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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 10, 2008
Club Slippage

The "dockominium" boom appears to be suffering just as much as thecondominium market. Yacht Clubs of the Americas is counting on new President Jon Finstrom to keep the business going through the sales slump.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 29, 2007
Still Booming

New shopping centers, hotels and office buildings are in the plans as the Tampa Bay region continues to see low vacancy rates, growing rental rates and steady demand.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 27, 2007
Corporate Report

Gerdau Ameristeel plans Chaparral Steel purchaseProgress Energy Florida seeking renewable sourcesDenCor sells to Great Expressions Dental CentersDiamondhead Casino expanding casino landGeneral Dynamics Ordnance receives $44 million order Beall's stores president moving to head Beall's OutletsObee's Franchise Systems predicts $662,000 in earningsPeople's shareholders back merger with Superior BankSudbrook named CEO for Partners

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 30, 2007
Corporate Report

HMA backs off two-hospital sale to Shiloh Health ServicesGeneral Dynamics lands $60 million contracts for ArmyRoskamp Institute's study positive on Alzheimer's drugSource Interlink keeps its Nasdaq Listing Oddpodz adds product placement to virtual buildings, peopleUnlimited Priorities, Access Innovations partnerGerdau Ameristeel changes auditor Radiation Therapy Services hires new CFO Tampa area companies start SouthernTravelNews.comTampa area companies start SouthernTravelNews.comE-commerce site donating 20% of new revenue to charity

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 14, 2008
Corporate Report

SeaBridge barge service tolink Port Manatee and TexasChico's October, quartershows continued sales declineSunovia, Precision-Lightingfinalize $2-million LED dealHurricane Glass Shield namedas authorized PGT dealerUnilens Vision of Largodebuts custom toric lensCooper Notification partnerswith Virginia security firmAlico declares dividend,sets annual meeting dateMETI's iStansimulator appears on 'Grey's Anatomy' METI's iStansimulator appears on 'Grey's Anatomy'

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 27, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Sarasota businessman sees opportunities along U.S. 301Elegant Concrete owner gets ready to buildWestwater Construction buys Concession propertySarasota investors buy Fruitville Road parcels

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 19, 2003
Coffee Talk

This week's items: Quote from Michael Kovac Executive Director of High Technology Engineering Development Old Station in Fort Myers soldCell phone linking to UPC bar codes in Fort MyersJudicial Qualifications Commission case

  • News
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 24, 2012
Punch line no more

The city of Pensacola altered its governing structure in 2009 after a tumultuous, and somewhat leaderless, decade. Now the city thrives under a strong mayor.

  • Florida
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • July 11, 2023
Celebrated private air service firm faces backlash from jilted members, investors

The company's recently appointed turnaround CEO tells the Business Observer that he doesn't have an official start date.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • March 7, 2023
Sarasota law firm embraces growth to achieve top tier status

For a while, the founders of what's now Bentley Goodrich Kison resisted big-time growth. Not anymore.

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 14, 2006
Inter-national Flavor

A diverse group of India-born hotel owners want in on the Gulf Coast community banking game.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 26, 2007
Finding Gold in Dirt

By providing commercial real estate services, Murphy Business & Financial Servicesfills a niche and grows its own business.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 27, 2007
Finding 'The Perfect Customer'

A two-year-old postcard marketing business thrives by flipping around the meaning of junk mail. It's delivered almost $2 million in revenues so far.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 7, 2005
Fort Myers LUV fest

Gary Kelly says Southwest Airlines will focus on growing Fort Myers and Tampa traffic on the west coast of Florida. Sarasota will have to wait.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 15, 2009
Baseball Miracle

Can Fort Myers support two minor-league baseball teams? It's tough making money in that business, but the Fort Myers Miracle is witnessing growing attendance even as the economy slows.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 12, 2003
Business Divorce (Tampa edition)

Messy split pits a former Tampa-based law partner against Miami's Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer PA.

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 22, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Vector Properties buys Wildewood Professional Park Earthworks Land Development to develop industrial park Quay ownership closes on land for roundaboutFlagship National Bank buys downtown

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2003
Driven Lawyer

Frank Russo's clients number in the thousands. The former prosecutor takes on 400 new cases most years. His specialty: DUI defense.

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 25, 2008
Logical position

Why should air-traffic controllers have all the fun? One Gulf Coast-based company has developed software to track almost any global-positioning device anywhere.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • February 1, 2013
$2,500 won't do it; abolish the system

The cynical view is this: Florida Gov. Rick Scott has turned out to be just like the others — another narcissistic politician who lusts for power and will do whatever it takes to buy votes with government payoffs.

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