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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 7, 2018
Dozens of new Outback restaurants in the works

Bloomin' Brands announces plans for 50 new Outback Steakhouse restaurants.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 7, 2018
Contractor completes site work on multimillion-dollar project

EHC Inc. finishes laying the groundwork for The Ronto Group’s 260-acre neighborhood in Fort Myers. Development of the community began prior to recession.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 6, 2018
Luxury condo tower in works for downtown Sarasota

The project, named Evolution, is planned as an eight-story building with 20 units and a rooftop terrace, according to a statement. At 111 Golden Gate Point, the project, is expected to break ground in the first quarter of 2019, the release adds.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 6, 2018
Donut shop, while revenues surge, bites into expansion

A year after opening, Tampa, Florida-based Little Donut House has greatly expanded its menu and is looking to open a second location in the Tampa Bay region thanks to revenues that have shot up by 63%, year over year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 6, 2018
Economic development office debuts commercial property listing service

Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce Collier Economic Development Office Atilus website commercial property listing

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 3, 2018
Marketing firm adds to clientele with new destination

St. Paradise Advertising & Marketing, based in St. Petersburg, Florida, has been named agency of record for the Ocala/Marion County Visitors and Convention Bureau.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 3, 2018
Hospital announces leadership change at CEO level

Bob Moore will focus on the Venice Regional replacement hospital project while Karen Fordham will assume the role of hospital CEO.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 3, 2018
Nonprofit installs new board of directors

Uncommon Friends Foundation at Historic Burroughs Home 2018-19 officers

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • August 3, 2018
Sarasota-Bradenton International offering land for development

To ensure its future financial viability and be less reliant on passenger traffic, Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport is offering 92 acres of land adjacent to its runways for development.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 3, 2018
Airport CEO compares competitors to grocery stores

Sarasota Bradenton International Airport is like Whole Foods, President and CEO Rick Piccolo says.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 3, 2018
Program trains workers for manufacturing jobs

So far, 102 workers have been trained through the Suncoast Technical College machining program.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • August 3, 2018
Two area counties top list of fastest-growing luxury markets

Sarasota and Naples were the only Florida counties on the top 10 list of the fastest-growing luxury markets in the U.S. by Realtor.com.

  • News
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • August 3, 2018
Margaritaville Holdings planning a pair of Gulf Coast hotels

Margaritaville Holdings unveils plans for new hotels in Fort Myers and Anna Maria Sound with TPI Hospitality and Floridays Development Co. as part of a major brand expansion nationwide.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • August 3, 2018
Highwoods Preserve building comes to market

Highwoods Properties offers its Highwoods Preserve I building for sale for $39.5 million amid plans for a pair of other office developments in the Tampa area.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • August 3, 2018
Alabama firm buys Fort Myers industrial asset

Spacebox entity acquires Fort Myers industrial property that had been home to FedEx and Sears, Roebuck in a deal brokered by Lee & Associates for self-storage facility on Colonial Boulevard

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