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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 9, 2006
Shopping Mecca

The area between Fort Myers and Naples is no longer a no-man's land. Developers are planning enough shops, offices and warehouses that would fill 263 football fields.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • November 21, 2005
Young but Tested

Successful startup financial institutions along the Gulf Coast have one thing in common: They hire people who've done it before.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • April 15, 2005
Downtown Center vs. Fairgrounds? By: Matt Walsh

It's not either or. Do them both. Listen to Paddy Kelly. Let's also take a vote.

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 14, 2008
Cyber State

Florida scores surprisingly well in a state-by-state reportof U.S. tech exports. The trick will be to keep it up in 2009.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 11, 2008
No More Passwords

Ceelox Corp. offers a way for CEOs to secure sensitive information in computers by using fingerprint identification technology.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • January 28, 2010
Reset for Recovery

Gulf Coast office buildings now offering cheap rents and plentiful space will eventually attract new businesses.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • February 25, 2010
Silver Lining

Cloud computing is one of the hottest trends in technology. A Fort Myers entrepreneur is getting ready to take your business there.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 18, 2010
Victory Dance

The lost art of setting specific goals for every employee has been rediscovered at an island resort company. It has helped the business swat the recession.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • September 9, 2011
Merger Momentum

The union between Whitney Bank and Hancock Bank creates a star Southeast institution. The trick for the bank's Gulf Coast executives is to nurture long-term success with a new approach.

  • Finance
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • July 27, 2012
It's cast in bronze: Obama rejects who we are

It is still a stinging welt, the day-after effect of a nasty wasp sting. That would be the now-infamous remark from Barack Obama.

  • Opinion
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 13, 2021
Workplace Redefined

Chico's FAS says it is adopting a "hybrid" workplace model post pandemic and will shed headquarters office space in Fort Myers with subleases.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • December 30, 2021
Human resource outsourcing firm stays constantly busy

Integrity Employee Leasing is preparing itself for another busy year in 2022.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • April 10, 2020
Back to the Future

Lincoln Property left Tampa two decades ago, after developing a series of signature buildings. Now, it's back.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • March 2, 2022
Shrewd moves early in the pandemic pay off for interior designer

More growth, including a new 60-employee location, is forthcoming for Clive Daniel Home.

  • Strategies
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • April 19, 2019
Free to thrive: Bank relishes its one-of-a-kind status

Cathy Swanson, CEO of fast-growing St. Petersburg, Florida-based Freedom Bank, sees consolidation within the state's community banking sector as a huge opportunity for locally owned financial institution.

  • Finance
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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 Jean Gruss |
  • July 25, 2014
Trades are Back

Warehouses and other industrial buildings are filling up with construction trades as homebuilding recovers in the Fort Myers and Naples areas.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 25, 2013
Big Smile

A Fort Myers dentist hopes a new office with a theme-park atmosphere will keep kids and their parents coming back.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • December 20, 2013
Staff up

The temporary staffing industry is on the rise. A savvy Gulf Coast entrepreneur capitalized on the rebound.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • April 8, 2016
The X Factor

Co-work office space is in high demand as the ranks of freelance workers swell. Entrepreneurs David and Brett Diamond plan to franchise their concept, Venture X.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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