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  • April 26, 2019
Insurance firm names vice president of HR

Before joining Alltrust, Dan Posada was with Bouchard Insurance since 2006.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 26, 2019
County commissioner, business advocate, dies at 67

Larry Kiker was elected to his second term as a Lee County Commissioner last year.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 26, 2019
Ultra-healthy co-working concept debuts in area

The Ring, a co-working and startup incubator space, opened its doors last week in Clearwater, Florida, and the effects of its advanced environmental features on worker productivity are going to be studied by Harvard University researchers.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 26, 2019
Builder completes 85th home in luxury community

Gulfshore Homes’ Casa Mare beach house-style model took one year to build, priced from $4.25 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 26, 2019
Region scores big win in national retail report

Tampa scores a surprise victory in a CoStar survey.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 26, 2019
Boat dealer lands a huge catch

Fish Tale Boats in Fort Myers delivers a $1 million Grady-White Canyon 456 to Cape Coral Client

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 26, 2019
Iconic retail center dishing out change in taste

Renovation nearly complete, Bell Tower Shops in Fort Myers eateries trending toward fun, casual dining.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 26, 2019
Big shift in thinking about red tide cause

The cause of the devastating red tide that took a bite out of Gulf Coast tourism revenues last year are more complicated than first thought, according to new findings by University of South Florida researchers in Tampa, Florida.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 26, 2019
Firm breaks ground by generating profit with purpose

Legacy Vacation Resorts, a Lake Buena Vista hospitality company co-owned by St. Petersburg, Florida, entrepreneur Jared Meyers, has achieved Certified B Corporation status, making it the first multi-state hotel and vacation ownership company in the countr

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  • Brian Hartz
  • April 26, 2019
Work of art: Building designed to make a statement, link business districts

Indianapolis-based developer Milhaus discusses its latest project, Artistry, a $53 million, six-story, 251-unit apartment and commercial complex that will be located at 1601 Central Avenue in St. Petersburg, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • April 26, 2019
Lease sparks office activity at Water Street Tampa

Accounting firm RSM US LLP becomes the first office tenants announced at Water Street Tampa, a $3 billion redevelopment transforming downtown Tampa

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • April 26, 2019
Office landlords embarking on improvements to remain competitive

Tampa landlords like Feldman Equities, Farley White Interests, Denholtz Associates and Convergent Capital Partners say continual upgrades and improvements to office buildings are necessary to remain viable.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • April 26, 2019
Blackstone fund buys St. Petersburg apartments

Blackstone Group continues to buy Gulf Coast apartment projects, even as it prepares to shift its corporate structure to a corporation this summer.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • April 26, 2019
Dallas partners buy Fort Myers industrial land

A Dallas-based partnership has acquired a 100-acre tract zoned for industrial development for what will likely be a major new business park in Fort Myers

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 26, 2019
Restaurant celebrates holiday by introducing CBD-infused beer

Oak & Stone worked with Naughty Monk Brewery and Mindful Medicinals to develop the brew.

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