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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 2, 2016
King of the (Harley) World

Texas and Arizona auto dealer Bert King bought a Charlotte County Harley-Davidson dealership last summer and quickly infused it with a strategy to make it a club-like destination. Strategy components, for what he renamed Bert's Black Widow, include kegs of free beer and bikini-clad girls.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • September 23, 2016
Corporate report

Health care firm hires new medical director; Mosquito company wins innovation award; Payroll firm announces health care partnership; Law firm names new managing partner

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 30, 2016
New banker in town

The new majority owner of Sarasota-based Bank of Commerce, if a $10 million deal for fresh capital is approved, brings a passion for fast cars and rock and roll to town.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • January 27, 2016
A four-step process, honed by a Tampa entrepreneur, will help you overcome failure

Joy Randels has raised more than $300 million for startups and other companies in her career.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 18, 2016
Spigot shuns small businesses

Subsidies designed to woo businesses to Florida or stay in the state overwhelmingly favor big corporations over small companies, according to a new study.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 17, 2014
Pizza kitchen readies for seconds

The Golden State is in its name, but California Pizza Kitchen has an appetite for Florida.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 31, 2014
Watchdog seeks to slow down

The Argus Foundation, one of the leading pro-business groups on the Gulf Coast, is searching for a new director after the recently announced pending retirement of longtime head Kerry Kirschner.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 13, 2015
Tampa Ironman organizer fined $2.8M for lottery

World Triathlon Corp. made a $10,000 profit for every slot it chanced off for a trip to a world championship event in Hawaii, officials say.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • August 21, 2015
How to ... Manufacture in China

Four times a year, Daniel Fisher travels to China with a small entourage of agents and translators to meet face-to-face with some 60 manufacturers.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 20, 2015
New flights

Bringing new airlines to Tampa International Airport means plenty of homework, and regular face-to-face.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 17, 2015
Prominent developers lose $20M lawsuit

Developer Hugh Culverhouse Jr. sued over project going back to 2010.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • January 27, 2024
Tampa hospital exec achieves national recognition

Stacey Brandt, executive vice president and chief administrative officer of Tampa General, earned national recognition from a hospital magazine.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Bonnie L. Polk |
  • June 5, 2024
Making Florida Your New "Home"

How to ensure Florida is deemed your domicile.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 22, 2024
Study: Construction aggregate prices in Florida are up by 15%

Florida saw price increases below the national average for sand and gravel as well as crushed stone.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 18, 2024
Hoffmann increases its ownership of top national newspaper chain

The Hoffmann Family of Cos. has upped its ownership in Iowa-based Lee Enterprises as it looks to become the chain’s largest shareholder.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 10, 2025
Lee County waterfront home sale sets resort record at nearly $10M

The South Seas Resort, a luxury development on Captiva Island, closed out 2024 with a record sale: a $9.67 million purchase of a five-bedroom, four-and-a-half bathroom private residence.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 14, 2025
12 from region on Forbes best employers lists, including No. 1 spot

Raymond James, Shriners Hospitals for Children and Publix are on a list of the best large and midsize employers compiled by Forbes.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • January 30, 2025
Dirty Dough cookie shop to open in Lakewood Ranch

A specialty cookie store is setting up shop in Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 30, 2025
Billionaire entrepreneur David Hoffmann pays $85 million for Naples home

The house that Hoffmann, whose company’s holdings span multiple industries and countries, bought is on Naples Bay in the city’s Port Royal neighborhood.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 1, 2024
$144M Fort Myers landscape firm announces acquisitions, military contract

Juniper Landscaping is growing in the Panhandle and Southeast Florida.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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