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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 13, 2007
Travel Survivor

Industries going through wrenching change can learn from the travel-agent business. A survivor in Naples tells how she adapted.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 31, 2007
Coffee Talk

Donut entrepreneur focuses on Far East: Sarasota entrepreneur Marvin Kaplan is selling a majority of his stake in 18 Gulf Coast Dunkin' Donuts shops, just as he gets closer to his long-stated goal of opening a series of stores for the franchise in China.Downturn claims advertising victim: AdvertisingWorks, a 12-year-old advertising firm in Naples that recently won several awards at the Collier Building Industry Association's annual Sand Dollar Awards, is closing its doors.Downturn claims advertising victim: AdvertisingWorks, a 12-year-old advertising firm in Naples that recently won several awards at the Collier Building Industry Association's annual Sand Dollar Awards, is closing its doors.Tampa International needs more international flights: CEOs that travel appreciate Tampa International Airport after sprinting through endless terminals and riding trams, escalators and moving sidewalks for what seems like miles at other airports.Nationwide pullout opens opportunity: You can appreciate cost cutting if you run a business. But it's a tad different when the cost cutting may affect you.Bank of America surge: made in Tampa: Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis made some headlines earlier this year when he urged his top managers to "Go for the jugular" in taking more market share.WCI's winners: Bankers and lawyers: Shareholders and bondholders of Bonita Springs-based WCI Communities are licking their wounds as the value of their holdings h

  • News
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • March 2, 2006
Condo Craze: Lee/Collier Top 10

The Southwest Florida construction industry keeps on motoring. Condos aredriving the growth.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • June 6, 2005
Costly Problem$

Raymond James plays down its regulatory run-ins. But the SEC isn't letting slide what it claims are supervisory deficiencies at the St. Petersburg firm.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 17, 2003
2nd Runner-Up: Charlie Brown III

President and CEO Charlotte State Bank, Port CharlotteCharlie Brown did not intend to become a banker. He wanted to become a financial analyst at a big firm.

  • Opinion
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  • By Jay Brady |
  • August 5, 2011
Public Charity: Wise or Waste?

Local governments contracting with nonprofits for services spend millions of taxpayers' dollars each year. The strategy has its supporters and detractors.

  • Florida
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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • September 20, 2013
Quiet Giant

Crews Banking Corp. has quietly joined the exclusive $1 billion asset club of Florida community banks and has been profitable even through the downturn.

  • Finance
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  • By Lindsay Downey |
  • July 6, 2012
Guns Blazing

A Lebanese immigrant recently relocated his business from Connecticut to the Gulf Coast. Despite several hurdles, the move is working.

  • Strategies
  • By Ric Gregoria |
  • October 3, 2017
The Importance of CEO and Board Communications for Nonprofits

This past fall, Williams Parker hosted a half-day seminar for over 75 leaders of nonprofit organizations in our community. The seminar, entitled “Nonprofit Matters Forum: Management Challenges Facing Nonprofit Leaders,” included talks...

  • Williams Parker
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • May 20, 2016
POWER BROKERS: Southwest Florida Winners

For 2015, 21 companies and 44 individuals in Southwest Florida were recognized on CoStar's Power Brokers list.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • July 3, 2024
Broker gets creative to sell $295 million Naples compound

Dawn McKenna says selling trophy properties, like the Naples estate and the "Home Alone" house, is a happy mix of art and science.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 28, 2005
People to Watch

Will their stars keep rising? Or will they go down in flames? Regardless of the result, these 10 business people are sure to intrigue.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 15, 2026
Eric Foster: Cybersecurity startup CEO targets IPO

“Startup life in general is a constant knife-edge between everything is amazing and 'oh, my God, we're all gonna die.'" –Tenex CEO Eric Foster

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 13, 2009
Commercial Real Estate Lee-Collier

TIB Bank takes back three properties

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 23, 2009
Real estate rebirth

Leroy Moore and the Tampa Housing Authority have teamed up with Bank of America to transform a former public housing project into a thriving 28-acre commercial and residential area.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 13, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Gerald Anthony is going to give community banking another shot.The redesign of an interactive store display has landed Sarasota-based Design Marketing Group a contract with the nation's largest specialty-retailer of

  • News
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • January 21, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa edition)

Last wordHe told you soMystery solvedNetworking successGrrrrr

  • News
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • May 5, 2021
Hammer time: corporate executive enters franchise sector

Rick Sander has his eye on a specific goal: recurring revenue.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Brian Hartz |
  • January 8, 2021
Tech executive grows a new passion — on the farm

In March, VantagePoint AI President Lane Mendelsohn bought a 75-acre ranch he'd been eyeing since he was a kid. Bring on the cattle.

  • Executive Diversions
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • July 30, 2020
Company puts Tampa HQ up for sale for $6.5M

With many offices looking more like ghost towns than bustling hubs of people, some entrepreneurs — even ones running growing companies — are doing the once unthinkable: downsizing space.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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