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  • By Ian Swaby |
  • December 22, 2024
Popular Sarasota plant-based coffee house gets new owner: Founder's son

Simon's Coffee House, founded in 1991, has become a staple of plant-based dining in the Sarasota community.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • January 8, 2024
Commercial real estate exec doubles as 7-time perfect game bowler

Tampa Bay real estate VP Melissa Riccardi gets away from it all by rolling strikes.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 19, 2008
Corporate Report

American Land Lease backssale to Green Courte Partners,Horizon Bay enters life-caremarket with three communitiesBrown & Brown subcompanybuys assets of Portland firmIntertape Polymer to cut jobs,revise contracts, services, fees,Encore Bank hires Rasmussento lead Collier operationsHSN adds publishing execto board of directorsNicholas Financial opensColumbus, Ohio branchSun Hydraulics Corp. issuingfourth-quarter dividendDiverse Web site launched forNCircle'S shows

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 21, 2022
Sister City plan wave of the future, says Rays' owner as he asks: What happens now?

As baseball officials in Tampa and Montreal ponder the future, they say their rejected sister-city plan was groundbreaking — and will someday be the norm in pro sports.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 10, 2007
Coffee Talk

WCI's embarrassing cash trickle: February seems such a long time ago.Here come the '80s, S&L-like?: The softening of the housing market is well known. Get ready for what may come next: Banks foreclosing on land in Florida meant for residential.Looking for overseas business opportunities: Entrepreneurs and small business owners seeking a way to make business and networking contacts in seven international cities can contact Carla Rayman, the new president of the Sarasota Sister Cities Association.Mr. DeBartolo goes to Lakeland: Could this be a sign of a new surge of development in Polk County?Lawyers descend on Health Management Associates: As if on cue following a stock-price decline, legal buzzards are now circling around the Naples-based hospital chain Health Management Associates.It's not D.C., but it's not bad: Westshore's newest office project, the 580,000-square-foot multi-level West View Corporate Center, will feature a reflecting pool fronted by a long rectangular green open space called The Common.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 22, 2006
Mass Mergers

Community banks continue to capitalize on missteps made by banks going through regional and national consolidations. A good marketing strategy, backed up by being the anti-big bank, helps.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 9, 2007
Nailing it In

The 200-year-old nail industry isn't exactly a high-tech magnet. That hasn't stopped a trio of Gulf Coast entrepreneurs determined to hammer the industry with innovation.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 17, 2006
Iron Will

A leg disability has never prevented Deb Shuck from running around the block as a kid or from running businesses. She doesn't flinch from a challenge.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 9, 2008
Brave Builder

It takes a brave man to become president of the Florida Home Builders Association this year. There aren't any signs of improvement for 2009, yet Punta Gorda builder Jay Carlson says now's the best opportunity to push for lower taxes and fewer regulations.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 25, 2008
A Tough Word

From a large plate of difficult questions for Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke comes this: Which financial institutions can he save and which ones does he have to let fail?

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 22, 2012
Carpet Ride

Rufus Ashby scrambled to survive the recession. He made tough moves, including a major downsizing of his flooring and carpet business. Now, armed with a new financial backer, he finally sees better days.

  • Industries
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  • By Michael Hinman |
  • April 3, 2015
A slow burn

MagneGas Corp. sees itself as a future technology giant. But first it has to find a profitable application for its clean-burning fuel.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • March 14, 2025
Pro athletes to open acai and coffee shop in Sarasota

Raining Berries will soon open a location in downtown Sarasota, with two famous athletes operating it as franchisees.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 11, 2020
Lure of fishing in the pandemic has retailers working overtime

From fancy boats to basic rod-and-reel combos, a pandemic-driven spike in interest in fishing has boosted the industry.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 10, 2010
Could Obamacare create service boon?

It may take several years before anyone truly understands the ramifications of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — aka Obamacare — and related legislation.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 9, 2021
Real estate brokerage surpasses $7 billion in sales volume

Surge in closed sales included several large sales in Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 21, 2019
Six companies in the region lauded for manufacturing strength

PPi Technologies Group in Sarasota is one of the overall winners.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 6, 2017
A bolt of funds

Vinik Sport & Entertainment Management program lives at USF.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 24, 2014
Broadcaster reports advertising drop

Beasley Broadcast Group says revenues and profits declined as advertising fell and operating expenses rose.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 14, 2023
Fort Myers landscaping firm expands out of Florida for first time

Fort Myers-based Juniper Landscaping has acquired Shooter and Lindsey Inc., a landscaping maintenance and installation provider serving the greater Houston market.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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