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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 20, 2017
Tervis talk

You, too, can have a hands-on Tervis experience.

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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • July 24, 2024
St. Pete airport posts record-breaking June, adds flight

Allegiant now clocks 65 nonstop destinations out of PIE.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 1, 2024
Real estate brokerage Michael Saunders & Co. launches training academy

MSC Success Academy is a four-week program for new and experienced real estate agents.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 27, 2022
The David and Jerri Hoffmann story: From no hot water to 2,000 employees

Couple were keynote speakers at 2022 NextGen Speaker Series kickoff event.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 25, 2026
Bankrupt brewer Big Storm sells Clearwater property

The 3.58-acre, two-building property sold for $5.5 million after a bankruptcy judge approved the sale last month.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 25, 2016
Wait for it

Patience, and a lot of it, has paid off for Newland Communities.

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  • September 21, 2007
Inside the Box

A Sarasota entrepreneur is hoping to turn cardboard into a multimillion-dollar enterprise.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 16, 2021
'Evolution of an icon'

A pair of Ritz-Carlton hotels in Naples are planning and implementing major capital improvements aimed at modernizing the resorts for today’s travelers.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 13, 2012
Corporate Report: July 13

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 14, 2014
Sales roar at new Harley store

The new Harley-Davidson dealership near Interstate 75 and Daniels Parkway in Fort Myers has barely been open two weeks but dealer Scott Fischer says sales already have exceeded expectations.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 22, 2019
Neal Communities buys Sarasota tract for $21.55 million

Neal Communities has acquired for $21.55 million a 450-acre tract in Sarasota County at Fruitville Road and Lorraine Road for 900 new homes and commercial space.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 20, 2025
Potbelly to open first Sarasota location

The Sarasota Potbelly will be the 14th for the brand in Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 28, 2024
Fort Myers airport wins new nonstop route to New England

Breeze Airways is again expanding its nonstop service in the region.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 9, 2004
They Broke the Jinx

Atlanta developer Bob Hatfield and Bradenton real estate investor Jan Smith broke the Sandpile jinx with basic business sense and a little luck.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 24, 2015
And pigs (and profits) will fly

Canada sends a lot to Florida, starting with thousands of winter tourists and snowbirds.

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  • April 22, 2020
Company lays off 10,000 employees, takes $30M loss

The slowdown in travel continues to pummel Hertz.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 10, 2010
Condo Haven

Florida's condo market may have been decimated by the real estate crash, but there appear to be pockets of strength. The Naples-Bonita Springs area may prove to be an island of stability on the Gulf Coast.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • March 23, 2022
Business owner helps employees stock up for the future

Symbiont Service Corp, amid managing an all-time high in revenue growth during a supply chain crisis, finds succession doesn’t have to be a drama-filled Hollywood story.

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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 21, 2020
Auto dealership's counterintuitive pandemic sales strategy pays off

Longtime Tampa, Florida, auto sales executive John Marazzi, 55, has never seen anything quite like the COVID-19 crisis.

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  • May 2, 2014
Corporate Report

Riverchase Dermatology buys West Coast Dermatology; Women's Tennis Association debuts new marketing approach; Hertz Equipment Rental opens Cheyenne, Wyo. oil-focused facility; Metro Development Group, Bright House building gigabit communities; Florida Career College campus relocates to Tampa; Biltres Staffing owner sentenced for invoice fraud, identity theft; Lee health system foundation hires Noise to promote hospital

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