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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 7, 2020
Back to Square Two

Steelbridge Capital partners start a new firm, Square2 Capital. But their real estate focus remains firmly in Florida.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 17, 2019
After selling a funeral home business, duo breathes life into customer service

Who says great customer service is dead? Nikki and John McQueen believe they have the clues to help others.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 25, 2019
Business slow? Try taking a Nickel Ride

One part mobile marketing agency, one part eco-friendly transportation service, The Nickel Ride, headquartered in Fort Myers, Florida, has grown rapidly as communities seek new and improved ways to move people and boost commerce year-round in downtown bus

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • March 22, 2019
Cycling studio co-owner comes full circle

CycleBar Naples partner Jake Maulin started as spin class instructor, now serves 340 members at Mercato studio.

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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • September 14, 2018
Stabilized Steps walker attachment provides a stable foundation

Stabilized Steps walker attachment allows walkers to be used on uneven ground

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 1, 2017
Profile: Brian Stock

CEO, Stock Development, Naples

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • June 10, 2016
Camaraderie driven

Southwest Florida's Lee & Associates' partners wanted a firm that was entrepreneurial — and fun. They got both.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 31, 2014
Retail rules

Taubman Centers, one of the firms behind the newest mall on the Gulf Coast, is market-busting busy. CEO Robert Taubman says it's key to combine persistence with timing.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 15, 2015
New discovery

Thomas Harrison's pay-for-performance model at Discovery Senior Living helps create happy customers in the apartment communities it operates.

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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • November 22, 2023
FGCU institute on positive aging aims to boost senior industry workforce

Given more than 500,000 people over age 60 live in Southwest Florida, the region is fertile ground to study — and support — seniors.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 29, 2023
Tampa developer has new weapon in community amenity battle: A farm

Metro Development Group seeks to wow, and win over, homebuyers with a unique farm offering.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 16, 2007
Customer Repo

A Sarasota auto-related business hopes to plug up its quarterly and yearly losses by buying a competitor. Big potential brings big risks.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 13, 2007
Formidable fence

A $36 million statewide fence company, already one of the largest of its kind in the Southeast, hopes to expand even more. Its catalyst for growth is through bonds traditionally used by government agencies.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 13, 2010
Happy Campers

One of the largest sports-training facilities in the country is going through a self-induced transformation. It hopes its new leader can deliver quick results.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 8, 2007
The Club approach

The going is good at a Gulf Coast planning firm - but it would be a lot better if the government would speed things up. Or at least get out of the way.

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  • February 20, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: The Ruben/Vogler split: What really happenedStanley Appel looks for rhythm and identitySt. Armands Circle hires a consultantErik Vonk, chairman and CEO of Bradenton-based Gevity HR, delivers what he promised Wall Stree

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  • December 17, 2004
More for Less

de Morgan Homes faces most of the same restrictions as other homebuilders; it just has to do it for less.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 7, 2010
Family Fueled Hotel

How do you survive a recession in the hotel business? Spend millions to renovate your property and grab market share. That's what the Watkins family has done with The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club, and it has worked for more than 60 years.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • June 19, 2020
Net gain: Amid crisis, boutique investment firm lands an ace

The COVID-19 crisis hasn’t stopped Naples-based Fifth Avenue Family Office from executing its strategy. That includes hiring a savvy — yet untested — college athlete to run a new angel fund.

  • Finance
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • December 27, 2005
Economic Outlook: Help Wanted!

Gulf Coast businesses are boosting pay to get and keep employees, but higher wages aren't all that will be required to fill persistent vacancies.

  • Entrepreneurs
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