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  • June 8, 2018
Zoo refreshes brand, opens new attraction for summer

ZooTampa at Lowry Park has unveiled a fun new attraction, Roaring Springs, which promises to deliver thrills and relief from the summer heat.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 8, 2018
Batter up: Business community rallies around Rays

One-hundred Tampa Bay area business leaders have formed a group to help keep the Rays baseball team in the region.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 8, 2018
Customer experience — not service — is the new battleground

leadership development, focus, customer experience, Orion Development Group, Eckerd College, summer, training

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 8, 2018
Dermatologist physician assistant travels to India

Florida Skin Center physician assistant Shirisha Vallarapu returns to her parents' native India on medical mission trip to treat and educate remote villagers

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 8, 2018
Plant construction marks milestone for community

A new wastewater treatment plant signals forward momentum for the West Villages master-planned community in south Sarasota County.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • June 8, 2018
Jebco Ventures set to debut Embassy Suites, start on Hampton Inn & Suites nearby in Sarasota

Sarasota developer Jebco Ventures begun by Jim Bridges in 1975 has embarked on a pair of new hotels in city's downtown that will add more than 300 new rooms to inventory

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • June 8, 2018
Passco Cos. bought Springs at Bee Ridge apartments for a multitude of reasons

Passco Cos. spends $77.5 million to buy Springs at Bee Ridge from Continental Properties before renaming the new 360-unit community Longitude 82

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • June 8, 2018
Fort Myers sale marks largest office deal in Southwest Florida in 2018

Eastlink Business Park sale for $25 million from Collier family entity to European investor marks largest office deal in Southwest Florida in 2018 to date

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • June 8, 2018
Commercial landlords could face big tax hike

Commercial landlords, renters and businesses could face combined $700 million property tax hike unless voters agree to extend non-homesteaded tax cap permamently

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • June 8, 2018
Sembler top executive 'cautiously optimistic' about future

Sembler Co. and other shopping center landlords are optimistic about the future despite fears regarding the growth of online shopping

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 8, 2018
Credit where it's due

Tampa-based Suncoast Credit Union amps up its competition with banks by offering commercial insurance.

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  • June 8, 2018
Airline adds nonstop service to Nashville

Allegiant adds nonstop service between Punta Gorda Airport and Nashville

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 7, 2018
County collects $1 million from vacation rental website

Home sharing and vacation rental company Airbnb provided nearly $1 million to Sarasota County in tax revenue in the first year of its agreement with the county.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 7, 2018
Law firm names new head of local office

Eric Partlow has been promoted to partner in charge at the Tampa office of law firm Adams and Reese.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • June 7, 2018
Construction firm chosen to build zoo hospital

Gates Construction is named to build Glass Animal Hospital at Naples Zoo.

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