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Business Observer | Business Observer

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • June 22, 2018
Market Spotlight: Lee County Office

Despite solid growth for the past four years, the Lee County office market is showing signs of fatigue, with an uptick in vacancy rates, flat rental rates and negative absorption in the first quarter of 2018.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 22, 2018
May airport traffic shatters prior year

Southwest Florida International Airport reports6.3% passenger increase in May 2018

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 21, 2018
Community bank names vice president

Tish Scott-Murphy, with 39 years of banking experience, comes to Sabal Palm Bank's Venice location as vice president and business development officer.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 21, 2018
Fast-growing area IT firm expands, hires 20

IT company Newgentek spent $500,000 to upgrade its Tampa headquarters, and has also hired 20 additional employees to accommodate its rapid growth.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 21, 2018
Medical group plans larger office to serve more patients

The new office for Elmquist Eye Care will allow the practice to serve an additional 250 patients a week.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 20, 2018
National builder begins construction in master-planned community

The Isles at Lakewood Ranch gated community is the first Toll Bros. development in master-planned Lakewood Ranch.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 20, 2018
Tax, white-collar defense expert promoted at law firm

Wiand Guerra King has named Matthew Mueller, a tax and white-collar defense expert, a shareholder in the Tampa-based law firm.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 19, 2018
Manufacturer names new CFO, plans to increase philanthropy

Hosana Fieber served as Venice-based drinkware manufacturer Tervis' company's vice president of finance since November 2017.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 19, 2018
University creates cybersecurity degree program

The University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, will soon offer a bachelor's degree program in cybersecurity.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 19, 2018
Tennessee media firm enters Florida, buys seven newspapers

Greeneville, Tenn.-based Adams Publishing Group acquired the Sun Coast Media Group, a collection of daily, weekly and twice-weekly community newspapers on the west coast of Florida that had been family-owned since 1976.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 19, 2018
Construction firm names two project execs

Gates Construction names Abraham Velazquez and Traci Christensen to project management roles

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 18, 2018
Grant software firm hires IT veteran as vice president

St. Petersburg-based Panther International LLC, a grant management software company, hired Tervis IT veteran Adam Russell as vice president.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 18, 2018
Prominent area restaurant plans renovation, second location

Prominent area restaurant plans renovation, second location, Sarasota, Libby's, eats, foods, foodie. Joe Seidensticker, CEO of Tableseide Restaurant Group, conglomerate .

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 16, 2018
Polo Club lands buyer for 158-acre property

Saying their goal is to keep the Sarasota Polo Club as agricultural and recreational space as currently zoned, Lakewood Ranch Country Club residents — and horse and equine sports enthusiasts — James and Misdee Miller recently closed on their purchase of t

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 15, 2018
Specialty health care IT firm names new CEO

Tampa-based Kforce has named Maureen Coyle the new CEO of its specialty health care IT division, Kforce Government Solutions.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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