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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • June 14, 2013
Art of deal

Tampa investor and entrepreneur Bob Gries scored a $75 million payday recently on one transaction. His mission, though, remains the same: To swell the portfolios of his eclectic client list.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 5, 2011
Permit challenge burden flips

Challengers to water permits now must prove harm.

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  • June 4, 2011
Sarasota SCAT shelters removed after ad contract ends

Sixteen Sarasota County Area Transit bus shelters in the city of Sarasota are being replaced after the city terminated its contract with Lamar Advertising, the company that owns the shelters.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 26, 2013
MarineMax revenue, profit powers up

Same-store sales grow as economic recovery continues.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 6, 2012
Shareholder activists fail

Unions and other so-called “shareholder activists” got a lot of free press lately.

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  • July 4, 2012
Radiation Therapy to expand in Latin America

Radiation Therapy Services, the Fort Myers-based operator of radiation-treatment centers for cancer patients, is already one of the largest such operators in the U.S.

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  • November 30, 2012
Passenger traffic jets up 3.3%

Delta leads the way in passengers at the Fort Myers airport.

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  • January 30, 2012
Naples WineFest brings in $12M

The Naples Winter Wine Festival has raised $107 million since 2001.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 25, 2014
Foreclosures a thing of the past

For several years during the real estate collapse, Lee County was the epicenter of the foreclosure crisis.

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  • April 15, 2016
Ease your tax pain

Your taxes are due Monday, April 18, and you may have pulled an all-nighter to finish them.

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  • November 12, 2015
London tech firm plans 250 jobs in Tampa

TransferWise plans to hire the employees within three years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • December 29, 2008
The French CONNECTION

America still holds a special place in foreign investors' minds. One Frenchman is bringing the American dream of real estate ownership to the French middle class.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • February 3, 2025
Housing, jobs, population growth: Florida Chamber Foundation's 2025 forecast

As Florida's economy and population grow, housing and affordability remain top concerns.

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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 9, 2006
Corn Dogged

Former Monsanto scientist Bradley M. Krohn tries to beat the odds by introducing ethanol production to Florida.

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  • December 22, 2006
Rod Thomson: Economic optimism in the trenches

Gulf Coast business leaders in industries across the region expect 2007 to be a year of healthy economic growth.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • March 21, 2014
In the zone

Reality television shows are hot, and Chuck Ardezzone hopes his pilots will hit it big. The payoff could be huge.

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  • August 25, 2008
Commercial Real Estate Briefs

Yellowfin Yachts adds Bradenton propertyNew York landlord buysBradenton Sports AuthorityWinter Park's Rock Propertiesbuys land for WalgreensAmerican Realty Capital buys Wachovia branchesBoston investment groupbuys Grove home, villa lotsLutgert Cos. renovatingVillage on Venetian BayWalgreen buys store from Paradise DevelopmentLiberty Insurance buildings sold to investorsSovran Self Storage buysLock N Key Mini StorageCrosland buys Westshore land,plans apartments, retail

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 11, 2005
Manager: Know Thy Self

Great marketing managers develop great marketers.

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  • March 19, 2004
Hire Top Talent

Companies that select, retain and develop top talent will become the market leaders.Stephen Garber, who lives and works in the Sarasota area, provides executive coaching for people who need to choose, keep and develop performance champions.

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  • March 29, 2019
In Memoriam: Wendy Mack, 1956-2019

Wendy Mack died March 13 after suffering a brain aneurysm.

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