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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 4, 2023
Survey: Interest rates, sales drop cause annual high in rent delinquencies

Rent increases, when paired with high interest rates and declining revenue, not surprisingly, makes for a toxic concoction in terms of small businesses paying rent on time.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 4, 2023
Coconut Point mall adds national retailers as 17-year-old restaurant closes

The Estero outdoor mall announced two retailers will move into the center later this year days after a mainstay eatery announces it is closing.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • December 13, 2025
Report: Small business optimism up, but worries percolate

An increase in business owners expecting more sales was the biggest factor in the increased Optimism Index.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 15, 2012
Please, say thank you

Randall Kenneth Jones says there's money to be made by being courteous. You can thank him later.

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • September 9, 2023
Report: Sarasota is the No. 1 housing market to watch

The mortgage-to-income ratio in Sarasota is 19.5%, below the national average.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 29, 2010
Peninsula Bank under more duress

Despite gloomy numbers, executives at the bank based in Englewood say they don't believe the institution's failure is a certainty quite yet.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 28, 2021
Texas company pays $50 million for two area nursing homes

Dallas-based Lone Star Funds buys assisted living facilities in Fort Myers and North Port recently foreclosed on

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 18, 2006
Out of Cache

A G-man warns executives: Starbucks is fine for caffeine, but not for wireless Web surfing.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 2, 2018
Sprouts expanding throughout the Gulf Coast

Sprouts Farmers Market plans to add a pair of new stores in Naples and Clearwater to expand its Gulf Coast portfolio

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 9, 2009
Window on the Future

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is using every available resource, including his teenage son, to ensure that Windows 7 isn't another Vista.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • 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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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 2, 2018
Failed tech firm, once valued at $46M, makes one last list

CareSync had also raised $26 million.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 26, 2013
Look twice at port numbers

They say all is often not as it appears, and when it comes to cruise passenger counts, you might want to look twice.

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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • September 24, 2009
Inventing a Market

Triad Digital Media is thriving off of its novel approach to online advertising. By placing ads on websites where people already plan to spend money, Triad's clients get a dramatically higher return on their advertising investment.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 21, 2010
Gov. Crist loses another

Rep. Tom Grady, R-Naples, withdraws his support of the governor's Senate bid.

  • News
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • January 12, 2026
Gulf-front Siesta Key estate lists for $26 million

The home on Point of Rocks features an infinity pool that appears to merge with the Gulf.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 16, 2011
Naples home sales increase 7%

Sales of existing single-family homes increased 7% over the year in November.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 16, 2023
High-end SWFL movie theater to close

Speculation of a replacement for Silverspot focuses on a Texas chain.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 27, 2015
'Persistence without bugging'

A never-quit ethos provides a big bounce for Omega Office Systems. The firm thrives in an industry of rapid change.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • November 19, 2021
Locally based fast-food chain plans massive french fry giveaway

Checkers and Rally’s Restaurants Inc., headquartered in Tampa, Florida, will hold a three-day ‘Black FryDay’ French fry giveaway promotion on the biggest holiday shopping weekend of the year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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