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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 29, 2019
In wake of expansion, fast-growing online training firm names new CFO

Vector Solutions, a Tampa, Florida-based online training firm, has hired Scott Rosenberg as its new CFO.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 29, 2019
Coffee business plans first brick-and-mortar location in region

Coffee roaster is opening in the same spot previously held by another coffee retailer.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Jay Schlichter
  • October 28, 2019
Economic forecast 2020: Health care

George A. Gulisano, Florida Skin Center, Fort Myers

  • Health Care
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 28, 2019
Motorcycle dealership to open new location in area

The dealership in Bradenton will specialize in providing trike conversions and certified pre-owned motorcycles.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 28, 2019
Cybersecurity firm expands to Europe

A-LIGN, a Tampa, Florida-based cybersecurity and privacy compliance solutions provider, has opened its first international office, in Sofia, Bulgaria.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 28, 2019
Construction firm expands its executive team

Firm hired new director of preconstruction for its Southwest Florida projects.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 27, 2019
Bank branch finds new life as a credit union

The surest sign yet that the banking industry is going through an upheaval amid a surge in consolidation? A SunTrust Bank office in Lee County is getting a fresh start … as a credit union branch.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 25, 2019
State to spend $1.4B to rebuild congested business district interchange

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) plans to spend $1.4 billion to rebuild an interstate junction that has vexed Tampa Bay, Florida, area commuters for years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 25, 2019
Investor sells fully leased shopping plaza for $6.7 million

Bennett Plaza is one mile west of Interstate 75.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 25, 2019
Developer kicks off first phase of apartment, office space project

Construction of the 318-unit luxury apartment community is expected to be completed in late 2020.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • October 25, 2019
Sarasota Quay project could cause a seismic shift in downtown

The $1 billion Quay Sarasota has the potential to shift the city's epicenter. But developers GreenPointe Holdings say the waterfront project will only complement Sarasota's existing downtown.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • October 25, 2019
Sarasota's Glenridge planning major expansion

The Glenridge on Palmer Ranch has purchased parcels totaling 59 acres, where it plans a $30 million expansion with new residences

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • October 25, 2019
Benderson makes second St. Armands' acquisition

For the second time in four months, Benderson Development Co. has purchased a building on St. Armands Circle in Sarasota, this time one housing the Crab && Fin seafood restaurant.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • October 25, 2019
Despite boost in supply, Florida is facing apartment shortage

Florida will need to add hundreds of thousands of new apartment units over the next 11 years to keep pace with demand, an association survey finds

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • October 25, 2019
TPA Group is both far away and close by

Atlanta-based TPA Group has several large-scale developments underway along the Gulf Coast, including a new corporate campus for Gartner Inc. in Fort Myers.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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