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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 13, 2019
Two entrepreneurs to be inducted into Junior Achievement’s Business Hall of Fame

Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida recognize those who serve as role models for area youth.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 11, 2019
Is Florida losing its headquarters mojo?

Florida took a less publicized, but still tough hit, in early December. That’s when the PGA of America announced plans to jettison its headquarters for the past 50 years, Palm Beach Gardens, for a new home in Frisco, Texas, outside Dallas.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 1, 2019
Pour house: Beer flows but profits slow

Largo, Florida-based WingHouse discovered unacceptable losses stemming from its primary source of sales: draft beer. It contracted a company to help monitor the situation and the results have been impressive.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 26, 2019
Boat dealer lands a huge catch

Fish Tale Boats in Fort Myers delivers a $1 million Grady-White Canyon 456 to Cape Coral Client

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 15, 2018
Maximum celebration for top boat dealer

MarineMax CEO Bill McGill rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on June 7 to celebrate the Clearwater-based boat retailer's 20th year in business.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 29, 2018
WCI completes second Westhore Marina District land purchase

WCI Communities spends a total of $15 million to buy land to develop more than 140 luxury townhomes within the 52-acre Westshore Marina District that BTI Partners is developing in Tampa

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2018
Status update: University secures 'preeminence' label, additional funding

The University of South Florida has been granted "Preeminent State Research University” status by the Florida Board of Governors.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 27, 2018
Transit forum gets ideas moving

The Tampa Bay Transit Forum at the Tampa Airport Marriott gathered business leaders, elected officials and transit authorities to discuss plans that could solve some of the area’s most pressing transportation woes.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 23, 2018
NAIOP awards highlight big deals

The National Association of Industrial and Office Parks' Tampa chapter awards for 2017 showcased the region's largest transactions and reflected the buoyancy of the industry over the past year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 15, 2018
Wanna be rich? Here are the best zip codes for that

Naples is one of the richest zip codes in the country.

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • April 27, 2018
Reputation and giving back to community helps hospitality company attract workers

Gecko's Hospitality Group

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 4, 2017
Jacksonville firm acquires $10M Sarasota branding agency

C-Suite Communications will maintain its office in Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 24, 2017
A clean business opportunity

A research and development project two years and at least $100,000 in the making at Naples Soap Co. is about to get a major publicity upgrade.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 20, 2014
Incentives keep firms bouncing

The often-warped logic of economic incentives to lure businesses to town is front and center yet again.

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  • May 13, 2015
Tampa Ironman organizer fined $2.8M for lottery

World Triathlon Corp. made a $10,000 profit for every slot it chanced off for a trip to a world championship event in Hawaii, officials say.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 19, 2015
What can I do to put you in this app?

A Naples startup with a focus on software apps for ecommerce, from cars to used EBay goods, has received a $6.5 million angel investment.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 20, 2015
Drafting champions

Many recruiting lessons learned in building a winning sports team can assist winning business teams as well.

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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • January 17, 2024
Masonite terminates $3B acquisition deal with PGT Innovations

A $3 billion acquisition deal, one of the largest deals in Gulf Coast business history, has been scuttled.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 29, 2024
Sarasota manufacturer fires CEO for consensual employee relationship

The termination marks the second straight CEO at Helios Technologies to violate company ethics policies.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 14, 2025
12 from region on Forbes best employers lists, including No. 1 spot

Raymond James, Shriners Hospitals for Children and Publix are on a list of the best large and midsize employers compiled by Forbes.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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