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  • April 12, 2016
Massive development project hires president

Kitson & Partners named veteran builder Rick Severance to lead the development of the new town of Babcock Ranch.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 12, 2016
Hospital names three new board members

The new members have experience in real estate, communications and medicine.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 12, 2016
Airport sets traffic record in March

The month marked a 10% year-over-year increase.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 11, 2016
Pompano Beach company relocates to Manatee

The move will help the firm sustain its expected growth.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 11, 2016
Bank reaches $1B in assets

The bank started business in 2007 with $49 million in assets.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 11, 2016
Angel fund invests in solar power company

A Naples-based angel venture fund invested $250,000 in eNow, a company that develops solar energy systems for commercial and public transportation vehicles.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 8, 2016
Big-time win for Sarasota tech firm

The platform will be integrated site-wide at 1,011 patient beds.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 8, 2016
Man charged in mortgage scam

The banks sustained losses of more than $500,000.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • April 8, 2016
A big squeeze

Technology is allowing companies to put more workers into smaller spaces. But that shift has also added more parking.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Kevin McQuaid
  • April 8, 2016
Cushman hits pinnacle of awards

Cushman & Wakefield took home 18 awards in 23 categories at last week's 2015 Pinnacle Awards show, an annual competition sponsored by the Florida Gulfcoast Commercial Association of Realtors that recognizes the top brokers and deals in the Tampa Bay area.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 8, 2016
Airport breaks passenger record

Punta Gorda Airport reported a record number of passengers passed through its gates in March.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 8, 2016
Big Deal

The Amazon fulfillment center in south Hillsborough County, all 1.1 million square feet of it, is really only a microcosm of CEO Jeff Bezos's grand vision: To outdo anyone and everyone in service and speed.

  • News
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • April 8, 2016
AmCap buys first Florida property

AmCap Inc. has acquired the Center of Bonita Springs shopping center for $52 million; it is the private equity firm's first Florida property.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 8, 2016
Growing up polyglot

Fort Myers entrepreneur Serdar Acar has been selling books and online materials through his company, Dino Lingo, to help parents teach foreign languages to their children.

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • April 8, 2016
Wal-Mart pushes American-made

The largest retailer in the world wants to diversify its product base through independent entrepreneurs.

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