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  • Louis Llovio
  • November 16, 2022
Homes to be built near century-old St. Pete neighborhood

Local developers are building a residential community on the boundary of the historic Euclid St. Paul section of the city.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • November 16, 2022
St. Pete bank acquires fintech platform

Ecountabl, now owned by Climate First Bank, indexes thousands of companies’ environment, social and governance performance.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 15, 2022
Fort Myers insurance firm expands with Pittsburgh acquisition

Pittsburgh Brokerage Services Inc. has markets in three states.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 15, 2022
Venerable St. Pete advertising agency promotes chief strategy officer to president

Rudy Webb will lead Paradise Advertising & Marketing Inc. alongside CEO Barbara Karasek and COO Tony Karasek.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • November 15, 2022
Minneapolis developer plans major renovation of St. Pete Beach hotel

A company has paid $38 million for a waterfront property and plans to transform it into a four-star luxury hotel.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 15, 2022
Lee County approves $4.5 million in federal housing funds

The vote came after the county's annual action plan was approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 15, 2022
Airport, with two months to go, surpasses 2021’s passenger count

Year to date, departures and arrivals are up 24% at St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • November 14, 2022
World Series runner-up buys Clearwater shopping center

An affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies has bought a 13-acre center next to its spring training home for less than what it pays its right fielder.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 14, 2022
Waterfront house in Sarasota with 12-car garage goes to auction

The $10 million residence will be featured at a live auction in December.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • November 14, 2022
Newly launched venture capital firm invests in football player’s company

Rayze, a fintech firm founded by Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Carl Nassib, gets a boost from Financial Fitness Ventures.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • November 14, 2022
Miami developer plots build-to-rent project after $30 million deal

After years of looking at a piece of property, Wolfson Development is finally constructing a new build-to-rent community in Fort Myers.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 14, 2022
Leading realty brokerage promotes official to top PR post

Elise Ramer joined Premier Sotheby’s International Realty in 2017.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • November 11, 2022
Chef brings acclaimed Chinese restaurant concept home to Tampa

Lauded by Bon Appetit magazine and Guy Fieri, Hales Blackbrick, created by Richard Hales, is set to open Nov. 15.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • November 11, 2022
Lakewood Ranch condominium project targets 2023 groundbreaking

The often-delayed project along Lake Uihlein gets off the ground with developer Frank Dagostino.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • November 11, 2022
Largo looks to boost downtown with mixed-use sustainable development

The city of Largo is building a new city hall that will include 18,000 square feet of space for restaurants and shops.

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