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  • January 14, 2014
Forecast: What could go wrong?

All the economic indicators are positive for further economic growth in 2014.

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  • December 5, 2018
Giant health system's new clinic addresses void in market

Lee Health opens first free-standing emergency department in Lee County at Lee Health Coconut Point

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  • June 5, 2014
Chico's digital theater earns props

Women's retailer named to CIO Magazine's CIO 100.

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  • July 31, 2015
Take me to The Hut

During the land boom that started in the 1950s, developers packed real estate investors nationwide into airplanes and bused them from the Fort Myers airport to Lehigh Acres, where they sold them quarter- and half-acre lots.

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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • April 2, 2009
How Miami has lessons for the GM Rescue

Here in Florida it's difficult to feel the emotions, fears and depth of the implosion of General Motors and Chrysler and the firing of General Motors' Rick Wagoner.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 25, 2024
Naples medical center fully leased, set to double in size

Southbrooke Medical Plaza, a new medical center in Naples, has been fully leased, and construction on the second phase of the project is expected to begin later this year.

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  • February 4, 2013
Pasco hospital earns upgraded trauma care status

The regional center and its 350 physicians serve a three-county-area.

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  • November 4, 2021
Report: banks increase technology spend — while watching competitors

Community banks strive to keep up with regional and national institutions.

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  • January 1, 2024
Local Expertise and Global Resources Make for an Extraordinary Advantage

For nearly 2 decades, Steve Hall has been right here in your community helping businesses navigate the world of employee benefits with confidence.

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  • March 20, 2020
Report: Florida markets lead in industrial projects

Surge in demand has led to new projects statewide.

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  • June 22, 2018
Wanted: region's top business stars

It’s time for the annual rite of passage for the best of the best young stars of the region’s business community: the Business Observer’s annual 40 Under 40 issue. We are looking for true rock stars — risk-taking entrepreneurs, fast-rising executives a

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  • April 28, 2025
Sarasota company applies for Alzheimer's drug patent

Silo Pharma developed a new neurology drug in collaboration with Columbia University.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • November 9, 2023
Medical dispensary chain opening Clearwater location, 11th in Florida

Rise Dispensaries is opening a store in Clearwater this week, its second in the Tampa market in the past three weeks.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 18, 2023
Naples real estate firm tops $1 billion in sales in first months of 2023

John R. Wood Properties is off to a hot start with 993 transactions, including a $46.8 million-dollar sale, in first quarter of the year.

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  • January 31, 2013
Company navigates rough road for sales

A unique local company with the technology and equipment to manufacture diamonds is dealing with some internal turmoil.

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  • August 5, 2021
Florida and Tampa top the nation in...complaining

Florida and some of its cities lead the country in complaints.

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  • March 14, 2018
Apartment complex trades for $110.5 million

A Jupiter-based firm's acquisition of a Bradenton apartment community is the largest sale of a multifamily rental complex in the Sarasota or Bradenton markets in the past decade.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 9, 2023
Commercial real estate off to a fast start across the region

A surge of deals at the end of 2022 was met by another flurry of deals to kick off 2023.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 8, 2020
Company founder reaches high for next venture

Starting from his teens to nearly 50 years old, Barry Shevlin has had a passion for ideas. It’s led to some big entrepreneurial successes.

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  • By Denise Federer |
  • March 5, 2024
In pursuit of a more perfect succession

Creating a family constitution is a challenging yet necessary part of a strong business succession plan.

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