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  • February 23, 2018
Data Snapshot: Premium play

Think car insurance is expensive? You're right.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • February 23, 2018
NAIOP awards highlight big deals

The National Association of Industrial and Office Parks' Tampa chapter awards for 2017 showcased the region's largest transactions and reflected the buoyancy of the industry over the past year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • February 23, 2018
Investment trend panel cites hot products

The Sarasota/Manatee submarket may be saturated with new hotels and apartments for now, but new and modern industrial space is still needed to keep pace with macro-changes in the way products are shipped.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 23, 2018
Death and refunds

Florida filers get average refund of $2,877.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 23, 2018
The luxury skies

Admiral Travel International steps up luxury, a lot.

  • News
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • February 23, 2018
Five-Diamond Fever

Ritz-Carlton Sarasota purchase reflects investor appetite for limited luxury supply along the Gulf Coast.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 23, 2018
Scientific method

ArrMaz opens its research and development complex.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 23, 2018
Front Row Seat

Two performing arts theaters in the region — one in Naples, one in Sarasota — seek expansive and exhilarating new homes. But first there are a host of obstacles, from location to financing.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • February 23, 2018
Tower Power

A Southwest Florida retail hub is on the cusp of a major shift — including doubling its offering of food and beverage establishments. Will the moves pay off?

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 22, 2018
Restaurant company hits 50 locations

Metro Diner will open two more Sarasota restaurants in March.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 22, 2018
Beer chain woos banker, hotel executive

World of Beer hired CFO Kevin MacCormack and Vice President of Marketing James Buell.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 22, 2018
In Memoriam: Cedar Hames

Hames died Feb. 16, after battling cancer. He was 72.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 22, 2018
Firm's customer service facility promises 40 jobs

Best Home Services has been serving Southwest Florida customers since 1980

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 21, 2018
Buyer plans senior housing on $2.3M, 14-acre site

A 14.02-acre parcel of land in Sarasota will be used to build an addition to a senior housing complex.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 21, 2018
Area manufacturer plans 110 jobs, $10M investment

Welbilt plans to add 42,000 square feet of space to its facility.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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