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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • June 22, 2018
Group establishes vice grip on selling high-end condos

Smith & Associates Real Estate focuses on high-end and luxury condo projects in Tampa Bay and beyond by focusing both on developer and client needs

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 22, 2018
New training program takes aim at manufacturing leaders

CareerEdge, building on its health care leadership training program, started a training program for manufacturing leaders in Manatee and Sarasota counties.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 22, 2018
New retail chain reveals first area location

The first Home Centric store opened in Cary, N.C., in May.

  • News
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • June 22, 2018
Foundation sells large Venice tract for roughly $18 million

Neal Land Ventures buy former Bridges property in North Venice from Gulf Coast Community Foundation for roughly $18 million, 13 years after affordable housing plan launched

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • June 22, 2018
Gartner begins major Fort Myers expansion

Business consultant Gartner is expanding into three additional buildings in Fort Myers as job growth within the company continues

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • June 22, 2018
Market Spotlight: Lee County Office

Despite solid growth for the past four years, the Lee County office market is showing signs of fatigue, with an uptick in vacancy rates, flat rental rates and negative absorption in the first quarter of 2018.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 22, 2018
May airport traffic shatters prior year

Southwest Florida International Airport reports6.3% passenger increase in May 2018

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 21, 2018
Community bank names vice president

Tish Scott-Murphy, with 39 years of banking experience, comes to Sabal Palm Bank's Venice location as vice president and business development officer.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 21, 2018
Fast-growing area IT firm expands, hires 20

IT company Newgentek spent $500,000 to upgrade its Tampa headquarters, and has also hired 20 additional employees to accommodate its rapid growth.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 21, 2018
Medical group plans larger office to serve more patients

The new office for Elmquist Eye Care will allow the practice to serve an additional 250 patients a week.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 20, 2018
National builder begins construction in master-planned community

The Isles at Lakewood Ranch gated community is the first Toll Bros. development in master-planned Lakewood Ranch.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 20, 2018
Tax, white-collar defense expert promoted at law firm

Wiand Guerra King has named Matthew Mueller, a tax and white-collar defense expert, a shareholder in the Tampa-based law firm.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 19, 2018
Manufacturer names new CFO, plans to increase philanthropy

Hosana Fieber served as Venice-based drinkware manufacturer Tervis' company's vice president of finance since November 2017.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 19, 2018
University creates cybersecurity degree program

The University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, will soon offer a bachelor's degree program in cybersecurity.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 19, 2018
Tennessee media firm enters Florida, buys seven newspapers

Greeneville, Tenn.-based Adams Publishing Group acquired the Sun Coast Media Group, a collection of daily, weekly and twice-weekly community newspapers on the west coast of Florida that had been family-owned since 1976.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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