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  • January 12, 2018
Builder appoints top exec for west Florida unit

Ron Ferguson joins Dayton-based ICI Homes after 12 years with David Weekley Homes in Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 12, 2018
Developer to build homes, give away Teslas

Hunters Point Resort and Marina will include 86 homes and 62 lodge-style properties.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 12, 2018
Execs named to board of Federal Reserve branch

Troy Taylor of Coca-Cola and William West of the Bank of Tampa will both serve a two-year term.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 12, 2018
Executive Diversions

Who's doing what for fun?

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 12, 2018
Join the Club

Naples lawyers form new firm

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    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • January 12, 2018
Twice as Nice

To cut costs and expand guests' experience, developers throughout the Gulf Coast are delving into 'dual-branded' hotels.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • January 12, 2018
Commercial Real Estate - Q&A

Ian Black, founder and CEO, Ian Black Real Estate Sarasota

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 12, 2018
Bridge the divide

MacDill units start new community relations program.

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    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • January 12, 2018
Floridays still standing with Ovation

When the new 162-room Art Ovation Hotel held a preview event in mid-December in advance of opening early next month in downtown Sarasota, press reports left out one prominent Gulf Coast player.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 12, 2018
A Glimmer of Hope

Rowdies remain hopeful for major expansion.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 12, 2018
Data snapshot: List aversion

Watch for costs to rise in Tampa.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 12, 2018
'Merger of equals'

RND Automation & Engineering acquires MDC Machinery

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 12, 2018
Real estate broker launches his own firm

Carlos Acosta has been in commercial real estate in Southwest Florida for more than a decade.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • January 12, 2018
Construction lawyer promoted to partner

Christopher Pope has been with Pavese Law Firm in Fort Myers since 2012

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • January 11, 2018
TH buys into 301 Business Center

An affiliate of investment behemoth Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association (TIAA) of America has acquired a majority stake in a new industrial development slotted for East Tampa.

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