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News

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 17, 2017
Job cuts on the rise

The first month of 2017 was a harsh one for layoffs in Florida.

  • News
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • February 17, 2017
Fort Myers emerging

The Lee County city's downtown has struggled to gain traction, but a slate of new projects would change that in a big way.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • February 17, 2017
Rental rave

Despite years of rent growth and price appreciation, investors continue to seek Tampa and St. Petersburg area apartment deals.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • February 17, 2017
LandQwest forms investment division

Commercial real estate brokerage firm LandQwest Commercial has formed an investment services division to provide clients with more focused analysis on acquisition, disposition and debt opportunities.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • February 17, 2017
New Amazon building owner likes 'ground zero' location

“The Interstate 4 corridor is really the high growth part of the state of Florida, particularly from a logistics perspective,” says Jonathan Tratt, founder of Tratt Properties LLC of Phoenix and the new owner of the 1.02 million-square-foot Amazon.com fulfillment center in Lakeland.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • February 17, 2017
HCP buys Charlotte, Colliers medical space

HCP Inc., one of the nation's largest health care-oriented real estate companies, has acquired a trio of medical-related properties in Southwest Florida for $53.8 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 17, 2017
Putting out fires

A trio of Fort Myers area firefighters has completed their first year in the business of keeping smoke alarms up to snuff.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 17, 2017
Developer buys land for $70M mixed-use project

The Tampa developer plans a $70 million project with 300 apartments.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 16, 2017
Company gets sippy with its latest product

Tervis introduces a new line of products for babies and toddlers.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 16, 2017
Bank ends year on loan surge

Encore Bank loaned $47.1 million more in 2016 than it did in 2015.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 16, 2017
Real estate broker pleads guilty in mortgage scam

Osbel Sanchez, 45, of Tampa, is one of two Florida real estate professionals to admit to the charges.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 16, 2017
Opening set for $79M senior living facility

Gulf Coast Village is now accepting reservations for Palmview.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 16, 2017
Teacher-turned-lobbyist gets Hall of Fame nod

Longtime campground industry lobbyist and consultant David Gorin lives part of the year on Longboat Key.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 15, 2017
Giant community busts through major sales milestone

Lakewood Ranch was founded in 1995.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 15, 2017
Film and TV studio doubles in size

ITZ Studios recently opened a new 8,000-square-foot studio in Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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