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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 14, 2015
Zynga founder joins food purveyor

Tom Bollich, one of the founders of game maker Zynga, has been named chief information officer at The Fresh Diet.

  • News
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 20, 2026
Port Charlotte industrial portfolio gets nearly $4 million refinancing

The Charlotte County properties were about 95% leased at the time the financing package closed.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 2, 2022
Federal agency opens recovery center to help businesses with disaster aid

SBA’s Business Recovery Center in Tampa will help companies apply for emergency loans in wake of Hurricane Ian.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2014
Ruth Soukup, 36

CEO and Founder, Living Well Spending Less Inc.

  • Class of 2014
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 18, 2015
'Feet on the Street'

Marketing can be challenging in any field. One company does it without a website, or even social media.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 7, 2015
Brand Reboot

Sales plummeted in 2011 at Jim Miller's e-commerce business. His solution: Find, then tell everyone, about the why.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 12, 2025
Sarasota advertising, marketing firm owner dies at 65

Joe Grano’s Next-Mark LLC celebrated 20 years in business earlier this year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Sharon Hillstrom |
  • June 27, 2025
Bradenton action plan seeks to galvanize the city's economy and livability

City leaders aim to capitalize on Bradenton's momentum.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • February 5, 2021
Advice: executives need to exude empathy in new workplace.

Adjusting to the new state of work requires executives to be empathic and also emphatic with employees: Yes, things are changing but change can be good — for both sides.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 22, 2011
Gulf Coast Week: Apr. 22

Regional business news at a glance.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 16, 2012
Connect with Everybody

Jeremy Sposato couldn't find the software tools he needed to run his residential real estate business. So he built his own.

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  • By Jake Spanberger |
  • November 27, 2020
Business agility: empower employees to be better remote workers

Implementing mobility and flexibility is key.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2016
Tiffany Esposito, 29

President and CEO, Bonita Springs Area Chamber of Commerce

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  • By Alicia Ceccarelli |
  • January 13, 2017
Wildlife wonderer

Marc Harris intimately explores the far reaches of Florida's Everglades. What he photographs is so impressive, some deny that it is even real.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2014
Mellisa Allen, 33

Head of Technology, Tervis

  • Class of 2014
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 29, 2008
Coffee Talk

+ Awards are nice,sales are nicerTop 10 lists aren't what always what they appear.+ Rooney buysKraft ConstructionWhen Kraft Construction Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Fred Pezeshkan hinted to the Review about a joint venture a few weeks ago, turns out the deal was a little more than that.+ CNL makesanother big buyCNL Commercial Real Estate, which bought Two Harbour Place, a 12-story office building on Harbour Island in downtown Tampa in January, said it was bullish on Tampa Bay.+ Money in motiongains speedHere's another sign of life in the residential real estate industry. It's what mortgage broker and real estate investor Jeff Tumbarello calls "money in motion."+ What brain drain?Seeking to turn the tideA trio of Sarasota-area business have dropped a plug into the so-called brain drain of college students and young professionals leaving the Sunshine State for supposedly sunnier opportunities elsewhere.+ Naples visitorcount rises in JuneThe number of visitors staying at hotels in the Naples area rose 3.5% to 110,700 in June compared with the same month last year, according to research by Research Data Services for the Naples, Marco Island, Everglades Convention and Visitors Bureau.+ Mountain man holdsmountainous optimismDoug Dieck is president of the Tampa office for development company Ryan Southeast, which designs and builds commercial buildings.+ ClarificationThe const

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • May 20, 2021
Clearwater entrepreneur learned the hard way not to cut marketing budget — ever

Joy Gendusa of PostcardMania says ability to adapt as customers’ needs change pushed company to the top

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • April 21, 2025
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

Multifamily deals — $76 million in Tampa, $56.7 million in Fort Myers — pace transactions for the week.

  • Transactions
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 14, 2010
Foreclosure frenzy fizzles - finally

While the Cape Coral-Fort Myers area continues to earn its moniker as the Land of Foreclosures, some signs of easing are starting to appear.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 24, 2014
Builder raises $50 million

WCI Communities is raising another $50 million in debt to make land acquisitions and build homes.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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