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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • December 17, 2024
Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii grows presence in region

Franchises are opening in the Sarasota and Englewood areas in the coming months.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 12, 2023
Jordan Fogler, 37

Lessons learned from his father and at the Naval Academy guide a commercial real estate executive.

  • Class of 2023
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  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 1, 2024
High-stakes plan to save downtown Sarasota building will cost $29M

Restoring the Mira Mar will be paid for with proceeds from the sale of 70 condos in twin 18-story towers built behind it.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • September 12, 2025
Entrepreneur has set up thousands for solid health care careers

Sylvia Dorisme has gone from unemployed and "lost in the world" to founding a Fort Myers health care training school nearing a graduation milestone.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 4, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Parkland Management Buys Mayfair ApartmentsHonda Cars of Bradenton buys nearby lotDestination Spa buys Sarasota buildingTwo Sarasota doctors invest in small retail centerLandmark Development Group opens Lakewood Ranch Division

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 15, 2008
Lost Edge

A 30-year-old Gulf Coast knife company is fighting to avoid its demise. It hopes some big risks will result in a big payoff.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 17, 2016
It's a small world

The number of community banks on the Gulf Coast has dropped by nearly two-thirds in the last 10 years. Some think the bank-creation cycle will start again.

  • Finance
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 30, 2004
The Master of Marketing (Sara/Mana edition)

If you know anything about marketing, you know this name: Phil Kotler. Here's an interview that is required reading for everyone in business.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 27, 2007
Charity Close to Home

As the number of uninsured patients continues to rise, some hospital chains such as Health Management Associates are calling for universal health insurance. While it waits for relief from the government, the Naples-based hospital company is focusing on improving its operations and paying down debt.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 2, 2006
Hooked on Florida

Window-maker PGT became a $333-million revenue company by riding the post-Hurricane Andrew construction changes. It wants to go public to pay down more than $350 million in long-term debt.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 11, 2009
School of Matlacha

Leoma Lovegrove is one of the Gulf Coast's most prolific artists. She's also an entrepreneur who has turned her small gallery into a global draw. Her advice: Think big.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 13, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Arthrex buys HellermanTyton buildingLiberty Bank buys land for second Cape Coral branchBilly's Rentals acquires Chitwood warehouse spaceAlbertson's sheds Florida stores in deal with PublixSouth Florida Materials buys 200 acres near portFlorida restaurateur buys 19 acres in North PortWellSpring Pharmaceutical buys University Park unitsChrist Church of Longboat Key buys Longview Realty buildingSoutheast Milk Inc. buys Plant City dairyTampa Electric buys Ruskin land for future substationOM Ventures Inc. buys, revises Magdalene East

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

Sturdivent Foods buys three buildingsMetro Parkway Realty buys Metro strip centerMiami builders plan Marco Island officeBrooks & Freund begins PaseoFinergy closes on Nokomis hotel siteSarasota Ophthalmology moves to Tamiami TrailRingling buys nine homes, one commercial buildingKeller Williams buys Channelside building for new officeAdvanced Developmentbuys Dixon Legal for condosGulfshore Bank headquarters planned

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 8, 2007
Home builder for sale

How much is WCI worth? Carl Icahn said $22 a share. When management didn't answer the question, analyst Ivy Zelman issued a stunning valuation.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 13, 2007
Coffee Talk

Diamonds are elected officials' best friend, too: In terms of sheer size, Gemesis, a Lakewood Ranch-based company that manufactures cultured diamonds, is more than doubling its physical location. It's adding a 31,000-square-foot building to its campus in a corporate park near the University Boulevard exit of Interstate 75.Naples Realtors may publish monthly stats again: Every month, the Florida Association of Realtors publishes existing-home sales data for every metropolitan area.Help us find the top tech companies: Technology rules. From Tampa to Sarasota, Fort Myers and Naples, entrepreneurs have developed amazing technologies that wowed us with their ingenuity. For five years, the Review has highlighted their successes with our annual Technology Innovation Award issue.Shake it like a Polaroid: Part-time Naples resident Michael London is going to shake things up at Polaroid.Tampa CFOs, CIOs will be hiring: CEOs could use a little good news on the Gulf Coast economy.Fighting business comes out swinging: Andrew Neitlich is having a solid first round in his effort to build a franchise-based nationwide mixed martial arts league headquartered in Sarasota.Make traffic tickets go away with convenience and humor: Products claiming to save the "busy business executive" valuable time are as common as a 90-degree August day.Banker takes home statewide award: Charlie Murphy, the chief executive officer of Sarasota-based Bank of Co

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 13, 2007
Corporate Report

Fox Electronics marketing XpressO oscillator to JapanAT&T widens cell coverage with new Sanibel towerKesselring Holding Corp. appoints Badertscher to CEOWCI elects Icahn, ends sales effortObee's accelerates marketingFormer Hartford Canada presidentnamed new Oswald Trippe COOChico's increases board, adds Staples CFORaymond James Financial offers 10-cent dividend

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 28, 2006
Real Estate Briefs

Kite Realty Group buys three retail centersIndianapolis-based real estate investment trustInvestment group buys Metro DistributionNaples yacht club buys marina, plans Naples dockominium Sarasota hotelier acquires Regency InnForest Acquisition Fundbuys Lockwood Ridge apartmentDevelopers spend $15 millionfor Placida landACP buys two Clearwater office propertiesPrimerica buys on U.S. 301,developing retail/office plansClearwater's Gibraltar buy Tampa office building

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 27, 2024
Six months later: The drama behind the $3.1B PGT Innovations sale

The blockbuster acquisition for window and door maker PGT Innovations took years to come together. It also took hundreds of phone calls, dozens of meetings and determined and competitive executives.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • August 12, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Zirkelbach Construction Plans $100 Million Buckeye ParkTri-H Metal Products buys building on 21st StreetBennett, Kaplan complete Linger Lodge purchaseCarla's Clay owner buys Northgate unitde Morgan Homes buys Palmetto landDeveloper buys out east for new home communityRosedale developer buys land to expandNew Jersey firm acquires 29 retail sites in FloridaFort Myers psychologist buys Bradenton officeTitle company to relocate to Lakewood Main Street

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 11, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Key Club unveils $500 million projectStarr joins Siesta Plaza, plans redevelopmentKent Technologies Lighting and Signaling closes on storage siteLee County buys Fiddlestick propertyNortheastern investment group buys land for Pollo TropicaSanta Ana investors buy Colonial Bank buildingHeritage Golf Group buys TPC Tampa BayLindell Properties kicks off Wilderness CommonsChuck's Natural Food owner buys Brandon center

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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