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  • May 24, 2022
Popular Southwest Florida Tex-Mex restaurant opens fourth location

The debut Tacos & Tequila Cantina opened nine years ago.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 14, 2022
Fort Myers startup incubator names top official

Phyllis LeFlore-Calloway has been working for the city of Fort Myers since 2018.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Andrick and Associates |
  • May 13, 2022
One-to-One Marketing

Finding the Right Prospect List is the First Step in One-to-One Marketing.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 31, 2022
New tenants take 40,000 square feet at recently renovated Sarasota building

More than $1 million in upgrades help bring new leases to Offices at Atria.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By JENNIFER M. FOWLER | BOARD CERTIFIED LABOR & EMPLOYMENT ATTORNEY |
  • December 22, 2022
Keeping Your Employees Off the Naughty List (A Primer for Holiday Office Parties)

Holiday Office Party? Avoid the Naughty List.

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  • February 18, 2005
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Sarasota Community Center renamed for community leaderWoodruff and Sons Inc. receives $3.4 million contractMCC faculty team wins leadership awardHarris selected to Homeland Security Committee

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 22, 2005
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Kantor physician attends Epi-LASIK conferenceTeltronics upgrading NYC education systemMCC business club places fifth in competitionMCC receives re-accreditation

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  • September 5, 2003
Newsmakers

Movers and shakers.

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  • September 28, 2009
Serious Skin Care product on HSN

Expect to see more things from Serious Skin Care on St. Petersburg-based media retailer HSN.

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  • November 12, 2009
Kennedy White Orthopedic Center buys two floors of CattleRidge Medical

The Kennedy White Orthopedic Center purchased the second and third floors — 26,000 square feet — in the CattleRidge Medical Center near the intersection of Bee Ridge and Cattlemen roads for $5.94 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • October 6, 2010
Key Club unveils new model

The Longboat Key Club and Resort's $400 million Islandside redevelopment plan will be available for public viewing.

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  • November 19, 2010
Raymond James could return to acquisition mode

Raymond James Financial Inc. could return to acquisition mode as post-recession valuations level off.

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  • September 7, 2010
Rays' dominance lasts for one night

In terms of local sports history, the Tampa Bay Rays can mark down Aug. 28 as the night it commanded more attention than the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 25, 2010
Remember: Deals require sellers

There's no question that opportunities abound for commercial real estate investment along the Gulf Coast lately.

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  • May 3, 2010
Like it or not, can't ignore Forbes

It may feel like Forbes magazine is picking on the Tampa Bay area lately. In just the past month, the prestigious business magazine has dinged the region twice.

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  • May 16, 2013
Bay area tops Turkey list for Gulf Coast

Florida TaxWatch identified more than 10 bay-area projects included in the state budget as “turkeys.”

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 11, 2011
Cafe Epicure: The European Life

Business partners Daniele Baroni, Giovanni Migliorini and Alessandro Rossi co-own Cafe Epicure. They have owned the restaurant since 2000.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 8, 2013
Play or Pay

The anxiety level over what to do about the health care law is high in the hospitality industry. One business, a quick-casual restaurant chain, searches for answers.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 21, 2013
Entrepreneur reels in success

Local real estate broker and CPA-turned-fishing-and-hunting entrepreneur Larysa Switlyk has made what once was a hobby into a Hollywood reality.

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  • April 2, 2013
Beer man pours on the jokes

Retired Marine Col. John Saputo, a decorated veteran, wags a sharp wit under his tough guy exterior — though it sometimes gets lost in running a $90 million beer distribution business.

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