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  • August 6, 2019
Health system hires vice president

Wendy Kraszewski has 19 years of leadership experience in the hospice and palliative care fields.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 6, 2019
Window film maker acquires pair of Canadian distributors

Madico Inc., a Pinellas Park, Fla., manufacturer and distributor of window films, has acquired two Canadian distributors: Courage Distributing Inc. and Window Film Systems.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 6, 2019
Project for $53M theater hits fundraising milestone

e Next Stage Capital Campaign, behind a $53 million project to build a new home and facility for Gulfshore Playhouse in Naples, recently met a major goal: reaching $10 million in gifts and pledges, which kicks in a matching $10 million donation.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 5, 2019
The Business Observer seeks the coolest of cool projects

The Cool Construction issue will profile unique projects.

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  • August 5, 2019
Community health organization opens national HQ, expands to Arizona

CAN Community Health has a newly awarded contract for testing services in Arizona.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 5, 2019
National homebuilder breaks ground on new community

Taylor Morrison, a national homebuilder headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., has broken ground on Esplanade at Wiregrass Ranch, a 55-and-over community in Wesley Chapel, Florida, that will feature 868 single-family and detached villa homes.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 5, 2019
Luxury movie theater to replace shuttered Sears

An abandoned Sears in Naples is being torn down to make way for a new, luxury six-screen movie theater.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 4, 2019
Medical technology company maxes out second capital round

Omeza founder and CEO Tom Gardner says the level of interest exceeded the agreed-upon investment limits of the round as set by the board.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • August 2, 2019
Ronto Group plans luxury condo tower in Tampa

The Ronto Group of Naples has proposed building a 22-story luxury condo tower near downtown Tampa. Altura Bayshore would contain 73 residences priced at $1 million to over $2.9 million.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • August 2, 2019
Commercial real estate investment sale hold steady and stable in first half of 2019

With nearly $1 billion invested in the Top 10 commercial real estate transactions along the Gulf Coast in the first half of the year, the region is showing little sign of losing interest among investors.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • August 2, 2019
Just Like Starting Over

Karl "Dee" Maret rose high and fast at Coldwell Banker Commercial, but the travel he endured got to him, and ultimately he decided to take a job with a start-up brokerage close to his home in St. Petersburg.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • August 2, 2019
Daniels Marketplace sells for $49 million

AEW Capital Management has purchased the Daniels Marketplace retail center, anchored by Whole Foods, in Fort Myers for $49 million from S.J. Collins, of Atlanta.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 2, 2019
Company holds day-long event for interns to learn more about industry

“Career with a Purpose: A Day at FCCI Insurance Group” was held at FCCI’s Lakewood Ranch headquarters.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 1, 2019
Software marketing firm names new president

PowerChord’s niche is building brand specific, local websites for local networks. Using location-based data and advanced search engine optimization tools, the PowerChord platform converts online browsers into in-store shoppers.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 1, 2019
Medical device firm scores major win from FDA

Orthopedic surgical device firm Arthrex won a major victory from the FDA Aug. 1, with agency announcing clearance of the company’s Eclipse Total Shoulder Replacement System.

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