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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 14, 2011
Bay divides population change

While Hillsborough added 230,000 residents over ten years, Pinellas shrank.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 17, 2011
Ft. Myers sales slow, prices up

Home sales down 4.7%, median sale price up 10.5% in October.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • December 4, 2013
Trucking magnate buys beach hotel

A company headed by Ohio trucking entrepreneur Larry Roberts Sr. buys the Sundial Beach Resort.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • September 2, 2011
Corporate Report: Sept. 2

The latest news from HealthPlan Holdings, Sykes Enterprises, and other Gulf Coast companies.

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  • July 27, 2024
JetBlue to increase Florida flights by 8% year over year

The airline will be adding flights at airports in Sarasota, Fort Myers and Tampa, among others.

  • Florida
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  • By Observer Staff |
  • May 7, 2009
Healthy Employees

David Lewis is one of a number of Gulf Coast health industry executives that advocate a corporate commitment to controlling health care costs.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 30, 2011
Back in the Saddle

Fowler White Boggs plans to be Florida's 'go-to' corporate law firm. To do that, it launched an expansion plan to position itself for the state's eventual economic rebound.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 6, 2012
Skill, Luck and Divine Intervention

Restaurant veteran Ralph Desiano didn't turn back when friends told him he was crazy to open a restaurant during the recession. Good thing he didn't listen.

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  • June 18, 2020
Federal case: Firm finds winning formula in government contracts

Eric Knellinger, president of St. Petersburg-based US Federal Contractor Registration, is still standing after losing his wife to cancer in 2011 and now battling the disease himself.

  • Florida
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 5, 2015
THE CREATIVITY ISSUE: Cultured pearl

Pearl's branding work is infused with nostalgia and history connected with the sea, weaving stories to build strong brands. The team knows how to have fun, too.

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  • April 11, 2021
Museum, science center, woos new CEO from South Carolina

Hillary Spencer has more than 20 years of leadership experience in museums.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Catherine Avery, Founder |
  • May 30, 2025
From Wall Street to Longboat Key: How CAIM Built a Top-Tier Investment Firm with a Personal Touch

Catherine Avery, owner of Catherine Avery Investment Management (CAIM), began her investment journey as an 18 year old New York University finance student while working at Oppenheimer Funds.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • February 7, 2014
Why stop at $10/hour? Go all the way: $200!

Barack Obama's campaigns for income equality and higher minimum wages explicitly illustrate what the Jesuit priests called “invincible ignorance.”

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  • September 15, 2009
Sarasota doctor goes with flat fee

For several decades, Sarasota internist Dr. Randy Silverstine ran his own solo medical practice, but that ended last November when he says rising costs convinced him to join a group-run practice.

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  • December 2, 2021
Spanish mission: University inks deal with prestigious scholarship program

A new agreement with Spain's Fulbright commission will allow Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland, Florida, to welcome more Spanish teachers and researchers into its ranks.

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  • October 8, 2025
Sarasota Memorial plans $82.5M rehab center at Venice hospital

The new pavilion at the Sarasota Memorial Hospital campus in Venice is expected to open in 2028.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 16, 2021
'Evolution of an icon'

A pair of Ritz-Carlton hotels in Naples are planning and implementing major capital improvements aimed at modernizing the resorts for today’s travelers.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 22, 2023
Billionaire developer reveals secrets to his never-be-satisfied, rags-to-riches life

John Catsimatidis says he’s never satisfied with success. "Every time I climb a mountain, I see another one I want to climb."

  • Leadership
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  • April 23, 2013
Realtor gets 26 years for mortgage fraud

A Tampa area Realtor and loan officer receives prison sentence for fraudulent acts.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 5, 2021
Hertz replaces CEO for the third time in 17 months

The Hertz Corp. has named former Ford Motor chief as interim CEO as it, again, looks for a new leader.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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