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  • September 1, 2016
German firm grows in U.S. through Tampa

Trans-Market Sales & Equipment Inc. does about $30 million a year in sales.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 1, 2016
National builder forges ahead on new project

Toll Bros. recently closed on a deal to buy 133 acres in Collier County.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 1, 2016
Home starts surge at master-planned community

West Villages comprises four communities totaling 10,000 acres in south Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 31, 2016
Bank gets edgy with expansion plans

Tampa-based GulfShore Bank's newest branch is in St. Petersburg's downtown Edge district.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 31, 2016
Real estate brokerage punts Michigan, lands in Sarasota

McMullen Properties Inc. was founded in 1910.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 31, 2016
Recession-era image for Cape Coral endures

Region is one of 10 metro areas nationwide to have recovered the least from its housing peak.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 30, 2016
Roofing firm spurned in Sarasota lands in Tampa

North American Roofing Co. plans to move its corporate headquarters from North Carolina to Tampa.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 30, 2016
Airline adds nonstop flights to Austin

Allegiant Air will also introduce seasonal service to New Hampshire from the St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 30, 2016
Global auto parts firm revs up in Fort Myers

Liftmatic leased space in the Daniels Road Showroom Warehouse.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 29, 2016
Manufacturer to hire 185, build $30M plant

Mettler Toledo expects the project to be complete by the fall of 2017.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 29, 2016
Sarasota targets $350K in failed incentives project

Sarasota County plans to institute collection proceedings against Sanborn Studios.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 29, 2016
Sailing school expands programs

America's Cup and Olympic sailor Steve Colgate founded Offshore Sailing School in 1964.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 26, 2016
Naples man faked being an exec, stole $2.2M

Jeffrey Ihm plead guilty to impersonating executives.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 26, 2016
You want fries with that?

Lino Maldonado, in his executive position at Wyndham Vacation Rentals, is always on the lookout for great front desk employees — the frontline stars who are the first people guests see.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • August 26, 2016
Tampa student housing sells for $45 million

A New York-based investment firm has acquired the 4050 Lofts complex in Tampa for $45 million, the latest in a wave of institutional student housing deals nationwide.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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