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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 15, 2016
Loaned up

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank shows the way for small community banks to be profitable.

  • Finance
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • June 12, 2015
Reworking restructuring

Don't betray employees when big changes are forthcoming. Here's a guide to avoiding that kind of trouble.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 29, 2007
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Naples investors develop Holiday InnWolf & Pravato moves, acquires Colonial locationNaples' Classroom Plus moves to GoodletteSt. Louis hotelier buys Fort Myers hotelSMG buys Lemon, Lime apartmentsPalmetto Real Estate firm buys Bradenton flex buildingSarasota investors buy up Cove CleanersJES Properties buys Ashley Glen landSeminole developers buy Hudson storage facilityAdult business owner buys Holiday building

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 21, 2007
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Developer plans Charlotte resortMassachusetts hotel owner buys Marco buildingFifth Third Bank plans 22nd Lee County branchStrathmore Development buys Center of Bonita SpringsLongboat Key Club buys Longboat Key MooringsLapensee Plumbing buys Re/Max officeSarasota's K2M buys, markets bank officeUCH develops Pasco care centerTwo Australian firmsPraedium Groupbuys Palm Island Club

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 8, 2007
Commerical Real Estate Briefs

NY groups pay $14.7 million for Oaks PlazaCritical Path Development planning flex buildingProscenium developer signs deal with NederlanderRE/MAX Gulfstream leases 2nd downtown officeLandMark Bank to take three floorsTarget buys land for super storeFort Myers investors plan University Drive office Harbor Development Corp. invests in N. Fort Myers CVSInland acquires Brandon Centre SouthClearwater investor acquires Starlight PlazaTrail America Tire & Wheel moves to Plant City

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 10, 2006
Corporate Report

OSI Restaurant Partners agrees to cash buy-out HealthCare Partners buys JSA Healthcare Corp.General Dynamics Ordnance signs deal to bring Thor to U.S.BB&T Insurance Services buying Wyman, Green & BlalockChico's October revenue up but comparable-store sales downChildren's Network contract dispute with DCF resolvedThird Quarter financials for Nicholas Financial, Coast Bank and Walter Industries.

  • Industries
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 4, 2005
Top 20 Projects

The following pages highlight the 20 largest private construction projects in the Sarasota-Manatee region. To qualify for the list, land must have been cleared for construction or construction started between March 10, 2004 and March 4, 2005. Both commercial and multifamily projects were included. The ranking is based on an assessment by The Construction Guide and independent research.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 5, 2003
Innovation Nominees (Sara/Mana edition)

Companies nominated for the innovation awards such as Akuwa Solutions Group Inc. in Sarasota.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 14, 2004
A Lawyer's Lawyer

John F. Germany, the son of a farmer, captured the American Dream. He attended Harvard Law School, co-founded what has become Florida's largest law firm and made a difference in the community.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • March 11, 2011
Mandatory Proof

Florida lawmakers are joining the E-verification wave, hoping to require all employers to use an imperfect federal system of tracking new hires. Expect a fight.

  • Florida
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • February 19, 2021
Personal care products firm delivers refreshing approach

Raw Sugar's careful growth strategy, including a heavy emphasis on brick-and-mortar in a world ruled by e-commerce, has proven to be fruitful.

  • Strategies
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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 Adam Hughes |
  • October 7, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Prestige Builders Buys Citation ClubInvestment group plans Village West condo conversion Two doctors buy Silverstein Institute landRobert Harris Homes buys land for The PaddocksWhole Foods building certified by Green Building Council

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • December 28, 2023
Words for 2024

At the start of each year, we pick a word to live by. We asked others to give us their word for 2024. They all make persuasive cases.

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 19, 2003
Good Business (Tampa edition)

All the refinancing action has resulted in older debts being paid off, causing a boon for collection departments and lawyers, including those at Kass, Shuler, Solomon, Spector, Foyle & Singer PA

  • Law
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 5, 2007
LASDAY: Street Smart Marketing

The secret to what your customers really want from you and your team.

  • Opinion
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  • By Brian Steiner |
  • April 10, 2009
Re-Visiting Refis

Rock-bottom interest rates are attracting more and more homeowners interested in refinancing. But the number of actual refinancings has plummeted.

  • Finance
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 3, 2011
Room Service

It's tough to gauge hotel demand when leisure travelers and corporate groups make reservations at the last minute. But a better-than-expected fall season may be a harbinger of better times ahead for hoteliers.

  • Industries
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 29, 2021
National grocer, after Tampa debut, plots expansion to other parts of Florida

Kroger CEO and Chairman says Florida is a prime market for the grocer's delivery service

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 7, 2021
Aakash Patel, 37

Tampa, Florida, business consulting expert Aakash Patel needed a big push to launch his own company, but the reward has been more than worth the risk.

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