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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 21, 2018
Collier, Sarasota residents among most generous in state

Those counties, Collier and Sarasota, placed in the top 10 most generous counties in the state, with Collier coming in at No. 1 and Sarasota at No. 6, according to a new study from financial technology company SmartAsset.

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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 25, 2019
Florida’s reputation as a relatively low tax state remains intact — for now

State officials often tout the state’s lack of an income tax as a big perk. Yet other taxes dent a company’s income.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 11, 2018
Locally based national restaurant chain names new CEO

Current First Watch President Chris Tomasso will take on the additional role and title of CEO, succeeding Ken Pendery.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 13, 2018
What They're Saying: JLL

Brokerage firm JLL finds Tampa is one of nine established financial centers in the U.S.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 13, 2018
Area philanthropists to send 100 nonprofit executives to Harvard

Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School faculty oversee the program and teach the classes.Johanna Gustafsson and Chris Pinckney, leaders of a wife-husband wealth management team, have been part of a lot of giving back in the Sarasota community

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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • March 2, 2018
Fyzical Education

How does a fast-growing franchise company manage a big leadership transition? In part, by building in some overlap.

  • Strategies
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • April 27, 2018
School district gets creative in filling employee gaps

One of Southwest Florida's largest employers looks in unusual spots for new teachers.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 14, 2016
Jon Krawczyk, 34

Owner, Superior Pools

  • Class of 2016
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  • By Ted Carter |
  • January 20, 2017
Smart buyers

What's changed in homebuilding in Southwest Florida the past 20 years?

  • Strategies
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  • By Ted Carter |
  • January 5, 2018
Market Moves

Southwest Florida technology entrepreneurs should have plenty of new places to work in 2018. Will it lead to a breakthrough business?

  • Strategies
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • May 9, 2014
Served in the Cloud

The days of bulky point-of-sale machines in restaurants may be numbered as eateries turn to mobile cloud-based systems like the one being designed by Benseron Information Technology in Naples.

  • Industries
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 18, 2016
In Memoriam: Bruce Fabel 1963-2016

Tampa-based Ideal Image President Bruce Fabel immersed himself in everything he did, from personally using treatments offered by the laser hair removal firm to narrating family horseback riding videos in Utah.

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  • By Steven Benna |
  • April 1, 2016
Broker of youth

Success in commercial real estate traditionally only comes with experience. An innovative leader aims to disrupt that model.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 10, 2014
Neil Simon, 39

President, Envirostruct

  • Class of 2014
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • October 31, 2014
Wright back

Naples-based engineering firm RWA Consulting is reopening the Fort Myers office it closed during the recession. It's another sign that the recovery is sustainable.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • June 12, 2015
Check this

Alex Chamberlain turned frustration over regulation in one business into an opportunity for another company. Now he eyes national expansion.

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  • By Traci McMillan Beach |
  • February 20, 2015
Tell your stories

Tampa Bay Technology Forum's new executive director and former chairman believe Tampa needs to share its tech stories to attract talent.

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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • February 19, 2024
Report: Top-paying construction jobs in Tampa region lag national average

Regional construction work could boom with federal projects and robust residential demand.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • January 16, 2025
Historic $25 million grant to fund nature experience in Naples

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida received a record donation from the John & Carol Walter Family Foundation.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • December 29, 2024
Hyatt Regency Sarasota to be demolished in 2025 for mixed-use development

The current hotel will be razed and two towers built in its place on Boulevard of the Arts.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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