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  • December 18, 2017
Foundation lures college official for VP post

Lindsey Touchette has worked in fundraising and development for more than 12 years.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 15, 2017
University names regional chancellor

Karen Holbrook will be the regional chancellor of the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 15, 2017
Storage firm goes west with expansion

PODS Enterprises opened a new sales and service center in Reno, Nev.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 15, 2017
Bank doles out $1.2M to nonprofits in 2017

Groups that promote economic mobility in the Tampa Bay region received backing from Bank of America.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • December 15, 2017
Ibis awards leasing job to Ian Black

Michigan-based Ibis Group has awarded leasing for a half-dozen office and flex buildings in Sarasota County to Ian Black Real Estate.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • December 15, 2017
Market Spotlight: Pelican Bay Financial Center

Pelican Bay Financial Center

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 15, 2017
Tastes like mascot

A chicken in a chef's coat is PDQ's new champion.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 15, 2017
Fly, Eagles, Fly

FGCU has strong presence at Bonita Springs firm.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • December 15, 2017
Lee County closes on Edison Farms deal

Less than a year after the property first came to market, Lee County has acquired a massive Bonita Springs tract in the southern part of the county for $42.43 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • December 15, 2017
Hitting Critical Mass

Gulf Coast apartment buyers find advantages in acquiring multiple properties.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • December 15, 2017
TruAmerica promotes acquisitions director

TruAmerica Multifamily, which earlier this year invested $165 million to acquire apartment complexes in Fort Myers and Orlando, has promoted its director of East Coast acquisitions.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 15, 2017
Bank on it

Timing might be right for new community bank.

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  • Mark Gordon
  • December 14, 2017
Executive takes new spot on airport board

Kerry Dustin is one of five citizen volunteers who are appointed to four-year terms to govern the airport authority.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 14, 2017
Architecture firm hires five employees

Fawley Bryant Architecture hired Shannon Barrier to oversee the firm's Bradenton office.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • December 14, 2017
Realtor Harry Robbins dies

The real estate executive died Dec. 6. He was 86

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