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  • September 7, 2018
Builder sells three homes for more than $7 million

Stock Custom Homes closes on three estates on Marco Island.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 7, 2018
Inc.'d up: Super-fast growth sets record

Tampa, Florida-based printing and promotional products firm Proforma has seen 26 of its franchisees, who collectively own and operate 12 businesses, make the Inc. 5000 list of the country's fastest-growing companies.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 7, 2018
Body of work: Syndaver hires veteran CFO

Tampa, Florida-based biotech firm Syndaver has hired a new CFO as it gears up for an initial public offering (IPO) in 2020.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • September 7, 2018
FDOT slowly moving ahead on Westshore purchases

FDOT plans to develop an intermodal hub in Tampa's Westshore business district and make right-of-way improvements to Interstate 275 has slowed, but officials say the programs are continuing.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • September 7, 2018
Tampa area ranks among top U.S. secondary MSAs

The Tampa-Clearwater-St. Petersburg MSA ranks as one of the top "secondary" areas in the nation for CRE investors

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • September 7, 2018
Lee County industrial tenant requirements swelling

Developers in Lee County like Knott Realty Group are finding that industrial tenant requirements are growing in response to the growth in e-commerce and the county's low vacancy rate

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • September 7, 2018
Sarasota luxury hotel plans starting to gel

New York investment banker turned developer L. Ron Gray's plans to create a five-star hotel on the site of a Sarasota County-owned parking lot are gelling with new partners, a defined timeline and a set number of rooms.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 7, 2018
Tail Gator

Christopher Spiro chomps at the opportunity to enhance the UF football fan experience as a member of the Fan Advisory Council.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 7, 2018
A league of their own

American Express study shows Florida leads nation in number of women-owned business.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 6, 2018
Machinery firm brings HQ, jobs to region

A large manufacturer of CNC wire bending machines plans to invest $4 million in a new Hillsborough County headquarters facility and hire 45 local workers. Automated Industrial Machinery Inc. will move to Tampa from Illinois.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 6, 2018
Restaurant group to hire over 200 people

Tableseide Restaurant Group will hire 200 people for restaurants from northeast Bradenton to south Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 6, 2018
Bank completes first free-standing Florida branch

Stevens Construction finishes building MidWestOne Bank office in Fort Myers with assistance from local architecture and design firms.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 5, 2018
Real estate firm expands footprint with acquisition

RE/MAX Bay to Bay, part of Ramos Companies, has acquired Belle Maison Realty, formerly owned by Bonnie and Ed Pichette with offices at 10012 Water Works Lane in Riverview.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 5, 2018
Health care group earns high Medicare, Medicaid marks

Inaugural Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ merit incentive payment system rating gives Lee Physician Group a near perfect score.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • September 4, 2018
University unveils health studies building

The University of Tampa last week officially opened the largest academic building on its campus, a new facility that will house the Tampa, Florida, university's nursing and physician assistant medicine programs.

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