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  • January 4, 2019
Tony Award-winning Broadway producer joins local theater board

Sandi Moran joins Gulfshore Playhouse board of directors

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  • January 4, 2019
Seagate Development building some extra space

Seagate Development Group building self-storage projects in Estero and Ave Maria

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  • January 4, 2019
Classy moves: Tutoring, test prep company on the rise

Best in Class, the Seattle-based supplemental education company, could see substantial franchisee growth in the Tampa Bay, Florida, area in 2019.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 4, 2019
Hotel group trades traditional hotel shuttle for Uber

Scarlett Hotel Group started an Uber program for guests first in Omaha, then in Sarasota in late summer 2018.

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  • January 4, 2019
Change in the air at Naples Airport

Naples Airport Authority rebrands Naples Municipal Airport to Naples Airport

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  • January 4, 2019
Goodwill not hunting for a new CEO

Rick Evanchyk retires as president and CEO of Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, John Nadeau promoted to replace him

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  • January 4, 2019
On the Cusp

The $3 billion water Street Tampa project will see its first real vertical construction in the coming year, as a half doze new projects are now being built within the 53-acre project.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 3, 2019
Airport reports record-breaking November

Southwest Florida International Airport up 5.6% in passenger count in November and year-to-date

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • January 3, 2019
Specialty grocer sets grand opening for latest store in area

Sprouts Farmers Market has scheduled a Jan. 16 grand opening for its Clearwater store, located at 23656 U.S. Highway 19 N., beginning at 7 a.m.

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  • January 3, 2019
Condo community sells for $10M, will become student housing

Park Place, a 92-unit condominium community located at 3400 Fletcher Ave., directly across from the University of South Florida’s Tampa, Florida, campus, has been sold for $10 million to a developer who plans to turn it into student housing.

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  • January 3, 2019
Trust company names assistant vice president

Most recently, Reppard Gordon was branch administrator and executive vice president at Premier Community Bank of Florida - Sarasota/Manatee.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 2, 2019
Homebuilder posts sellout in gated community

Neal Communities closes sales in 112-home Coastal Key in Fort Myers

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  • January 2, 2019
Health care system makes name change official

Florida Hospital facilities across the state have officially transitioned to the AdventHealth name and brand as part of a plan announced last year by the hospital network’s parent company, Adventist Health System, based in Altamonte Springs, Florida.

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  • January 2, 2019
Firm acquires area company's businesses for $225 million

Sarasota-based Roper's scientific imaging businesses include Princeton Instruments, Photometrics and Lumenera.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 2, 2019
Wealth management firm names new principal

Luke Nicholas will continue to serve Allegiant Private Advisors clients as portfolio manager.

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