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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • November 24, 2017
Call to Arms

Jan Babiak avoided women's groups for 15 years. Now she leads a conversation on why women are underrepresented on boards and in high-powered leadership roles.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 30, 2010
Contrary Moves

Rob Smithson redefined his personal fight against the recession through a serious of calculated, expensive, risks. Some of the gambles have started to pay off.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 4, 2011
Scent of Success

A healthcare company with a promising product teetered on a financial breakdown last year. High hopes abound for 2011.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 21, 2011
Forecast 2012: Sarasota-Manatee

Mark Becker, Molly Jackson, and other key business figures offer insight.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 16, 2014
Back with a Roar

Scott Fischer had to shrink his motorcycle-dealership empire during the recession, but he says the result is a better company today.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 1, 2010
Feds seek Crop comments

The U.S. Department of Agriculture seeks comment on a new USDA program.

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  • January 6, 2011
Carmax buys into Fort Myers

The auto retailer paid $4.1 million for a 16.73-acre parcel on Colonial.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 21, 2010
USAmeriBank expands

Largo-based USAmeriBank is looking to open a new branch in St. Petersburg.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 10, 2010
Plasma-Therm leases facility

The company has moved to a new facility in St. Petersburg.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 30, 2010
Preservation commission improving McCollum Hall

The city of Fort Myers Historic Preservation Commission voted to approve repairs to stabilize the building and a new roof for historic McCollum Hall.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 4, 2011
Unemployment taxes will double

Employers could owe $171.70 in unemployment taxes per worker.

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  • June 4, 2011
DooleyMack Constructors starts Selby library renovation

A $1.2 million renovation of Selby Public Library in downtown Sarasota has begun.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 3, 2017
Two new nonstop destinations start at airport

Service between Islip, N.Y., and Colorado Springs, Colo., from Southwest Florida International Airport starts Thursday.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 8, 2022
Cru Cellars ready to launch next phase of growth

After a decade-plus of hard work, Tampa wine aficionados Torrey and Jen Bingham are transforming their burgeoning bottle-shop business into a full-fledged hospitality company.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 30, 2022
Cool market an opportunity for homebuilding franchisor

AR Homes, with a new CEO leading the way, embraces a dip in residential construction activity as a chance to further demonstrate the value of its four decades in the industry.

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  • October 12, 2007
Power Source

Solicore, a tech company and thin film battery manufacturer, is gearing up to take advantage of a patented polymer product.

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  • May 28, 2004
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

This week's items: Real impolitic When Democrats start sounding like central bankers, could a tumble by the American economy be far off? What a dealBuying Horizon

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 23, 2021
Better days ahead for waterfront high rise, developer says

Miami investor targets Fort Myers in recently buying a pair of residential towers for a combined $120 million.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 5, 2003
Harris Plugs FTAA (Sara/Mana edition)

Free Trade Area of the AmericasJohannes Werner is a Sarasota-based business journalist. He carries a German passport, is married to a Mexican, and publishes a trade monthly, Cuba Trade & Investment News

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 29, 2010
Corporate Report: Oct. 29 - Nov. 4

The latest news from Whitney Bank, Masonite Inc., Syniverse, and more.

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