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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 7, 2017
Brokerage appoints Realtor to top sales post

Angela Rose began her career as a real estate associate in 1986.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 7, 2017
Dry cleaners makes acquisitions, begins rebranding

Naples-based Platinum Dry Cleaners to open two new stores.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 7, 2017
Former legislator takes leadership spot at hospital

Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital hires Kimberly Berfield as a vice president.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 6, 2017
Cancer care provider names interim CEO

21st Century Oncology Holdings aims to solve liquidity challenges.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 6, 2017
Convention center chomps on new restaurants

Two new locations are expected to open this fall at the Tampa Convention Center.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 6, 2017
Homebuilder buys land for $20M

Lakewood Ranch-based Neal Communities recently bought a swath of agricultural land two miles south of Clark Road.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • March 3, 2017
Osprey SA Ltd. loan moving to special servicer

The commercial mortgage-backed securities debt secured by a Charlotte, N.C., office building and the 13-story Sarasota City Center office tower has been sent to a special servicer, according to research firm Trepp.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • March 3, 2017
MARKET SPOTLIGHT | Sarasota/Manatee Industrial Market

Although not typically considered a viable distribution hub -- especially as compared to the Interstate 4 corridor, between Tampa and Orlando — Sarasota and Manatee counties contain many of the same attributes that make Central Florida desirable for logistics firms.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 3, 2017
Brewery Tastes victory

St. Petersburg-based Cycle Brewing owners Doug and Tara Dozark were pretty excited when Ratebeer.com, a user-generated beer review website, invited the couple out to California for a free trip — sans kids.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 3, 2017
Face to the chair

A Naples company can honestly lay claim to putting on a new face whenever, and wherever, it wants.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 3, 2017
Bank on top

Three banks with a major presence in the region are some of the top-performing big banks in the country, according to the Forbes Best Banks in America list.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 3, 2017
IN MEMORIAM | Bob Bartz 1951-2017

At semi-regular Wednesday breakfast sessions, filled with new and established Manatee County businesspeople, one thing stood out about Bob Bartz.

  • News
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • March 3, 2017
Smooth sailing

Mainsail Lodging & Development has been rising a wave of tourism gains with unique hotels that create a sense of place.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • March 3, 2017
Milhaus plans trio of projects

Milhaus, an Indianapolis-based developer that specializes in urban, mixed-use projects, is planning a trio of Gulf Coast apartments in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Bonita Springs.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 3, 2017
Chefs get new workspace

Immokalee, sometimes overlooked for business development in rural eastern Collier County, is about the get a heaping portion of entrepreneurial assistance.

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