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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 9, 2008
Corporate Report

Walter Industries Inc. plansto spin-off, merge subsidiaryCPC of America hires FTIto explore strategic optionsLiving Water Products licensesColeman name for tubs, spasSource Interlink subsidiary tomarket "AnimalAtlas" DVD

  • Industries
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • May 20, 2011
Redistricting 101

While Florida legislators got tutored recently on the ins, outs, do's and don'ts of redistricting, a law student went ahead and mapped out his version of a congressional redistricting plan for Florida.

  • Florida
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 24, 2012
Corporate Report: August 24

A roundup of the top corporate news of the week.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 5, 2020
Bank's new HQ includes high-end kitchen

FineMark National Bank & Trust's new headquarters in Fort Myers is expected to open in December.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • February 21, 2020
Prominent banker completes run for milestone birthday

Charles Idelson ran the New York City Marathon in honor of his 70th birthday.

  • Executive Diversions
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • February 26, 2016
Commercial Real Estate Profile: Al Rogers

Al Rogers began his banking career with Charlotte, N.C.-based First Union Corp. in the company's Tampa office in 1987.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • December 17, 2024
Despite county's yes vote, Tampa Rays want more money for $1.3B ballpark

The team says it cannot cover cost increases and that it will negotiate with municipalities already cash strapped and unwilling to pay more.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kristen Lessig-Schenerlein, Hannah McGowan |
  • January 17, 2025
Forget goals: For 2025, set – and keep – New Year's intentions

A new approach to New Year's resolutions requires a deeper way of thinking about the leader you are and the leader you want to be.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 1, 2007
Coffee Talk

Company, family leaves little time for politics: Turns out Laura Benson won't be in for a primary fight after all in the race to be the Republican nominee for the District 69 State House seat in 2008.Chamber bill dies, then resurrected: A bill to make it a crime for a for-profit business to use the words "chamber of commerce" died in the Florida House of Representatives' economic development committee back on May 4.Get ready for some good eats: Hungry entrepreneurs interested in owning a fast food restaurant with an old Southern feel - all-day breakfast including country ham and buttermilk biscuits anyone? - will have their chance when Bojangles' Restaurants returns to Florida.Medicare payments threaten radiation company: Medicare, the government's health-insurance system for older people, is examining how it reimburses for the use of equipment and that could hurt Fort Myers-based Radiation Therapy Services, the country's largest publicly traded operator of radiation treatment centers.Lennar staying put in Southwest Florida: As homebuilders flee Southwest Florida's moribund homebuilding market, one national builder plans to be here for at least another five years.Suffolk plan for the long haul: Michael Beaumier just smiles patiently as the question is asked. He's heard it dozens of times.Gulf Coast airport traffic rises: Passenger traffic at airports along Florida's Gulf Coast registered healthy increases this spring over last y

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 26, 2008
Where's the Bottom?

Vulture funds are circling Florida looking to buy residential land for pennies on the dollar, but no one is prepared to call a bottom. A few investors have started buying.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 2, 2008
Saving the Jewels

Henricks Jewelers filed for bankruptcy reorganization in November.Despite intense pressures to liquidate the firm, its owners refused to walk away and emerged with a new plan this summer. It's a lesson in self-preservation.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 24, 2023
High-tech insurance firm enters Florida with aggressive growth plans

FloodFlash says technology and policy structure vastly improves how fast claims are paid, allowing for quicker returns to business.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 16, 2007
Hospital Survival

Hospital operators in Southwest Florida are fighting to keep their organizations profitable, but they're taking different approaches. Which strategy will pay off?

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 29, 2007
Florida Fantastic

The Sunshine State can, and will, shine, a commercial real estate executive says. He's betting big that it does.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 11, 2005
What's Wrong with Kansas

Gold Bank has done better in Florida than back home, where an aborted merger and dishonest CEO have slowed momentum.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • May 9, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

SimDag buys two parcels for condo-hotelFloridan Hotel acquisition could show way for Belleview BiltmoreMarket Street Mortgage offers credit to buildersColonial Properties Trust buysMangrove Bay office buildingColliers Arnold's study shows aggressive office marketBelleair Development acquires North Dale Mabry property

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 23, 2008
Walsh: Review and Comment

The best way to restart the economy: Donothing

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 14, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Center Pointe owners buy second office buildingLupers buy Siesta'sHeron Lagoon ClubTurtle Beach owners buy Anchors DownEdith Horn buys Tanglewood Apartments

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 21, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Sand Pebble owners buy Alamanda VillaCED-Concord Management buys land for Rolling Green SouthLepore family plans Blackburn Point Business CenterChamp Products buys larger Bradenton building

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 4, 2010
Big Peanuts

A small Gulf Coast debt-buying firm is poised to make a sizeable leap in just about every way. Good thing one of its strengths is analyzing risk.

  • Strategies
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