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  • Louis Llovio
  • April 3, 2024
Developers building $25M Lakeland industrial park

Construction on the park just off of I-4 on State Road 33 is expected to begin later this year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Jim Stinson
  • April 2, 2024
Moffitt to incorporate AI, machine learning into fighting cancer

Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa will partner with NVIDIA, Oracle and a Deloitte subsidiary to improve data processing.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • April 2, 2024
Top Tampa commercial real estate firm moves offices

JLL has moved into a larger space in downtown Tampa and will bring eight lines of business under one roof.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • April 2, 2024
Lee County given 'any and all tools' to fight FEMA decision

Several options are being discussed, including an appeal and hiring a consultant top go plead the county's case in Washington, D.C.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • April 2, 2024
Area resident donates $16M to support Sarasota cancer institute

Susan Milman, whose family was in commercial real estate, has now given at least $21 million to the the Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • April 2, 2024
Global insurance firm buys Fort Myers brokerage, affiliate

Global insurance brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Fort Myers-based Specialty Risk Management Services LLC and its affiliate, Private Client Insurance Services.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • April 1, 2024
As Lee residents face 25% flood insurance increase, county tries to shift blame

Lee County officials, despite FEMA letters, say they were blindsided by rating downgrade.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • April 1, 2024
$144M Fort Myers landscape firm announces acquisitions, military contract

Juniper Landscaping is growing in the Panhandle and Southeast Florida.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 1, 2024
Tickets available for Business Observer's annual Top Entrepreneur event

The Business Observer is set to honor six of the region’s most accomplished entrepreneurs at the annual Top Entrepreneur luncheon, scheduled for May 9.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • April 1, 2024
Indiana transportation firm leases Tampa space, will triple workforce

American Structurepoint is doubling its office space in Tampa and will hire 35 employees as demand in the area grows.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • March 31, 2024
Clearwater company pays $7M for Venice, Bradenton senior living centers

In the week's top commercial real estate news, Tampa and Sarasota lay out affordable housing programs, and a Sanibel resort is being rebuilt.

  • Florida
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • March 30, 2024
Florida preserves 28,000 acres, including land slated for 1,900 homes

The purchase of tens of thousands of acres protects natural lands and links existing conservation areas, the state says.

  • Florida
    By
  • Jim Stinson
  • March 30, 2024
Florida builders sue Biden administration over labor union favoritism

Associated Builders and Contractors and a Florida chapter say President Joe Biden's labor agreements policy makes a mockery of competitive bidding.

  • Florida
    By
  • Jim Stinson
  • March 29, 2024
New Pinellas County residents flock to one city: St. Petersburg

Mayor Ken Welch releases office vacancies, list of top taxpayers and top private employers.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • March 29, 2024
Noted Nantucket bistro and sushi bar makes regional debut in Naples

LoLa 41, a sushi and bistro spot with locations in Nantucket, Boston and the east coast of Florida, has expanded to Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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