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Business Observer | Business Observer

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  • August 4, 2014
Lee building permits rise

The value of commercial construction permits in Lee County nearly doubled in July. Residential permits rose 14%.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 1, 2014
C1 Financial kicks off IPO

The St. Petersburg-based bank is offering 2.63 million shares for between $18 and $20 a share.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 1, 2014
Wireless firm nabs part of $497M contract

xG Technology will work with Arlington, Va.-based CACI International.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 1, 2014
Airport outlook improves

Fitch upgraded the outlook for the revenue bonds issued by Southwest Florida International Airport, reflecting the region's economic recovery.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 1, 2014
Hydro-Dyne Engineering buys, relocating to Pinellas Park building

Hydro-Dyne Engineering Inc. purchased a 107,500-square-foot industrial building for $5 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 1, 2014
National Hospitality Consulting Group buys, renovating Fairfield Inn Fort Myers

Fort Myers-based National Hospitality Consulting Group purchased the 104-room Fairfield Inn Fort Myers for $4.22 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 1, 2014
Christmas party plans underway

Summer's not even over, but the happiest seaside town in Florida wants you to know it's already planned a Christmas party.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 1, 2014
Tidewell Hospice administration moving to former Fidelity Investments building

Tidewell Hospice Inc. purchased the 17,580-square-foot Tamiami Plaza building for $3.5 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 1, 2014
Go wide, get a good deal

Male executives who seek in edge in negotiations — and who doesn't? — have a new answer: a wide face.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 1, 2014
What slowdown?

While experts are casting doom on the slowing housing market nationally, the Fort Myers area keeps posting strong sales results.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 1, 2014
Funding group hopes to find success

Startups throughout Florida have a new ally in a frontline challenge: raising capital.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 1, 2014
Sarasota's McKay Law Firm buys former Pat Cook Construction building

Sarasota-based McKay Law Firm PA purchased the 6,600-square-foot former Pat Cook Construction building for $990,000.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 1, 2014
CEC Controls Co. buys Palmetto facility

Warren, Mich.-based CEC Controls Co. Inc. purchased a 20,020-square-foot flex building for $850,000.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 1, 2014
Bainbridge buys Falkenburg land, starts apartment development

An affiliate of The Bainbridge Cos. purchased an 18-acre piece of vacant commercial land at the southwest corner of Interstate 75 and the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway for $7.3 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 1, 2014
Cape Coral a work in progress

Cape Coral, the city across the river from Fort Myers, was one of the hardest-hit areas in the economic downturn and foreclosure crisis.

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