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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 29, 2020
Country's biggest builders have Florida flavor

The homebuilding industry, on a small growth surge, plays big for some companies.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 28, 2020
Breakfast, lunch chain to debut in Chicago area

First Watch’s first Chicago-area restaurant opening will be at 2155 22nd St. in Oak Brook.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 28, 2020
Publix to acquire one area Lucky’s Market location

Lakeland-based grocer and Aldi plan to acquire 11 locations from the chain, which recently filed for bankruptcy.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 27, 2020
Area contractor wins major hospital project

B & I Contractors, a Fort Myers-based subcontracting and building services firm, has been awarded the HVAC and plumbing contracts for the new Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Venice.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 27, 2020
Supply chain nonprofit names vice president, executive director

Jonathan Girnys was previously responsible for pharmacy operations and compliance at Florida Hospital.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 27, 2020
Area bank, in $6 billion merger, to create Southeast financial giant

CenterState Bank and South State Bank, headquartered in Columbia, S.C., have agreed to an all-stock merger that, if approved, will create the eighth-largest bank headquartered in the Southeast.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 27, 2020
Philanthropy executive leaves one area nonprofit for another

Kara Wagner, formerly of Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida, has joined The Florida Aquarium as chief development officer.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 26, 2020
Lawyer launches own firm after 94-year-old practice shuts down

Like any good lawyer Bill Robertson knows how to turn a problem into an opportunity. That’s how Robertson, 60, ended up opening his own law firm earlier this month, The Robertson Law Firm PA, after spending his entire career at one practice, Kirk-Pinkerto

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 24, 2020
National homebuilder announces community of 1,675 homes

BeachWalk by Manasota Key will have attached villas and single-family homes.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 24, 2020
Artificial intelligence-focused firm buys marketing and PR agency

Albert Arguelles was named president of Vectra Digital.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • January 24, 2020
Tri-County Business Park sells for nearly $37 million

The Tri-County Business Park, a collection of 20 office and light industrial buildings, has been sold to a pair of South Florida firms for nearly $37 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • January 24, 2020
Company finds Sarasota office market is tight

PropLogix discovered that for growing firms in need of office space in Sarasota, options are few. It went with a building outside of downtown to meet its needs.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 24, 2020
Locally owned bank acquired for $63.6M

Stuart-based Seacoast Bank has acquired Freedom Bank, a locally owned bank headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, for $63.6 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 24, 2020
Florida has a robust presence in the gig economy

Some 1.8 million workers in Florida, according to 2018 jobs data, participated in the gig economy in some capacity.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 24, 2020
Mayoral forum a roaring good time

Tampa Bay area mayors answered tough questions at Suncoast Tiger Bay Club’s annual State of the Bay luncheon on Jan. 9.

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