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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 26, 2010
Dance of the Sugar Plum Mayor

Count Naples Mayor Bill Barnett as a fan of the ballet.

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  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • May 5, 2025
Manatee County considers buying $23.5M building out east

Staff is proposing to move the administration building to Lakewood Ranch.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 29, 2004
Meeting Soros

The Argus Foundation event with the anti-Bush billionaire focused on economics and politics.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 5, 2023
Sarasota Ford opens multimillion-dollar restaurant inside the dealership

With both big goals and customer loyalty top of mind, an auto sales entrepreneur drives forward with an industry-first concept.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 28, 2007
Woz's World

Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer and entrepreneur, believes there is plenty of opportunity to humanize technology for businesses and consumers.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 1, 2013
Stability Steps

Eryk Hardwick, a Naples-based remodeling contractor, was working for an elderly client who complained about being unable to use his walker to get onto the beach.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 15, 2023
Area state legislator files bill to curtail lawsuit abuse

The legislation goes deeper than insurance reform from late 2022.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 14, 2022
USF professor donates $1 million to institution’s St. Petersburg campus

Deby Cassill changed careers in her 40s, earning bachelor’s and doctoral degrees in biology.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Christopher Westley |
  • January 6, 2023
FGCU Business School dean says there's 'reason to think economy will sour in 2023'

Florida Gulf Coast University Lutgert College of Business Dean Christopher Westley says that uncertainty is causing consumers and investors to cut back.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 24, 2021
Medical practice makes multimillion-dollar move on cancer treatment device

Advocate Radiation Oncology expects the proton therapy center to be up and running by early 2023.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 11, 2020
Firm sells multifamily complex for $24M — one month after $48M sale

One sale was in Collier County, the other in Manatee County.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 3, 2022
Yes, plants and trees are economic development, argues horticulturalist

Investing in green spaces improves lives and property values

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  • April 26, 2019
Firm breaks ground by generating profit with purpose

Legacy Vacation Resorts, a Lake Buena Vista hospitality company co-owned by St. Petersburg, Florida, entrepreneur Jared Meyers, has achieved Certified B Corporation status, making it the first multi-state hotel and vacation ownership company in the countr

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • October 28, 2020
Homebuilder sees success by sticking to niche

Focusing on one neighborhood has been a boon for an enterprising businessman. One advantage? He can ride his bike to job sites.

  • Construction-Development
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  • November 30, 2010
Triad adds SmartSource coupons

The Tampa-based ad firm will add coupons to its online marketing portfolio.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jay Heater |
  • January 21, 2024
Big year ahead for $132M aquarium project in Sarasota County corridor

The project, shaped like a seaworthy ship, nears final stages of construction.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 28, 2012
Venture Out

Venture X in Naples promises to be an entrepreneurial hub with the kind of co-working space found in tech centers such as Silicon Valley.

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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 Business Observer Staff |
  • February 15, 2008
Where's downtown?

Creating a downtown from scratch can take decades and sometimes the economy will dictate whether or not it can be successful. Just ask the entrepreneurs in downtown Cape Coral.

  • Entrepreneurs
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