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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 19, 2003
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: The leaders at the Sarasota/Manatee campus of the University of South Florida are going to stick with that slogan - "yes, we are a university townSo, how does this help affordable housing?Worthy distinction

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 17, 2004
More for Less

de Morgan Homes faces most of the same restrictions as other homebuilders; it just has to do it for less.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 7, 2010
Family Fueled Hotel

How do you survive a recession in the hotel business? Spend millions to renovate your property and grab market share. That's what the Watkins family has done with The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club, and it has worked for more than 60 years.

  • Strategies
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  • By Lou Lasday |
  • March 4, 2010
Promise Them Anything!

In professional services marketing, you must deliver on every promise, exceed on every expectation and excite with reliability and real value.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 8, 2010
Corporate Report: April 9 - April 15

New information from First Watch, NCH Healthcare, Vought Defense, and more.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 11, 2011
Rev it Up

The auto industry has seen its share of hard times. But one Gulf Coast dealership turned the trouble into a terrific year.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 3, 2012
Heavy Lifting

Decimation in the office furniture industry has been widespread. One company, though, more than doubled sales in 2011.

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 30, 2012
Lot Builders

As new-home sales pick up, builders are angling for lots in premium locations from Sarasota to Naples.

  • Industries
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • December 16, 2020
Entrepreneurial couple starts, grows food business amid pandemic

With years of industry experience to guide them, a think-big couple aims to grab a large bite of the food products industry.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • January 3, 2020
Area developer moves forward on future apartments, restaurants

Naples-based Stock Development and its Stock Luxury Apartment Living division is developing Fruitville Commons in Sarasota.

  • Construction-Development
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • June 19, 2020
Net gain: Amid crisis, boutique investment firm lands an ace

The COVID-19 crisis hasn’t stopped Naples-based Fifth Avenue Family Office from executing its strategy. That includes hiring a savvy — yet untested — college athlete to run a new angel fund.

  • Finance
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 2, 2022
Homebuilder, after a 20-year absence, returns to firm where he was president

David Hunihan has some big plans to build processes at Lee Wetherington Homes.

  • Industries
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 30, 2018
Colliers International's Leisure Property Advisors' fills a tight niche

Commercial real estate brokerage firm Colliers International's Leisure Property Advisors team specializes in selling marinas and helping owners understand the true value of their properties

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Brian Hartz |
  • February 1, 2019
Close to home: Builder attributes fast growth to focus on local market

By carving out a niche and sticking to it, Riverview-based, privately held Homes By WestBay is one of the fastest-growing builders in the Tampa Bay, Florida, region.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • March 2, 2018
Love 2.0

Staring at a staggering amount of near-miss sales drives one firm to find a better way.

  • Strategies
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • July 29, 2024
Bradenton City Hall property: Council moves $14M sale forward

The Bradenton City Council approved a purchase and development agreement that will allow for the sale to close in 2026.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • August 29, 2024
Tampa doctor seeks tenants for $6.7 million medical office project

Dr. Seth Forman believes office space is on the verge of a comeback.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • October 17, 2025
Tampa Bay journalism executive, former magazine editor dies at 78

Rick Edmonds, longtime media business analyst for journalism think tank Poynter Institute, died Oct. 5 from health complications following a car crash.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio |
  • April 7, 2026
Naples Realtor tackles $271 million listing

Tim Savage has been tasked to sell one of the most expensive residential properties in the nation. He's confident he'll find the right buyer.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 4, 2004
Competency Issue

The appointments will soon expire for all of Florida's senior judges over the age of 70. For the first time, each one must submit to an annual evaluation. Locally, the review committee is headed by 2nd DCA Chief Judge Chris W. Altenbernd.

  • Entrepreneurs
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