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  • September 12, 2014
Icahn wins seats on Hertz board

Hertz avoided a proxy fight with activist investor Carl Icahn by letting him appoint three directors to the board of directors.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 11, 2014
Geeks are getting fashionable

In a speech to more than 160 technology executives in Fort Myers recently gathered for the Southwest Florida Regional Technology Partnership awards, technology consultant Sandra Donatelli says fashion is the key to new consumer technology.

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  • November 18, 2013
Health care IT firm adds new exec

Voalte names a chief nursing officer to the leadership team.

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  • November 25, 2013
GE moving 263 jobs to Clearwater

The multinational conglomerate is bringing its electric-capacitor manufacturing business here from New York State.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 2, 2013
Illinois family buys University land for Culver's restaurant expansion

The buyers are developing a 4,446-square-foot new Culver's restaurant on the site.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • December 18, 2013
Broker tries out new gig

Commercial real estate broker Clint Conway has added a new job title: developer.

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  • August 26, 2016
Significant project moves forward

The city of Fort Myers, amid an already robust recovery in downtown projects, took a big step forward Aug. 22: The city council approved lease terms with a Tampa development firm behind a new proposed hotel next to the Harborside Event Center.

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  • May 6, 2016
Corner the Office

Candidates for CEO positions, according to a new survey, often play a personal game of tug-of-war: Nearly three of 10, 29%, score high marks for being pragmatic, and 21% are tops in being creative, but only 8% are good at both.

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  • June 2, 2016
Sailing champ to help run Fort Myers company

Offshore Sailing School named sailing champion Robert Brooks as its director of operations to oversee the company's seven locations.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 31, 2014
Tampa's Arcis Investments buys New York Life Insurance building

Tampa-based private equity investor Arcis Investments Inc. purchased a 21,595-square-foot office building in the Westshore Central Business District for $2.23 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • November 7, 2014
Residential land prices cooling

Homebuilders scrambling to buy land for new residential communities drove land prices higher in Southwest Florida as the recovery took hold.

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  • May 15, 2015
Hertz closes 200 locations

Car-rental giant Hertz says it is closing 200 locations, most of them located away from airports.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • May 18, 2015
Tampa tower undergoes $1.5M in renovations

The new owners of Fifth Third Center on Kennedy Avenue are looking for higher rental rates by providing a fresh look and new amenities.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 16, 2015
Jabil doubles down in Vietnam

New facility near Ho Chi Minh City will occupy one million square feet and boost employment from 2,600 to 5,600.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • December 4, 2015
Return to Sender (or store)

Shopping stories, from the most sought-after toys to Black Friday bonanzas, dominate business news this time of year.

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  • July 24, 2015
Scam puts online auctions in limbo

It's bad enough that a Riverview condominium association is still working through foreclosures on its property, but now it has a new problem: auction hijackers.

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  • August 7, 2015
Site selector singles out Estero

No one knew Estero until Hertz came to town.

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  • September 30, 2015
Ad agency extends reach to Sarasota

The O'Donnell Agency, based in West Palm Beach, has a third office in New York City.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • December 12, 2014
Bad news keeps on coming

Health care insurance brokers are getting a large dose of experience in being deliverers of bad news, courtesy of the Affordable Care Act.

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  • December 19, 2014
Bruce is back

Agribusiness giant Alico has a new major shareholder who is well known in the world of money management in Florida: Bruce Sherman.

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