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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 12, 2014
Peek at Naples wives

Leave it to reality TV producers Chuck Ardezzone and Frank Monti with Naples-based ITZ Studios to persuade some of Naples' most glamorous ladies to reveal details of their personal lives in a reality TV show that will be called “Paradise Coast Wives.”

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • May 2, 2014
Hotel Hotspot

The department at the University of South Florida that churns out future hospitality employees and leaders goes global. Enrollment has nearly doubled in three years.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 20, 2014
'Immense Undertaking'

Sabal Palm Bank has scored some victories in its fight against the recession. Now it balances progress against risk.

  • Finance
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • November 22, 2013
Boom and bust

The story of Florida's real estate industry has always been boom and bust. Some wonder whether builders will be better disciplined this time around.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • December 27, 2013
Kitchen help

Restaurants are ditching the paper menus for computer tablets. Now, they're turning to the same technology to train their staff.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 27, 2013
Progress report

The first year of a charter school, just like a new business, can be the toughest. An entrepreneurial-thinking school has felt the bumps, but the results, so far, have been encouraging.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 8, 2016
No insurance, no problem

Gulf Coast Family Care doesn't accept insurance, but it passes the savings in administrative costs to its patients.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 15, 2016
Second home

Lake Michigan Credit Union plans to grow in Southwest Florida by opening branches and possibly making acquisitions.

  • Finance
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 20, 2016
Sun and suds

When it's completed later this year, the solar array on J.J. Taylor Cos.' new building in Fort Myers will be the biggest in Florida.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 25, 2016
Site selector: Sarasota made 'big mistake'

Sarasota County Commissioners voted 4-1 to turn down Project Mulligan.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • June 10, 2016
Big boost

Former government contracting officer Kevin Jans found a way to build a fast-growing business in a congested field.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 24, 2016
Boomtowns

As many as 22 new towns and a new Interstate 75 exit are in the plans for eastern Collier County.

  • Strategies
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  • By Steven Benna |
  • January 29, 2016
With purpose

Bonnie Silvestri found her passion tying community service to education.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 29, 2016
Centauri move highlights space shortage

While Centauri Specialty Insurance Holdings Inc.'s plan to develop a new three-story headquarters in Lakewood Ranch later this year highlights the company's rapid growth, it also underscores the dearth of Class A office space throughout the Gulf Coast.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • February 12, 2016
Listen closely

Finding on-air talent for radio stations can be rewarding if you listen closely. Look for the mayors.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 18, 2016
Emergency call

McKenney Home Care will send a nurse to the emergency room to be your advocate if you need hospital care.

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 18, 2016
In Memoriam: Bruce Fabel 1963-2016

Tampa-based Ideal Image President Bruce Fabel immersed himself in everything he did, from personally using treatments offered by the laser hair removal firm to narrating family horseback riding videos in Utah.

  • News
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 10, 2014
Filling the gaps

Orlando-based GrayRobinson senses a growing need for more legal services between Tampa and Naples. Fort Myers is a target.

  • Law
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 30, 2015
In the family

A real estate-focused clan, with little fanfare, has millions at stake on a wide variety of projects. with little fanfare.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Anita Todd |
  • November 6, 2015
Out back

Paul Schulz isn't the first executive to retire young after a big business sale. But his next act is decidedly unique.

  • Strategies
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