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  • February 8, 2019
Research-based nonprofit names new director of development

Andria Piekarz served as director of philanthropy for the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast since 2014.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 8, 2019
Reeling from scandal, hospital names interim president

Effective Feb. 18, Tom Kmetz will become interim president of scandal-plagued Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 8, 2019
Fuel for growth

Six-month-old motorcycle leasing firm adds Indian dealers to its pre-owned Harley-Davidson model, now partnering with dealers in 18 states.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 8, 2019
More CEOs concerned about economy

Annual PwC CEO survey indicates growing pessimism for global economic growth.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 8, 2019
Waterfront neighborhood opens second phase

Naples Reserve now selling lots in Phase II featuring builders Stock Signature Homes and D.R. Horton.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 8, 2019
Buckhorn talks up Tampa's transformation

Outgoing Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn’s valedictory lap continued in late January at the Urban Land Institute Tampa Bay’s 2019 Trends Conference at Armature Works in Tampa Heights in Tampa, Florida.

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  • February 8, 2019
Entrepreneurship class teaches inmates how to start business

A pair of University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee professors teach an entrepreneurship class at Hardee Correctional Institution.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • February 8, 2019
q&a | Stan Stouder

Stan Stouder, a founding partner of commercial real estate brokerage firm CRE Consultants in Fort Myers, unpacks what's driving Southwest Florida's commercial real estate market and what might be ahead in the coming year.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • February 8, 2019
Self-storage superstars join Cushman & Wakefield

Self-storage industry leader Mike Mele and his team of 15 other brokers and support staff are joining commercial brokerage firm Cushman & Wakefield to gain more national status.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • February 8, 2019
Heights Union building breaks ground at 45% leased

With a lease for 50,000 square feet, co-work giant WeWork has pushed commitments in the Heights Union office building to 45% just as the project has broken ground.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • February 8, 2019
NAIOP awards its annual "Best of the Best"

The National Association of Industrial and Office Parks Tampa Bay recognized firms Central Florida Development and brokerage JLL as its "Best of the Best" for 2018 at a recent awards ceremony.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • February 8, 2019
Experts says Tampa has tailwinds behind it

Despite all of the growth it has had over the past seven years, a joint ULI and PricewaterhouseCoopers' annual report states that Tampa is poised for future economic expansion.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 7, 2019
Off-market home sells for $9.85 million

The 4,874-square-foot Southern plantation-style estate is on 0.85 acres with views of downtown Sarasota and Bird Key.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 7, 2019
New York's governor sells Florida well

Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis agrees wholeheartedly with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

  • News
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 7, 2019
Subcontractor firm hires 30-year veteran as project manager

John Hyatt brings mechanical contractor experience to employee-owned B&I Contractors.

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