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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 20, 2008
Bye Bye, Michigan

Florida can still attractcompanies, especially if it recruits them from anti-business states such as Michigan. One tech company banked on connections in Naples.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • November 12, 2020
Logistics firm moves quickly to seize opportunities

The pandemic has amped up an already frantic business, shipping perishable goods. Ryan Carter aims to find peace — and profits — in the storm.

  • Strategies
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • February 21, 2020
Cookie entrepreneur focuses on customer service

Cindy Unzicker makes and sells cookies with her side hustle, Bite Me Cookies by Cindy.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • February 27, 2024
No. 1 luxury mall in the world coming to Sarasota — as a pop-up

Mall executive Whitman Lazenby says the concept is like a "retail carnival." It also brings several notable brands to town.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 8, 2025
Kim Githler grew media company by connecting, constantly evolving

"Experience is everything — and learning from mentors. … I found mentors, I listened to them, and they helped me get to where I am. They are still helping me to this day." –Kim Githler, MoneyShow

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • September 27, 2023
Clearwater firm buys five senior living facilities decade after exiting sector

Ten years later, TJM Properties again seizes an opportunity to cash in on senior living facilities, this time as a buyer.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 12, 2004
Stewart's Crime: BEING WEALTHY

Judging from a juror's comments, Martha Stewart's crime was that as being wealthy and well-connected.

  • Opinion
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 4, 2005
'World of Possibilities'

Aside from helping to secure the future of both New College and the Ringling School of Art and Design, former college president Dr. Arland Christ-Janer found time to work for the redevelopment of the North Trail.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 8, 2008
Golf Coast Man

Gordon Lewis rode the golf-course building boom by designingdozens of courses from Tampa to Naples. He's counting on renovations of these and other older courses to carry him through the downturn.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 8, 2010
Off the Shelf

What are a bunch of New York financiers doing in Immokalee? Loaded with $440 million in capital, they're planning to build one of the biggest Florida-based financial institutions since Barnett Bank.

  • Finance
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 14, 2012
Credit Check

Three Tampa-area credit unions are in the thick of a recession-busting expansion that stretches from Cape Coral to Columbia, S.C. The long reach of regulation remains a big hurdle.

  • Finance
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 22, 2022
Rules to promote condo safety could keep buyers out of the market

New federal rule makes it harder for average buyer to purchase a condo — while also raising liability concerns for owners.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • August 24, 2018
MacFarlane Barney Development hopes Prima Luce will be a source of light

MacFarlane Barney Development expects to start construction on Prime Luce, a 220-unit condo project, by the end of this year, but competition among high-end developments for buyers in Fort Myers could slow its work.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 13, 2014
Corporate Report: June 13

Fintech logs record growth, InformedDNA names CTO and more corporate news.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 16, 2016
A leg in the stool

CMBS financing has been popular along the Gulf Coast. But will new rules turn off the tap?

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • October 12, 2023
Sam DeBellis, 28

The owner of Uncle Nick’s Italian Deli credits the mentorship of his father for much of the success that has come his way.

  • Class of 2023
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 21, 2007
Lasday: Give More by Offering Less

It's the newest and most exciting strategy taught at top graduate business schools.

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 28, 2003
Free Press

This week's items: SouthCoast Marine Products selects Wendt Productions Sarasota companyoffering Segway toursAmerican Signature Home opens Carrollwood locationStephen A. Smith firmgains two new clients

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  • By Alex Walsh |
  • March 11, 2010
Recording Growth

Ren Scott Productions is a young Tampa-based video production company that's growing financially and geographically. Owner Ren Scott says his beginning-to-end approach to building a campaign helps him produce successful material.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 31, 2013
Rent Me

The relocation of Hertz' corporate headquarters to south Lee County may have a more immediate impact on business confidence than on office vacancy rates or rents.

  • Strategies
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