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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 22, 2016
Grocery giant gives college a try

The new grocery store will be about 29,000 square feet.

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  • March 23, 2016
Tampa firm creates 35 jobs with new HQ

Nitro Mobile Solutions will be relocated to downtown Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • October 23, 2014
New $25 million Acura dealership opens

Scanlon Auto Group opened a new $25 million Acura dealership in Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 19, 2015
Tech firm narrows loss, earns patents

New technology deals with wireless interference.

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  • October 15, 2015
Manufacturer plans $5M expansion

Somero Enterprises will spend $5 million to build a new corporate headquarters facility in Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 19, 2014
We love to read

You can add a new title to Norman Love's culinary exploits: author.

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  • January 15, 2015
Hertz shuffles exec suite

It hasn't taken long for newly appointed Hertz President and CEO John Tague to shake things up at the car-rental giant.

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  • February 20, 2015
Cadillac dealer gets remodel

Stevens Construction has completed the 16-month renovation of DeVoe Cadillac in Naples, building a new two-story showroom and additional service bays.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • March 26, 2015
Catalina promotes new chief data officer

Dak Liyanearachchi has been part of the marketing company for five years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 5, 2025
Lee County opens emergency center expansion ahead of hurricane season

The addition is designed to improve response capabilities.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • January 30, 2004
The Master of Marketing (Sara/Mana edition)

If you know anything about marketing, you know this name: Phil Kotler. Here's an interview that is required reading for everyone in business.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 16, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana/Tampa)

Better than Buffet, Branson: The comparison has been made before, but we're just glad he's one of ours.Looking for capital?: The Florida Venture Forum's 2006 conference is Jan. 31-Feb. 1 at the Sawgrass Marriott, Ponte Vedra Beach.WCI stock inflates as competitors deflate: Shares of WCI Communities, the Bonita Springs-based residential builder, got a boost when the company predicted a rosy outlook at its first-ever investor conference in Hollywood earlier this month.How do you pay the bill?: When Charleston Mayor Joseph Riley recently spoke to Sarasota's Downtown Partnership about his suggestions for urban revitalization, Coffee Talk wondered: Who paid for all of Charleston's wonderful improvements touted by the mayor?Make sure you like dad: When entrepreneurs are looking for venture capital, there's a lot more involved than the financial aspects of the transaction.Entrepreneurs speak: The University of Tampa is adding a new wrinkle to its speaker series on entrepreneurship.King of all Bay area media: Joe Redner has done it again.

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  • September 27, 2019
Bold approach: Community leader encourages others to lend a hand when asked

A Tampa area civic and business leader — she's been on some 40 boards — forged her career path with one clear objective: to seize every opportunity.

  • Leadership
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • March 24, 2022
Local movie shoots on the rise despite lack of political support

Local movie shoots in Pinellas County, Florida, are on the rise despite lack of political support from state legislators in Tallahassee.

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  • July 30, 2004
Welcome to Skip Sack's Neighborhood

Burton 'Skip' Sack made his Applebee's neighborhood restaurants one of the chain's most successful franchises.Now he's bringing his recipe to the National Restaurant Association.

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  • By Adrian Moore |
  • May 29, 2020
How do economists think the economy will recover?

Some believe the recession could be short-lived, with technology a big help.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 2, 2019
Just Like Starting Over

Karl "Dee" Maret rose high and fast at Coldwell Banker Commercial, but the travel he endured got to him, and ultimately he decided to take a job with a start-up brokerage close to his home in St. Petersburg.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By John Haughey |
  • May 11, 2018
Manufacturing business, after setback, finds second revenue stream

Nancy Crews redefined her business model to survive. Now the company thrives.

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  • By The Florida Bar |
  • September 16, 2016
After the Disaster: We All Are Poorer

A common belief after a hurricane or flood is the affected areas experience an economic boon. Yes, but here's the rest of the story ...

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  • October 10, 2014
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