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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 10, 2009
Got a loan

Banks are lending money and Tom Kennedy is here to prove it. The Fort Myers entrepreneur explains how he got a $2 million loan recently from KeyBank to acquire a competitor.

  • Finance
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • April 10, 2020
Clean-up hitter: Real estate veteran targets car wash industry disruption

Property developer Don Phillips wants to shake up the car wash industry with Woodie's Wash Shack, his nascent chain of high-tech car washes.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 29, 2017
Calculated risk

Central Florida Development took a chance developing spec in the Interstate 4 corridor before many others. The bet has paid off in a big way.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • December 12, 2023
Bank survives industry shakeout, surpasses $1B in assets

The Bank of Central Florida, which was founded just prior to a crippling downturn, looks to grab market share in Tampa Bay.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 9, 2007
Corporate Report

Verizon FiOs demand driving new local hiringTigris Pharmaceuticals gets $16 million in financing Consejo announces settlement with HMAGulf Coast Builders Exchange elects officers NeoMedia, Gavitec agree on acquisitionGlobal Imaging Systems buys California businessColdwell Banker Realtor heads FARQuality Distribution lowers 2007 projections

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 21, 2007
Coffee Talk

Shareholders question Source Interlink acquisition: Shareholders didn't share the enthusiasm of Source Interlink's management when the Bonita Springs-based magazine distributor announced it was jumping into the publishing business.New construction company comes to town: Competition for Gulf Coast construction projects will be getting a little stiffer with the announcement that West Palm Beach-based Suffolk Construction will be opening an office in Lakewood Ranch.Florida nets four thrifts: Research firm SNL Financial recently released its annual list of the top 100 thrifts in the nation and only four Florida institutions made the 2006 rankings.Start off new employees well - or else: Coffee Talk readers are all too aware about the perils of making a bad call when hiring employees. But a new survey says that even good calls can turn bad - rather quickly - if there isn't a healthy amount of training and orientation given to the employee from the first day.Hodges boosts Naples university: International College, an independent four-year institution for working adults, received a $12 million gift from Naples funeral-business owner Earl Hodges and his wife Thelma Hodges.A new kind of letter to the editor: Time was, when you didn't like something you read in the newspaper or a magazine, you simply wrote a letter to the editor.Look for the blue, ValPak blue, that is: Largo-based ValPak Direct Marketing Systems, a pioneer in direct mail, w

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • July 17, 2006
Real Estate Briefs

Developers acquire land for lifestyle projectSunstream Hotels, Resorts buys Islands ResortInvestors pay $4.6 million for multi-tenant buildingInvestor acquires St. Armands pharmacyDeveloper buys Venice land to build office parkCostello buys office park, converting to condosLion's Gate Project to be at Entrance to RosedaleSan Francisco group acquires apartmentsInvestor buys Willow Oaks ApartmentsBoca attorney purchases pharmaceutical buildingNew Hotel

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 7, 2006
Real Estate Briefs

Toll Brothers Inc. plans Palazzo VillageChico's buys land for expansionThrogmartin Co. breaks groundWaterford Cos. acquires land for Villa VenetoAmSouth buys building for Bayshore branchVision Homes builds Gladstone ParkSchickedanz Homes buys land for Wyndrush CondominiumsPublix acquires two parcels in Treasure IslandSafety Harbor investors buy PALM HARBOR Plaza

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • August 12, 2021
Entrepreneurial couple — he’s 86, she’s 80 — gives way to the next generation

Industry-leading sailing school prepares for a new leadership era while it navigates a big surge in boating.

  • Strategies
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • May 13, 2021
Medical firm targets rapid growth after overcoming early rejections

Forward-thinking doctor, in launching a specialized telemedicine business way before the pandemic, got a ‘door slammed in my face many times.’ Now the firm approaches $50 million in annual revenue, and it’s expanding to other disciplines.  

  • Health Care
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • October 22, 2010
Planning by Ballot Box

A diverse coalition opposing Amendment 4 have no shortage of predictable negative consequences with St. Pete Beach as their poster-child. Both sides agree that passage would mean a lot more lawsuits.

  • Florida
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • December 10, 2010
'Ideas Factory'

Gov.-elect Scott's economic advisory council, made up of Florida and out-of-state budget experts, comes with impressive credentials and lots of ideas they're happy to share with the new administration.

  • Florida
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • August 17, 2018
We recommend …

Florida voters often know little about their state constitutional office candidates. Perhaps our rating system can offer some insight.

  • Opinion
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • October 14, 2022
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WealthGen Advisors, president

  • Class of 2022
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 23, 2006
Forced to Reinvent

With the advent of digital photos, Photo-Tech Inc.'s Peter Turo saw his corporate photography business becoming a commodity. He had to change or die.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 25, 2008
Broker's Blues

The negative market perception is truly reality, but at least it's not time to start slashing wrists, jokes one broker. Many are focused on 2010.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 3, 2012
Homegrown Equity

Private equity firms are scouting for commercial real estate deals all over Florida, counting on the eventual rebound. TerraCap has a unique combination of local knowledge and Wall Street insight.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 11, 2014
Great Credit

Conservative management helped Moorings Park weather the recession and earned the retirement community the best credit rating of its peers in the nation.

  • Strategies
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • August 5, 2016
Looking for unicorns

Pete Slade can tell if applicants are a good fit just by assessing their passion. He looks for the 'starving artist' trait.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 5, 2009
BB&T jumps the gun on Oswald Trippe

Executives at Oswald Trippe were taken aback recently when BB&T announced it was acquiring the Fort Myers-based insurance company.

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