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  • By Alicia Ceccarelli |
  • August 11, 2017
Food Dudes

Restaurant weeks nationwide promote discounted dining during slow periods, but they're not a guaranteed success. Here's how two Naples foodies make a year out of a week.

  • Travel-Tourism
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 29, 2010
Unfinished Dali gets accolades

The grand opening of St. Petersburg's new Salvador Dali Museum is six months away, yet the unfinished structure is already garnering accolades for its unique design.

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  • By Anthony Boccio |
  • April 2, 2009
Needed: Economic Freedom

The G-20 Summit should be a time to renew the commitment to economic freedom, which leads to prosperity.

  • Opinion
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • January 4, 2019
On the Cusp

The $3 billion water Street Tampa project will see its first real vertical construction in the coming year, as a half doze new projects are now being built within the 53-acre project.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • October 8, 2023
Sarasota restaurant property sells for $5 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Port Charlotte resorts gets a new boss, a church hits the market in Lakeland and workforce apartments are coming to Naples.

  • Florida
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • July 10, 2015
Canadian investor latest on multifamily bandwagon

Continuing a wave of multifamily deals throughout Florida this year, a Canadian apartment operator has spent nearly $46 million to purchase a 13-building rental community in Lakeland.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 20, 2005
Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Events is available free of charge.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2012
Marketplace of Ideas: Free Market for Higher Education

The current system taxes to subsidize public higher education, which results in a poor investment for all.

  • Opinion
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 31, 2004
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Chinais loss, Sarasotais gainFlorida friendly to business, Good news for Florida.Law firms come throughCritic says job picture betterBlue sky for bankers

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 12, 2021
County report shows tourism bouncing back with an all-time high for lodging occupancy

Visit Sarasota County's tourism statistics were off the charts in June 2021.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 6, 2007
Rauch: Investing

The stock market has discounted all the negatives. So the 'momentum market' will continue its upward march.

  • Opinion
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  • By Dan Ping |
  • May 20, 2011
Clear and Concise

Orange County has a new mayor and a new attitude toward working with the development community. A task force created by the mayor will attempt to make the development review process more efficient and less costly.

  • Strategies
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 19, 2010
Raymond James could return to acquisition mode

Raymond James Financial Inc. could return to acquisition mode as post-recession valuations level off.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 23, 2020
Region's cybersecurity sector set to get even stronger

ConnectWise founder Arnie Bellini and other leading companies have donated more than $100,000 to new business accelerator program in Tampa, Florida.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • May 15, 2019
Fast-growing pet care chain debuts in region

Jacksonville-based Pet Paradise has locations in Naples and Wesley Chapel, among others in Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 10, 2018
Football stadium name game

Lee Health, School District of Lee County agree to naming rights deal for Bonita Springs High School football stadium

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 11, 2016
Newmark Grubb tapped to lease Tampa Regional spec building

Newmark Grubb Knight Frank's Tampa office has been tapped to lease a new speculative industrial building being developed in the Interstate 4 corridor.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 12, 2014
Show skills, win cool prizes

Buzz around The Mall at University Town Center has gotten louder in recent weeks.

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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • August 27, 2024
More leadership changes at Hertz as board grows

The Hertz Corp. has added two new seats to its board of directors and brought in a pair of veteran corporate executives with Washington experience to fill the new roles.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • March 5, 2025
Tom Brady is coming back to Hertz

The retired football star is staring in a new add for The Hertz Co.'s used car sales division, his second stint a pitchman for the Lee County rent-a-car chain.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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