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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 10, 2013
Luxurious list looks for members

An Angie's List for the affluent, making inroads on the east coast of Florida for the past 18 months, has targeted Naples and Sarasota.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 19, 2013
Kick it up for capital

The Kickstarter method of raising capital for business-related causes has gained some traction on the Gulf Coast.

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  • July 30, 2013
On the up and up

Brian Allen is a standup guy.

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  • November 16, 2012
Louie Louie: Prominent restaurateurs seek success, again

Sarasota economic development officials and business leaders have long lamented the fact that downtown Sarasota doesn't have a convention center.

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  • September 20, 2012
Prominent Tampa auto CEO dies

Jeffrey Wooley ran a chain of dealerships on the Gulf Coast for 30 years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 28, 2012
Three Marriott hotels sell for $33.7M

The price equated to $121,661 per room.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 15, 2012
Michigan city sells Dearborn Towers for $6.25M

The price equated to $81 per square foot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 23, 2012
Spigot or stalled? Loan battle continues

Bankers entrenched in a recession-infused yin and yang with small business owners have ammunition to prove their position, that financing really is flowing.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 7, 2012
New investors to renovate LBK's Whitney Plaza

A new investor group purchased the 35,000-square-foot troubled Whitney Beach Plaza for the $3.64 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 31, 2012
Leading local businessman calls out pols on both sides

Tom James, an iconic figure in banking and personal finance, says the inability of American politicians to get out of their own way could be the biggest threat to full economic recovery.

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  • August 27, 2012
Orange entrepreneur calls out regulations, and regulators

Dean Mixon, in an effort to squeeze more sales out of his prominent family-run orange grove in north Manatee County, is taking his cause to TV.

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  • June 23, 2021
Builder finishes, sells out luxury downtown residential project

SoCe ownership includes Naples Bay Resort membership.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 26, 2021
Banks compete against a slew of entities to retain top employees

Banks nationwide face multiple challenges in a booming market.

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  • July 8, 2021
Sarasota golf club community reports homebuying frenzy — $10M in sales

The Founders Club also saw an increase of 35 percent in new club memberships

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • July 15, 2021
Luxury Builder nears $100M in annual sales volume

Executive calls sales momentum ‘exceptional.’

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • July 22, 2021
On the heels of a $126 million in sales, developer of luxury tower puts penthouses on the market

Luxury development under construction in Tampa puts penthouses up for sale

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  • August 13, 2021
Company sells three marinas with more than 1,000 slips

Port 32 also owns marinas on Florida’s east coast.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • August 23, 2021
School for entrepreneurs — finally — gets a place to call home

Lucas Hall at Florida Gulf Coast University's Daveler & Kauanui School of Entrepreneurship opened Aug. 11

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  • August 24, 2021
Area physician dies of COVID-19

Dr. Clinton Potter founded Advanced Individualized Medicine of Naples in 2016.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 1, 2021
Country club GM retires after 20 years — replacement announced

John Fetsick assumed the position last month.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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