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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 1, 2018
Tampa Bay Rays acquire soccer club

The Tampa Bay Rays appear to have a deal in place to buy the Tampa Bay Rowdies soccer club from St. Petersburg, Florida, businessman Bill Edwards, and gain control of Al Land Stadium, the Rowdies' waterfront home.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 1, 2018
Pre-construction firm begins construction on two large projects

EHC paving the way for MY Shower Door/D3 Glass and Luminary Hotel projects in Fort Myers.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2018
Manufacturer, in hiring surge, seeks more than 100 employees

Venice-based PGT Innovations had about 100 open positions prior to the fair.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2018
Engineering firm adds two to leadership team

Tampa-based infrastructure engineering company Wade Trim has added a pair of senior project managers: Thomas Wilson and John Pacifici.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • John Haughey
  • September 28, 2018
Publix announces $28 million HQ upgrade, 700 jobs

Publix's $28 million expansion will be boosted by $4.2 million in performance-based state and local incentives coordinated through Enterprise Florida. To qualify for the subsidies, Publix’s renovated headquarters must add 700 new corporate jobs with an av

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2018
Airports rank among best in the nation in overall satisfaction

J.D Power study rates Southwest Florida International third, Tampa International fourth in respective categories.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2018
Go for a dip in revamped restaurant chain

Tampa, Florida-based Front Burner, a restaurant management company, has decided to overhaul The Melting Pot, one of its most venerable brands.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2018
Show of devotion by health plan startup

A new-to-market Medicare Advantage provider is Devoted Health, a startup headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, that’s making a big push to sign up plan participants in the Tampa Bay area.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 28, 2018
Stuck in a rut? Give your brain some surreal world experience

The Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, offers an Introduction to Creative Thinking and Problem-Solving course for business and nonprofit leader.

  • News
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • September 28, 2018
Alexander at Countryside sells for $69.3 million

In one of the largest apartment deals in Pinellas County this year, an Ohio-based group buys the Alexander at Countryside multifamily complex for $69.3 million

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • September 28, 2018
Lakewood Ranch Healthpark project preparing to break ground

Sarasota Orthopedic Associates commits to Lakewood Ranch Healthpark building preparing to break ground, tbhe first of its kind in Lakewood Ranch since development of the Lakewood Ranch Medical Center

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • September 28, 2018
Tampa Regional Industrial Park employs virtual reality in marketing

In a sign that virtual reality is becoming more abundant in commercial real estate, Cushman & Wakefield and Duke Realty are using it in the marketing of Duke's new Tampa Regional Industrial park project

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • September 28, 2018
Market Spotlight: Collier County office market

Collier County's office market is performing better in 2018 than counterparts in Southwest Florida in terms of rental rates, vacancy and absorption

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • September 28, 2018
Benderson Development makes push west with acquisitions

Benderson Development moves further into West Coast markets to diversify its portfolio and enhance relationships in Seattle, Chicago and California

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Brian Hartz
  • September 28, 2018
Dig it: Firm builds on a solid foundation

Universal Engineering Sciences' Tampa, Florida, office has been the main driver of the Orlando-headquartered geo-tech company's growth.

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