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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 23, 2018
Former business campus becomes luxury apartment community

Dunedin, Florida, in northern Pinellas County, has welcomed the opening of its first new luxury apartment community in more than 15 years.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 23, 2018
Former high-level JPMorgan exec joins area arts organization board

Heidi Miller and Barbara Trees appointed to Artis-Naples Board of Directors

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 22, 2018
Hospital sets record for number of heart surgeries in year

With Dr. Jeffrey Sell at the helm, cardiac surgery volumes have increased 15 to 20% each year at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 22, 2018
Airport breaks another passenger record

Southwest Florida International smashes September mark by 27.7% with nearly 419,000 travelers.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • October 19, 2018
Banyan Street, Oaktree complete Tampa City Center deal

Banyan Street Capital and Oaktree Management team up to acquire the 38-story Tampa City Center office tower in downtown Tampa, for $110 million, subject to a ground lease by seller Alliance Partners HSP.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 19, 2018
Hospital embarks on historic $256M expansion

Florida Hospital Tampa, part of Adventist Health System, has broken ground on a six-story, 300,000-square-foot patient and surgical tower at the corner of Fletcher Ave. and Bruce B. Downs Blvd., in Tampa, Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 19, 2018
Botanical gardens announces $21.8M in gifts for master site plan

The fundraising campaign will be led by co-chairs Jean Weidner Goldstein, Cornelia Matson and Pauline Wamsler.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 19, 2018
Health system completes renovation, begins expansion

Lee Health will consolidate obstetrical services in new space at HealthPark Medical Center, adding 10 new beds while providing faster access to emergency services.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • October 19, 2018
Capstone emerges as mystery buyer of Sarasota theatre

Capstone Management emerges as the mystery buyer of the Players Centre for Performing Arts in Sarasota, which sold last week for $9.5 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • October 19, 2018
Phoenix firm buys Sarasota manufactured home communities for $165 million

Cove Communities' purchase of the Camelot Lakes Village and Camelot East Village in Sarasota County for $165 million adds a pair of properties to its growing Florida portfolio.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 19, 2018
Wheel deal: Streetcar service gets a big boost

Downtown Tampa, Florida, residents and office workers now have a car-free, no-cost way to get around town thanks to a $2.7 million Florida Department of Transportation grant that eliminates fares for the 2.7-mile, 11-stop TECO Line Streetcar System.

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  • Brian Hartz
  • October 19, 2018
Signature achievement: Condo owners celebrate building's rebirth

When more than 200 residents of Signature Place, a 36-story condo tower in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, gathered in May to celebrate the completion of major capital improvements to the building, many of them also felt vindicated for their years of pa

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 19, 2018
Study delves into how insurance industry can attract workers

Employee shortage in insurance industry prompts interviews and roundtables with employers.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 19, 2018
Economy surges in several parts of region

Led by a resurgence in Tampa, the west coast of the state has five of the top nine MSAs in terms of GDP ranking statewide, according to federal data analyzed by the Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corp. The Tampa economy, the report adds, is growi

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  • October 19, 2018
New doughnut in town

First Southwest Florida Krispy Kreme shop opens in Fort Myers.

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