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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
  • For Subscribers Only
  • 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
  • For Subscribers Only
  • 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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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • March 7, 2024
Tampa Bay IT firm hires new top marketing officer

Tampa-based ConnectWise, a software company for information technology firms, has made Angus Robertson its new chief marketing officer.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 17, 2025
SRQ took hit in Q4, saw 2024 passenger traffic dip

Hurricanes and a software glitch were among the challenges that Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport faced in 2024.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 30, 2023
Celebrity-infused resort completes $35M post-Ian renovation of its spa

The Marriott Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa has reopened after what officials call a “top-to-bottom” $35 million renovation project — driven by suffering major damage from Hurricane Ian.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • November 1, 2023
Prominent Swiss biomedical firm chooses Pinellas for major US expansion

IMT Analytics Inc. expanded its operations into the U.S. with a new sales and service center in St. Petersburg.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 10, 2023
Fast-growing brokerage buys real estate company from controversial builder

Re/Max Alliance Group now has 13 offices in the region.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 11, 2023
Famous French-Vietnamese restaurant from NYC, Chicago to open in Naples

Fifth Avenue South is primed to get another high-end eatery.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • October 12, 2023
St. Pete names new economic development leader

After months of looking for a CEO, St. Pete Area EDC picks candidate from Iowa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 18, 2023
Furniture heir lists $10M estate in east Manatee County — helipad optional

The house in the Foxleigh neighborhood was built two years ago.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 23, 2023
PGA Pro and former NFL player takes leadership role at Naples golf club

Mike Scully switched from football to golf in the 1990s.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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