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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 29, 2010
Angels with money found nearby

Startup companies looking for funding on the Gulf Coast may not have to travel as far to find angel investors. A group of investors is raising money.

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  • July 6, 2010
London Bay buys sites

The Naples-based company purchased 86 home sites in Sarasota.

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  • July 12, 2010
Castle adds WCI portfolio

WCI Communities chose the Castle Group to manage its Florida properties.

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  • June 19, 2013
Senior housing expands in Punta Gorda

Builder plans to add 31 new senior-housing units.

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  • May 31, 2011
Arthrex wins innovation award

The medical manufacturer was lauded by a local technology partnership.

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  • July 8, 2011
Lennar buys 96 lots for $2.8M

The lots Lennar bought are located in Copper Cove Preserve, in Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • July 3, 2012
Batter up!

Fort Myers is gaining a reputation for the business of baseball.

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  • March 20, 2012
USF announces new dean

Moez Limayem replaces Robert Forsythe at USF College of Business

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  • March 28, 2012
Valpak to hire 100

The Largo marketing firm plans to hire 100 veterans by 2014.

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  • March 18, 2016
Accounting firm tabs new partner

Millard Martin has been with the firm for 16 years.

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  • December 19, 2014
Cruz into the New Year

The Southwest Florida speaker tour is off to a bang in January.

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  • July 22, 2022
On-the-move parking entrepreneur revs up successful business strategy

Valet Pros keeps growing in downtown Naples. But the owners are cautious to not pick up speed too quickly.

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  • August 31, 2007
Economy: Housing drop impacts other industries

The decline in housing sales is beginning to spread to other parts of the Gulf Coast economy, including consumer durables and business investment. Layoffs in the construction industry can be expected to rise, impacting retail sales.

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  • February 11, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

Star power Almost ready Walk of FameSmall businesses upbeat

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  • September 11, 2008
Michaels: Marketplace of Ideas

The most recent climate change report is neither scientific orlogical, but a paean to the politics of so-called global warming.

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  • September 24, 2013
Resident Techie: That computer's on fire! Oh No!

It's going to happen. You know it will. But still you put it off and now, disaster has struck. There's no telling what form it'll take. It could be everything from the more obviously sinister burglar or virus to that seemingly innocent (yet dastardly) glass of water. Or it could happen with a whimper, something as simple as a strange clicking noise that means your computer has become a giant paperweight.

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  • February 10, 2022
Creative license: Insurtech startup brings fresh perspectives to market

St. Petersburg, Florida-based Kin Insurance is a lean, tech-driven industry disruptor. Throw some ‘Florida Man’ hijinks into the mix and anything’s possible.

  • Insurance
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  • September 28, 2018
Entrepreneur sets physical therapy business apart by focusing on importance of team

Total Therapy Florida now has two locations — one in Osprey and one in Englewood.

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  • November 2, 2018
Ex-NFL star Vincent Jackson catches effective business principles

Two years into retirement after a dozen NFL seasons, five with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Vincent Jackson, 35, has a handful of business and philanthropic interests in the Tampa area. It ranges from private equity and real estate to military family housing

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  • April 26, 2019
Work of art: Building designed to make a statement, link business districts

Indianapolis-based developer Milhaus discusses its latest project, Artistry, a $53 million, six-story, 251-unit apartment and commercial complex that will be located at 1601 Central Avenue in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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