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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 22, 2020
Florida charter school leader targets expansion

Launching — and then managing — a charter school is a singular business challenge. Financial executive-turned-school choice leader Erika Donalds might be the perfect student for the task.

  • Education
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 9, 2008
Coffee Talk

+ Lee development... in 2014?Investors betting on future residential land development in Lee County may have to wait a little longer than anticipated, if a recent deal there is any indication.+ Are you in?Ad campaign hopes soWhat do a police chief, a bombastic Hall of Fame TV sports personality and the president of an arts and design college have in common?+ Winning changes everything,on and off the fieldWhat a difference a year makes at the ol' ballgame.+ Ayn Randfor every studentEvery student at Florida Gulf Coast University who signs up for the new free-markets course that will be taught there will receive a copy of Atlas Shrugged, the pro-capitalist novel by Ayn Rand.+ + Incumbent congressmanbuilds big lead in one pollOne of the most contested congressional races in the country taking place in Sarasota and Manatee counties might not be much of a contest after all, if a new poll is accurate. + Florida businesshopes to attract neighborsThe Florida real estate market is really hot after all. + Goodbye, bulletin boards, Hello, eDeanThe days of posters and paper stapled and tacked to cork college bulletin boards outside of class buildings and in libraries and dining halls may be quickly coming to an end, thanks to a two-year-old Tampa technology company.+ Put away the Capeopolyuntil next yearCapeopoly, the annual Cape Coral confab that used to draw hundreds of real estate business executi

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 3, 2020
Retailer reframes industry, internal challenges

A move to refine brands within Chico’s FAS — focusing on simplification, elegance and commitment to customer’s first — will be in full swing in 2020.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2008
ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR Lee/Collier: REINHOLD SCHMIEDING

Few people have heard of Reinhold Schmieding, but the reclusive Naples entrepreneur has quietly built one of the world's leading medical-device manufacturing companies.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 24, 2003
Dearth of Dirt

Competition between local and national homebuilders has created a new land rush throughout Florida's Gulf Coast.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 15, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

TA Associates fund buys Centrepointe, Corporate OakBoston firm buys Picture Factory buildingCollier School Districtbuys Ave Maria school landLee County grows preserve,acquires 508 acresLutgert Cos. renovating Village on Venetian BayLongboat Key couple buys BP gas station, car washWellness Community-SouthwestFlorida plans Building HopeLocal developers start Morgan Johnson Commerce ParkWindsor Senior Living set to start Venice facility in September

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 23, 2023
Local politician pays $4.75M for Holmes Beach property, mum on plans

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a lot of land changes hands in Punta Gorda, a car wash is on the market in Tampa, and the state's leading cancer center gets ready to expand.

  • Florida
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • August 9, 2023
Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch real estate developer and noted mentor dies at 89

Even after retiring in 1999, Frank Cassata didn't stop working.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 27, 2023
Former Clearwater mayor chosen to take over city

Clearwater's City Council chooses former Mayor Brian Aungst Sr. to step in with parameters in place to deal with cases involving his son, a development attorney.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 18, 2023
Airport balances urgency with demand in massive expansion project

Passenger growth keeps on coming at airports across Florida. One of the biggest, in Fort Myers, relies on a strategy of prudence and patience.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • September 16, 2022
Amid economic slowdown, cut outreach with caution, branding expert says

Stacey Harrison shares insights about how businesses can "recession-proof" their marketing strategies during tough economic times.

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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • October 14, 2022
Kari-Jo Koshes, 37

JMX Brands director of stores and fulfillment

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 11, 2023
Social media marketing whiz moonlights as professional indoor soccer player

Chris Frederick had unfinished business in the sport he loves — soccer. So he rededicated himself to it, albeit in a different form.

  • Executive Diversions
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 6, 2006
Let the Competition Begin

Sweetbay Supermarket CEO Shelley Broader says Kash n' Karry was "an aging beauty that was never really beautiful." Sweetbay will go head-to-head with Florida's largest supermarket chain, Publix, on its home turf.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 14, 2007
Faster Recovery

Ultroid Technologies, a St. Petersburg company, has developed a non-surgical product to treat hemorrhoids that cuts recovery time drastically.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 31, 2007
Economy: Housing drop impacts other industries

The decline in housing sales is beginning to spread to other parts of the Gulf Coast economy, including consumer durables and business investment. Layoffs in the construction industry can be expected to rise, impacting retail sales.

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 20, 2007
Rod Thomson: Mozambique vs. Michigan: A lesson for us

Michigan and Mozambique are going in opposite directions. They offer lessons to Gulf Coast business leaders.

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 22, 2008
WALSH: Economists go to the mat

It wasn't exactly the finals of "American Idol" or "Dancing with the Stars," but it was sure to have some good drama. As we write this, it's a few days before the Battle of the Economists was to take center stage Monday, Feb. 25, in the Senate Office Building in Tallahassee.

  • Opinion
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 26, 2005
Health Care Isn't Capitalistic

In this letter to the editor: Health Care Isn't Capitalistic: But it's in Sarasota taxpayers' best interests to act capitalistic and patronize their tax-supported hospital.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 20, 2006
A Victory for Business?

Three weeks have passed since the city of Sarasota's new downtown Andres Duany-influenced master plan became effective. But it's still not finished. The City Commission was scheduled to address about 20 proposed amendments to the plan at its Jan. 23 meeting.

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