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  • April 9, 2018
Entrepreneur and national fundraising leader joins nonprofit

Jay Graham, now with Valerie’s House, is an experienced senior development executive.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • April 9, 2018
Starwood Capital completes Urban Centre purchase

Sale marks the largest office deal in Tampa area in three years

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 9, 2018
Airport traffic smashes previous spring break record

St. Pete-Clearwater International sees a 15% jump over March 2017.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Grier Ferguson
  • April 6, 2018
Engineering firm expands into state

RMF Engineering opened an office in Lakewood Ranch in Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 6, 2018
Airport lands national kudos in industry survey

This is the sixth consecutive year Base Operations has been named a top fixed-base operator by Aviation International News.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 6, 2018
New group to drum up business support for team’s proposed move across bay

Local leaders aim to help bring the Tampa Bay Rays to Ybor City.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 6, 2018
Agencies battle over taxpayer-funded economic development project

Collier County's newest accelerator project opened in late March.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 6, 2018
Wanted: region’s best entrepreneurs

The Business Observer seeks the region's top entrepreneurs.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 6, 2018
Jeff Vinik addresses future of Tampa at innovation summit

The Tampa Bay Lightning owner headlined an all-star series of speakers at the March 28-29 forum in Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • April 6, 2018
New Florida grocery space outpacing the rest of the nation

State ranks fifth in the U.S. for new food outlets

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • April 6, 2018
FGCAR announces 2017 Pinnacle Awards

Awards recognize deals focused in the greater Tampa Bay area

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • April 6, 2018
Harrod Properties to build additional industrial space in Lakewood Ranch

Tampa firm adding to Gatewood project

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • April 6, 2018
q&a | Steven Kossoff, Meridian Development Group

Meridian Development's Steven Kossoff discusses industrial trends

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • April 6, 2018
Shoppes at Park Place foreclosure shows even solid retail can be vulnerable in changing climate

Online shopping and changing consumer preferences are impacting retail centers, but excess debt can play a role, too.

  • Commercial Real Estate
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 6, 2018
In Memoriam: Sandy Cohen

Sandy Cohen, who owned Sarasota-based Design Marketing Group, died April 2 at age 50.

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