reality.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 10, 2006
Making their own mark

One investor finds the Gulf Coast an inviting place to do business despite the rise in property insurance premiums. All those cars on the road mean customers for merchants creating demand for commercial space.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 14, 2007
Corporate Report

Evolution Underwriting buys agencyAdministrative Concepts promotes new CEOIOWorld Media grows Internet radio service

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 11, 2007
The Real Numbers

The Naples Area Board of Realtors wants to change the way existing-home sales are reported statewide. The group faces an uphill battle in light of the residential downturn.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 20, 2004
Out of the Cold

Corvus International LLC has four projects, worth about $249 million, planned for Sarasota-Manatee counties, and more projects are expected in Tampa and Southeast Florida.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 2, 2006
John Tosch: CEO Buchanan Automotive Group

Managing Editor Mark Gordon sat down with the CEO for GCBR's Q&A.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 16, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Next Nine Golf & Grill owners buy North Port propertySchroeder-Manatee Ranch buys 2,900 acres, announces WindsorRingling School of Art plans new student life buildingBrenda, Milt May buy Anna Maria Island Beach Resort

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 22, 2004
International Intrigue

Tampa partnership tries to build an electrical power plant in Iraq while dealing with allegations of kickbacks and bribery.

  • Entrepreneurs
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