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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 20, 2015
Wine fest boosts board

Fresh from raising more than $12.5 million over a long weekend at the Naples Winter Wine Festival in January, the Naples Children & Education Foundation announced new star power to its board.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 3, 2015
Banking on small business loans

The banking industry has rediscovered small business loans, according to a new survey from Sageworks, a Raleigh, N.C.-based data analysis firm.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 10, 2015
Confidence rises, doubts loom

Small business owners' confidence is on the rise, according to a new survey, yet the “cautious optimism” cliche lingers.

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • November 26, 2024
Texas construction firm breaks ground on Valrico senior living community

The new facility will be 240,613 square feet.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 27, 2025
Naples Realtor group relaunches leadership academy

The curriculum includes work to improve public speaking and presentation skills.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • October 3, 2024
South Florida healthy eating restaurant makes regional debut in Sarasota

Pura Vida Miami will open at University Town Center on Friday, Oct. 4.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 18, 2025
Fort Myers, Sarasota renters among most mobile in US

A study finds that renters in both local communities move more often than in other localitiesx.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • June 4, 2025
Sarasota office building — with a twist — listed for nearly $4M

The property is just off Tamiami Trail and comes with a second rental property.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • December 24, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: An '05 Christmas present?Setting the record straight

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  • By Jay Schlichter |
  • October 17, 2019
Ryan Carter, 36

Executive vice president and co-founder, Scotlynn USA Division Inc.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • May 20, 2016
Clean start

Joe and Sandy Nelson brought the sparkle back to a local Molly Maid franchise. Hiring the right people — and being unafraid to purge the wrong ones — has driven the comeback.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Katie Nielsen |
  • January 23, 2015
10 reasons small employers should consider dropping health insurance

Whether you have five employees or 45, providing health insurance is complicated and expensive for any small business.

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  • May 18, 2006
Sarasota-Manatee Runner-Up 3

Mike Miller, President and CEO, Waterford Companies: In 2004, Mike Miller looked smart for changing the focus at his development firm from commercial projects to residential, just prior to the boom.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 25, 2010
Foundation Realty Advisors buy, manage Hampton Oaks

A one-year-old real-estate investment firm, Foundation Realty Advisors, and an Alabama private investor purchased the six-building Hampton Oaks Business Park off U.S. 301 and north of Interstate 4 for $18.4 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • October 12, 2010
Sports facility testing its way to prosperity

A cornerstone of the rebranding project at IMG Academies is officially underway.

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  • October 10, 2011
Stimulus to believe in returns

Local philanthropist and entrepreneur Harvey Vengroff has two distinct strategies to stimulate the economy.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 12, 2012
Hotel firm seizes better days

The recession has been particularly painful to The Plasencia Group, a niche brokering hotel acquisitions firm.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 25, 2011
Tampa chamber revamps STYLE

The South Tampa Young Leaders & Executives, the networking organization for the South Tampa Chamber of Commerce, plans to drop from nearly 400 members to only 12, according to current chair Ignacio Torano.

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  • May 4, 2012
St. Andrews Medical Park sells for $9.5 million

The property located in Venice sold for $148 per square foot.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 13, 2012
Sales show mixed bag in Q4

Existing property sales show differences along Gulf Coast.

  • News
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