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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 26, 2016
Phone manners go a long way

Here's a survey nugget that should resonate with business owners: Southerners don't take comfort in poor phone-based customer service.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 26, 2016
USF launches entrepreneur program with $2.9M gift

The donation comes from Naples entrepreneurs Frank and Ellen Daveler.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 26, 2016
Payment giant boosts sales

Electronic payment giant ACI Worldwide says sales rose 6% in the most recent quarter compared with the same quarter last year.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 7, 2016
Tampa firm strikes $207M acquisition

Sykes Enterprises announced its acquisition of a Utah-based company on Monday.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 11, 2016
Collier lowers fees for builders

Collier County cut development-related application fees and announced plans to hire 16 people to handle the increased number of applications from developers and builders.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 16, 2016
Love marks spot for chocolate empire expansion

Chocolatier Norman Love plans to open a fifth chocolate and dessert salon in Fort Myers this summer.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • March 18, 2016
MQ planning Fort Myers retail

MQ Development Partners, a Dallas-based firm that specializes in retail projects in Texas and Florida, is planning to add retail offerings to roughly 10 acres at Heritage Gulf Lakes, in Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 18, 2016
Gov. Scott reappoints defense lawyer

Florida Gov. Rick Scott reappointed Ita Neymotin regional counsel for the office of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel for the Second District Court of Appeal of Florida.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 29, 2014
Hospital wins top recognition

Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida beat 109 other hospitals rated for overall patient experience.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • October 3, 2014
Miami investment group buys Brandon Crossing Apartments

Miami's Bayshore Investment Partners purchased the 200-unit Brandon Crossing Apartments for $14.5 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 15, 2014
Sunshine State Bank hires new CEO

The Plant City-based bank appointed the former chairman, president and CEO of Susquehanna Bank.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • October 21, 2014
Atlanta market sizzles for First Watch

Breakfast, brunch and lunch chain now has six locations in Metro Atlanta.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 21, 2014
Financial firm names head of ops, tech

Transamerica Financial hires Aimee Fancoeur Tesoro from AXA Advisors.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • November 14, 2014
Sarasota biz helps launch fast food at FAMU

The Chick-fil-A on the FAMU campus will serve 1,000 guests daily.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • May 14, 2015
Tampa startup acquires data center in $90M deal

vXchnge, led by former Switch and Data executives, expand footprint to 15 North American markets.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • May 15, 2015
Cottages of Bradenton sold

Three partners purchased the 85-bed senior housing facility for $3.03 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 22, 2015
Neal Communities developing Honore community

Lakewood Ranch-based homebuilder Neal Communities purchased 4.8 acres south of Proctor Road for $1.4 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 22, 2015
Company makes premier move to east coast

Lorna Taylor was just honored as a finalist for the Business Observer's Entrepreneur of the Year, and she's now proving even more how she earned that recognition.

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  • June 5, 2015
Furniture experts on the move

The deans of the Southwest Florida furniture market are back — and their timing is impeccable.

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  • June 8, 2015
College appoints new small biz leader

Lois Knox will run the Florida Small Business Development Center at FGCU.

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