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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 27, 2017
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes

Liberty Group is altering both the way, and the where, it does business — starting with land deals in its own backyard.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • July 8, 2016
Surgical alternative

Fort Myers entrepreneur George Ghanem built a network of rehabilitation that promise an alternative to surgery. More are coming to the Tampa Bay area.

  • Strategies
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • November 21, 2014
Lawyers' lawyers

Even lawyers need attorneys to defend them. Holland & Knight has a whole team dedicated to doing just that.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 19, 2025
Restaurant group disputes claims in lawsuit filed by famed Doc Ford author

Randy Wayne White says in court papers that Fort Myers' HM Restaurant Group violated an agreement that allowed it to operate eateries bearing his literary character’s name.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • August 25, 2023
Banker chases a green model — both in money and the environment

Ken LaRoe's mission-driven bank is zeroing in on $400 million in assets and a new headquarters.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • January 5, 2026
Marketing executive caught the bug for collecting vintage Volkswagens

When she’s not running Pinstripe Marketing & Interactive, Ginger Galloway is likely driving around town in one of her three beloved vintage Volkswagen cars.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 30, 2007
Spec's Return

Developers are building speculative office and industrial buildings along the Gulf Coast as vacancy rates drop and rents rise. Overbuilding isn't a problem so far, brokers say.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 19, 2008
Links to Profit

Golf clubs are notorious money losers, but one entrepreneur believes he's found a profitable way to run such a club.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 22, 2013
Do call it a comeback

Lumberyard entrepreneur Al Bavry has a gutsy plan for growth: He wants to bring drive-thru convenience to his industry. In the process he will wage battle with much bigger competitors.

  • Industries
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • November 4, 2021
The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee

Construction for the redevelopment project began in late 2020.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Elizabeth Djinis |
  • December 30, 2021
Car wash company keeps rearview mirror on competitors

The Anderson family had a solid head start on the latest iteration of the car wash industry. Now deep-pocketed competitors are in their rearview mirror.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • December 13, 2019
Dufour making "a tremendous run" with multifamily sales

Patrick Dufour has carved out a niche with Tampa apartments at Newmark Knight Frank

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Amanda Postma |
  • January 13, 2022
Sarasota accountant logs some 70 miles a day in training for a major feat

After having a successful heart surgery as a toddler, Nels Matson has been determined to not waste his life. Instead, he runs for causes important to him.

  • Executive Diversions
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  • By Ted Carter |
  • July 7, 2017
Ready to Roll

Charlotte County business leaders and officials have big expectations for a new higher education partnership with a Michigan college. Will the hopes come to fruition?

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • December 1, 2017
Sound Off

The sound of silence is music to the ears of a pair of entrepreneurs who seek traction in an unusual niche.

  • Strategies
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • January 24, 2024
USF's $42M Sarasota-Manatee residence hall nears completion

Building the hall and student center on the small, 32-acre campus proved a challenge — but a challenge that officials say is well worth it.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • April 25, 2024
Beef 'O' Brady's parent company buys sandwich chain, angles for growth

A COVID-19 stumble with a new brand hasn't slowed down a Tampa franchise restaurant brand as it looks to capitalize on whats CEO says is its biggest draw: People love to eat out.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 2, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

City approves Whitaker Yacht ClubChurch buys apartment,plans housing for mothersDeveloper planningPorter Industrial expansionPublix Super Marketsbuys 25 area AlbertsonsOne Liberty Propertiesbuys Naples OfficeMax BG Capital Group buys local Neptune Society building Arthur Hill buys Westshore office buildingStirling Sotheby's Internationalmarketing Sheik Island FarmAssisted-, senior-living facilitysponsored by USF St. PeteLandscape supply firmbuys location in TampaTampa area couple buys Captiva Club apartments, more

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 10, 2008
Club Slippage

The "dockominium" boom appears to be suffering just as much as thecondominium market. Yacht Clubs of the Americas is counting on new President Jon Finstrom to keep the business going through the sales slump.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 3, 2006
The Future of Real Estate

A gathering sponsored by the Urban Land Institute in Fort Myers yields some surprising outlooks.

  • Entrepreneurs
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