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  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 20, 2022
New surf park in Tampa Bay area expects to exceed $50M in revenue in year one

Developed in conjunction with an Australian company, Peak Surf Park is expected to open in the Tampa Bay region in 2025.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 19, 2022
UPDATED: Tropicana Products shutting down Fort Pierce facility and laying off staff, not enough oranges

The Bradenton-based company says lack of supply leading it to close St. Lucie County plant

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 19, 2022
New $1.7 million office opportunity sprouts for potato farmer

The office building became available five days after Alan Jones reached out to a brokerage firm.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 19, 2022
Tampa RV dealership names new CEO

John North will also serve on the board of directors at Lazydays Holdings Inc.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 19, 2022
Waterfront hotel sold, will undergo 'extensive' renovation

The 33-year-old North Redington Beach hotel was sold by its longtime owners to a South Carolina development group.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 19, 2022
Nearly 40-acre industrial park to be built in Palmetto

An Atlanta developer with several industrial projects in the works locally and across the state is building the park off U.S. 41.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 19, 2022
Tampa water company acquires firm that distributes its products

Atlanta-based Highland Mountain Water will be part of Primo Water Corp.’s Primo Water North America subsidiary.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 19, 2022
Polk County apartment sale tops $100 million

An apartment complex just off Interstate 4 sells to a Virginia real estate company.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 19, 2022
Grocery chain readies for opening day in Cape Coral, plans 100 hires

The Sprouts grocery store is scheduled to open in early October.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 18, 2022
Miami developer spends $55 million on Tampa property

The Related Group will build a mixed-used development on city’s river, across from downtown.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 18, 2022
Sarasota man pleads guilty to $500K PPP loan fraud

Randy Xavier Jones was sentenced to more than five years of prison time for scamming several federal and state programs out of nearly $500,000.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 18, 2022
Locally owned ice cream firm expands to new mixed-use development

Chill Bros. Scoop Shop has opened its latest store at Water Street Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 18, 2022
Sarasota law firm adds new partner

The addition expands real estate practice Williams Parker to 16 attorneys.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • July 17, 2022
Jewelry store owner goes digging for gold — in Alaska

Barry Nicholls has been in the jewelry business for 40 years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • July 15, 2022
Minnesota buyer pays nearly $50 million for Fort Myers low-income units

Dominium, which specializes in affordable housing complexes, has bought a 320-unit complex in Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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