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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • February 22, 2019
Property pros: Savvy firm uncovers value in unexpected places

In just eight years, EquiAlt, a privately held, Tampa, Florida-based property investment and management firm, has amassed more than $150 million in assets, specializing in distressed properties.

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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

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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 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.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 5, 2007
Quick and casual

Franchising is a perfect fit for budding entrepreneurs, but getting the financingis the key to making it work.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 29, 2008
Sublease Undercut

The housing slowdown means companies in that industry don't need all the office space they leased during theboom. The result is an increase in sublease space and that's putting downward pressure on Gulf Coast rents.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 21, 2006
2006 Entrepreneur Nominees

Look at the GCBR's 2006 Entrepreneur Nominees for free.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 15, 2013
A Fresh Scent

A group of Naples entrepreneurs take their first step in a new trend for dry cleaning.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • October 26, 2018
Jason Bartz, 38

Vice president of development, NDC Asset Management and The Riverside Real Estate Co.

  • Class of 2018
  • By Andy Stultz, President of Atlas Building Company |
  • October 31, 2025
Q & A with Andy Stultz, President of Atlas Building Company

Founded in 2011, the Gulf Coast CEO Forum connects our area’s business leaders, allowing them to find new ways to grow and thrive.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 23, 2024
Entrepreneur invests millions into 'no senior left behind' model

Not yet 40, Kris Chana has already been in the senior living industry for nearly 15 years. He has a lot more to offer.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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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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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 13, 2009
Wine and dine with the Redfords

Bidders in search of over-the-top auction lots at the Naples Winter Wine Festival won't be disappointed this year.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 8, 2010
Little Road Cafe buys Starbucks

A real estate entity led by Andrius Pranskevicius of Newark, Del., purchased a 2,798-square-foot Starbucks for $1.81 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 1, 2010
Albritton joins Phelps Dunbar

The former U.S. Attorney for Florida's Middle District signs on as partner.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 20, 2010
Media General profits in Florida

The Richmond-based media company's Florida operations earned $2.1 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 24, 2010
Kraft adds Manhattan to name

Naples-based Kraft Construction Co. is now Manhattan Kraft Construction Inc.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 15, 2010
Alico hires new CFO

Scott Whitney replaces Patrick Murphy, who retired from the company last month.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 24, 2010
LandMark must raise capital

The bank has 90 days to raise capital, or else it must sell to another bank.

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