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  • March 9, 2020
Fast-growing community opens new golf course

Babcock National is a 18-hole Gordon Lewis-designed course.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 9, 2020
Company rebrands, launches new community

The newest community by Neal Land & Neighborhoods is North River Ranch in Parrish.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 9, 2020
Health insurance tech firm changes name, stock exchange symbol

Tampa, Florida-based health insurance tech firm Health Insurance Innovations has changed its name to Benefytt Technologies Inc.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 8, 2020
Country club launches $6 million renovation, expansion

It’s the first clubhouse renovation since the Vasari Country Club opened in 2004.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 7, 2020
Roofing company buys land, moves into new headquarters

CFS Roofing Services has 200 employees.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 6, 2020
South Carolina firm with $800M multifamily portfolio enters market with splashy acquisition

Blaze Partners LLC has acquired Nine15, a 23-story, 362-unit luxury apartment building at 915 N. Franklin St. in downtown Tampa, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 6, 2020
Realtor leaves large agency to launch boutique brokerage

Realtor Kathleen Comerford, formerly of Keller Williams, has gone out on her own to launch Icon Premium Realty, based in Sarasota, Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 6, 2020
Governor highlights some recent accomplishments

Gov. Ron DeSantis also talked about his growing family.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 6, 2020
Report: Florida reamains a top state for franchisors and franchisees

Franchise-based businesses in Florida have an economic output growth of 5.3%.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 6, 2020
Land of infusion: Health care entrepreneurs explore new territory

Health care startup Sage Infusion has opened its doors in Tampa. The company treats a wide range of autoimmune conditions.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 6, 2020
Ready to rumble: New gym concept hopes to be a contender

Heavyweight boxing champ Floyd Mayweather's training regimen has been turned into a fitness franchise that recently arrived in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 5, 2020
Former business group leader, mayor dies at 73

Kerry Kirschner’s decades-long career bridged the public and private sectors. His role as a dad also defined his life.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 5, 2020
Uniform firm shuffles C-suite as CFO departs

Michael Attinella has resigned from his position as vice president, CFO and treasurer of Seminole, Florida-based Superior Group of Companies.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 4, 2020
Construction complete on 435-unit luxury multifamily complex

Knott Realty Group acquired the land for the site in 2017 for $5.2 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 4, 2020
Investor purchases historic downtown building for $5.8 million

The downtown Sarasota building was built in 1932.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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