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  • June 11, 2019
Contractor adds four convenience stores to project portfolio

Cape Coral-based Creighton Construction recently completes locations for 7-Eleven.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 10, 2019
Bank names community president for market

Shaun Merriman will continue in his role as regional president for the west Florida region of CenterState.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 10, 2019
Credit union surpasses $10B in total assets

As of May 31, Tampa, Florida-based Suncoast Credit Union had exceeded $10 billion in total assets.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 10, 2019
Construction firm finds leader in relocated industry veteran

After 23 years with Midwest contractor, third-generation construction professional Shelly Patterson lands with Suffolk.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 8, 2019
Retirement community woos fundraising director

Beth Watson has experience with libraries and children’s services organizations, among other nonprofits.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 7, 2019
Developers unveil plans for another luxury condo tower

Sarasota-based Ascentia Development Group, along with its partner, Atlanta’s Batson-Cook Development Co., have released plans for a new 34-story luxury condo tower in downtown Tampa, Florida, called Arris Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 7, 2019
National builder debuts new boutique community

Pulte Homes will build 181 homes in family-oriented Eagle Reserve.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 7, 2019
Major grocer inks sweet deal with organic stevia sugar alternative maker

Naples-based Pyure Brands to offer stevia product in nearly 1,200 Publix stores.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 7, 2019
St. Pete tech firm makes French connection

Marxent, a St. Petersburg, Florida-based tech firm that creates interactive virtual-reality displays for home furnishing retailers like Macy’s, has found a strategic partner in Europe.

  • News
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 7, 2019
Report: venture capital showers region with cash

Private equity and venture capital funding, in Florida, are going in opposite directions.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 7, 2019
In Memoriam: Mark Richmond, 1955-2019

Mark Richmond died May 29 after suffering from a pacemaker-related infection.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 7, 2019
Sponsorship gives pool company presence at MLB stadium

Superior Pools of Southwest Florida has a sponsorship with CoolToday Park in North Port.

  • News
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • June 7, 2019
Naples firm buys Collier Place office complex

A Naples investment firm has acquired the two-building Collier Place office complex in Naples for $12.85 million, with plans to invest significantly to improve the 62,000-square-foot property.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • June 7, 2019
Bluerock buys DeSota apartments in downtown Sarasota

Bluerock Real Estate of New York has spent $80.3 million to acquire the 180-unit DeSota apartments in downtown Sarasota at a record price per unit for the city.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • June 7, 2019
What They're Saying: LSI Cos.

Commercial real estate brokerage firm LSI Cos. says in its first quarter 2019 Market Trends report that it believes Southwest Florida will continue to benefit from in-migration and tourist travel to the area.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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