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  • Mark Gordon
  • June 20, 2022
Longtime Sarasota furniture store owner, philanthropist dies at 101

"It doesn't cost anything to be nice, and it pays dividends" was one of Ed Kalin’s favorite sayings.

  • News
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 18, 2022
Beverage bottler and distributor starts work on $250 million facility

Coke Florida is building a massive state-of-the-art sales and distribution center in Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 18, 2022
New Babcock Ranch neighborhood to celebrate grand opening

The neighborhood is stretched over 116 acres with 322 homes.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 17, 2022
PGA Tour event raises nearly $2M locally, approaching $50M lifetime mark

The Valspar Championship, under Ronde Barber, tops last year’s total as it nears the milestone.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • June 17, 2022
Symposium to reveal findings from series of resiliency studies

Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council's June 23 event will examine how key coastal areas can prepare for catastrophic flooding.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 17, 2022
Coral Gables community bank enters Tampa Bay market

Amerant Bank’s Tampa headquarters will be in the MetWest International mixed-use development in the Westshore business district.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 17, 2022
Mall outparcel in Tampa sells, but has the mall itself been sold?

An outparcel of Citrus Park Town Center sells to investors for $5.65 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 17, 2022
Business Observer 40 Under 40 winner makes national list

Chris Fils made the Investment News 40 Under 40 list, four years after the Business Observer.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Louis Llovio
  • June 16, 2022
Ave Maria storage complex sold to California developer

The 3-year-old facility, built by local developers, sold for nearly $14 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 16, 2022
Sarasota nonprofit announces promotion, two new hires

Kelly Borgia has been with the Gulf Coast Community Foundation since 2018.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 16, 2022
Bolts ticket prices soar as team chases third-straight Cup

The Tampa Bay Lightning lost Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals, but ticket sellers on the secondary market have seen big gains.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 15, 2022
A year after launch, bank grows to more than $200M in assets

Climate First Bank opened two branches and has a third in the works.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 15, 2022
Sarasota nonprofit secures state's first underwater aquaculture lease

The lease will be used for clam restoration and research.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 15, 2022
$618 million resort project splashes into major milestone

Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor continues to ready itself for a May 2023 opening.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 15, 2022
Tampa beverage company raises $70M, attains $1B valuation

Cirkul’s Series C funding round was led by New York-based SC Holdings.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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