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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 22, 2008
Walsh: Review and Comment

How SunHydraulicslearned perilsof state funds

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 2, 2006
Condo Craze: Sara/Mana Top 10

The Southwest Florida construction industry keeps on motoring. Condos aredriving the growth.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 4, 2009
Fasten your seat belts for a bumpy season

A good indicator of the upcoming tourism season is airport traffic. Tourism officials in Fort Myers and Naples cheered in August and September when Southwest Florida International Airport reported more passengers than in the same months last year.

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  • October 21, 2010
Raymond James breaks record

The $2.9 billion in net revenue earned in 2010 is the company's highest total ever.

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  • September 24, 2010
Belleair Bluffs family buys Venice bank branch

The Kolitsopoulos family of Belleair Bluffs purchased a 3,418-square-foot vacant bank branch for $1 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 28, 2011
Radio free Scott airs out job campaign

Florida Gov. Rick Scott hit the airwaves Jan. 14 to give his first weekly radio address as governor.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 31, 2011
Roper net earnings up 35%

Profits are up for the diversified corporation headquartered in Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 1, 2013
CEO summer camp: No bugs!

For one group of kids this summer, camp won't involve bug spray, roasting marshmallows on the fire or playing pool games.

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  • June 15, 2011
Sarasota real estate picks up

Monthly sales in May reached their second-highest total since late 2005.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 18, 2011
Starwood Land Ventures buys Orlando's Summerlake

Bradenton-based Starwood Land Ventures purchased the 1,500-unit Summerlake community in Orlando for more than $27.8 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 17, 2012
Real estate to see more of same in 2012?

The 2012 nationwide commercial real estate forecast from Grubb & Ellis is more confirmation of a well-documented trend: The only certainty the year promises is uncertainty.

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  • August 7, 2017
Area company acquired by Ohio organization

Sarasota's Patient Education Network was acquired by PatientPoint.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • April 7, 2014
PGT selected to Barron's 400 Index

The window and door manufacturer has been selected to be included in the index for two consecutive semesters.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • September 19, 2014
Corporate Report

Women Lawyers of Pasco receives new designation; Three entrepreneurs honored by HCC; ARMA Global awarded spot on Washington Technology's Fast 50; and more corporate news.

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  • August 29, 2003
Broker of the Year: Big Box Master

From Clearwater in Pinellas County to Fort Myers in Southwest Florida, commercial broker David Conn works his magic. His specialty: Big box tenants such as Target and Staples.

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  • May 22, 2008
Solar Independence

Government subsidies for "green" energy may be generous, but don't bet your business on them. They might disappear when the hoopla over green building fades away.

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  • November 19, 2010
Hard knocks MBA

Joe Buckheit's journey through the tech boom and bust holds lessons for entrepreneurs going through tough times today in other industries.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • July 18, 2014
Smokin' Sales

With $15 million in sales, an e-Cigarette manufacturer focuses on quickly growing online business. To stay ahead of an uncertain regulatory environment, the company takes a proactive approach.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 31, 2023
Founder of AeroVanti back at the helm — third leader in 17 days

Despite legal troubles facing the company and possible federal investigations, Patrick Britton-Harr is front and center. Again.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 5, 2003
Runner-Up PPM Technologies LLC

At first glance, it sounds like a Biolife copycat, but it's not. PPM is in the same business as Biolife - finding innovative, faster ways to stop bleeding and close wounds - but with a very different product.Biolife's product, QR, absorbs the blood and

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