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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2008
Cigar city, Cigar man

Eric Newman is a link to Tampa's past, as head of the city's last family-owned cigar company. He is fighting Washington and the anti-smoking crowd for his company's survival.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 16, 2004
Largest Jury Verdicts

Juries, upset over corporate scandals such as Enron, awarded $13.8 billion for fraud in 2003.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 1, 2008
Fanning the Flames

Fannie Mae's unsold $5 billion worth of homes tugs down the market and brings peril to shareholders.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 19, 2013
Hooked on Comedy

Comedian Pauly Shore helped establish Off the Hook Comedy Club on Marco Island as a must-play destination for the nation's top comics. Now, owner Brien Spina has even bigger plans.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • July 15, 2011
Positive Negative

Property value declines flatten out across the Gulf Coast, but with many local governments facing deficits, taxes may still rise.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 28, 2023
Siesta Key vacation rental business launches national company

Heather Plampin founded a vacation rental management business out of near-broke desperation. Now, with attention to detail — and marketing — she’s targeting clients outside the region.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 22, 2003
Chamber Change-Up

Say goodbye to chambers of commerce that serve the Good Ol' Boy network more than the majority of their members. Sarasota entrepreneur Ray Villares and his supporters push for change.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 19, 2014
Expanding 'fowl' biz seeks $100K from Sarasota

Proposal, codenamed Project Fowl, is up for Sarasota County Commission vote.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 24, 2009
Planning panel has perfect timing

Sometimes an industry panel discussion is perfectly timed with the news of the day.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 22, 2009
Watch grass grow, get a degree

Hodges University, which has campuses in Fort Myers and Naples, plans to offer an associate degree in turf grass management next year at the Kenneth Oscar Johnson School of Business.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 30, 2010
THURSDAY'S CUP: Appreciative crowds in unappreciative times

With the economy still in a funk, industry appreciation has taken on new meaning.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 13, 2010
McNichols' holey metals exposed on DIY program

McNichols Co. is getting some major national exposure courtesy of cable television's DIY Network.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 24, 2010
Lawton "Bud" Chiles' seven-year itch

Lawton “Bud” Chiles, III, looks like he's going to take on Alex Sink for the Democratic nomination for governor.

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  • July 8, 2010
NeoGenomics previews earnings

The Fort Myers-based company expects to report a second quarter loss.

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  • March 25, 2011
'Skeeter-nomics indicator rises

Here's another indicator of an improving economy: People are spending more money this year battling Florida's state insect, the mosquito.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 1, 2011
Palmer Ranch Holdings completes two-lane extension

A new major arterial roadway is open and ready for business. The Honore Avenue extension from Palmer Ranch to State Road 681 officially opened March 16.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 30, 2013
Tampa, Fort Myers get new flights in October

JetBlue will expand its service with nonstop flights from Hartford, Conn.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 17, 2011
FCCI promotes senior executive

Craig Johnson is the new president and CEO at FCCI Insurance.

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  • February 22, 2013
Culverhouse's daughter joins family development biz

Andrea Frank will oversee real estate at Palmer Ranch, a 5,500-acre community.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 7, 2013
Media company acquires TV stations

Media Vista expands into new markets with Spanish TV acquisitions.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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