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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 14, 2003
All in the Family

Sarasota's Atlas Insurance has been in business for 50 years, with a 287% increase in sales in the last 30 years. The company's secret: Focus on what they do best.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • October 11, 2019
Firm turns complicated data into revenue streams

Harnessing the power of data means big growth potential for Fort Myers firm.

  • Technology
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  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • July 16, 2025
Manatee receives threat of litigation over increased impact fees

Freedom Housing Alliance Inc. says the impact fee increase — it could go from $13,442 for a house to more than $33,000 — violates state statute.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 4, 2005
Lessons from the Storm

How the Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa in Fort Myers recovered from Hurricane Charley offers valuable lessons in crisis management for any business.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • February 25, 2010
Getting down to business

Florida legislators focus on generating jobs by helping business.

  • Florida
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • August 12, 2021
Entrepreneurial couple — he’s 86, she’s 80 — gives way to the next generation

Industry-leading sailing school prepares for a new leadership era while it navigates a big surge in boating.

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 16, 2021
Home base: With focus on local lending, community bank raises its profile

With consolidation continuing to roil Florida’s banking sector, St. Petersburg, Florida-based First Home Bank stays true to its core values — while making aggressive moves to grow and expand.

  • Finance
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 19, 2018
Signature achievement: Condo owners celebrate building's rebirth

When more than 200 residents of Signature Place, a 36-story condo tower in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, gathered in May to celebrate the completion of major capital improvements to the building, many of them also felt vindicated for their years of pa

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • September 14, 2018
A storm-worthy business model

Storm Smart adds layers of leadership while laying the foundation for growth, succession

  • Leadership
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • May 14, 2010
No Harm Done

Despite a contentious final week made more distracting by the oil leak crisis, the Legislature passed a no-new-taxes budget and pro-business bills, but a doubled deficit projected for next year with all new state leadership poses bigger challenges ahead.

  • Florida
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • June 10, 2020
During pandemic, region’s community foundations harness customer service tactics

To quickly make a difference during the coronavirus, community foundations are making processes easy for both nonprofits and donors.

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • May 25, 2018
Savvy investors reap rewards from going green with deals

A risky but well-timed pivot from housing to renewable energy has paid off handsomely for a private investment firm.

  • Finance
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 8, 2006
Commercial RE Briefs

Fort Myers hoteliers buy Sun Tan Village MotelTarget buys land, constructing SuperTargetWaste Services buys landfill, disposal businessNDC head, McKay make plans for L.E.C.O.M. housingProcaccianti Group buys Bradenton Holiday Inn ExpressJon Kleiber leaves one family firm to start his ownDeveloper/hotelier, CPA building Lutz Residence InnTierra Verde project changes hands, development continuesCNL Income Properties buys Tampa's Grand Prix

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 4, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Corus Bank takes back Allegro Palm ApartmentsNorth Central Florida Syscobuys land for expansionNautical products JSIbuys Third Avenue buildingAttorney, sons buy South Bridge CrossingPestWest Electronics Limitedexpanding to second warehouseSchenkelShultz-designed school built in Fort PierceFifth Third Bank plansPrice Crossing branchTIB Financial Corp. buys Milan CenterWalgreens buys new store from Paradise Development GroupFort Lauderdale firmbuys Brantley CommonsFirst phase of retail shopsopens at The Mercato

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 14, 2006
Commercial RE Briefs

North Port group expands Bobcat medical centerThe Wilder Cos. buys in Punta Gorda, plans developmentFirst new hotel since Charley under construction in CharlotteWaterford condo/retail development starting in 2007Florida's west coast hoteliers buy Bradenton Budget InnJeffrey Wogoman Tile, Marble relocating down the streetFirst Florida buys building for Lee County headquartersPointe Group Management buys 100 Carillon ParkwayCincinnati investors buy Goodyear storeRLJ Development closes on Palm River Road hotels

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 9, 2004
Maggi the Contrarian

Julio Maggi will have ample opportunity to tackle tough issues as the 2004 president of the Tampa Bay chapter of the National Association of Industrial Office Properties.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 7, 2008
Coffee Talk

USF grads head to Wall Street: Two University of South Florida grads snagged what is often viewed as a dream job for aspiring finance or accounting studentsBare offers tips for entrepreneurs: Warren Bare is a successful Internet entrepreneurHomebuilder goes truly affordable: It took Lakewood Ranch homebuilder Pat Neal only a few months to do what various Gulf Coast government agencies and bureaucracies haveWCI delays annual report, forecasts $700 million loss: A regulatory filing by Bonita Springs-based WCI Communities on Feb. 29 shows just how bad a year 2007 has been for the homebuilder.Entrepreneurs vow to make good on new magazine: The magazine publishing industry, both in Florida and nationwide, has had it share of struggles recently, yet another side effect of the housing market slump.Lee foreclosure bottom in sight: Lee County Clerk of Court Charlie Green says the civil division is "buried in cases" from the foreclosure wave that topped 2,400 filingsDinner theater opening lingers even longer: Talk about dramaAUTOMOBILE SALES: What the data shows

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 19, 2018
'A Little Confusing'

A colossal rewrite of the federal tax code tantalized the business community. Will the huge changes pay off long-term?

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 12, 2004
David Smith: City Advocate (Tampa edition)

As Tampa's newly appointed city attorney, David L. Smith wants to focus on proactive legal strategies and improved communications.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 12, 2004
Dealing with NIMBYs

Debra Garrett's efforts to win approval for a Publix in east Sarasota County show the new reality for developers. Before you file for anything, be aggressive getting out the facts and be willing to make a lot of concessions.

  • Entrepreneurs
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